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Lil Skies is serving up new music in 2019. Months after releasing his “Opps Want Me Dead” track, the 20-year-old rapper returned with a new single called “Real Ties.” The song, produced by Etrou and Taz Taylor, is a quintessential come-up anthem that touches on loyalty, jealousy, and trust. Skies raps in the chorus: “Money comin’ in, people knowin’ […]
In an era where the recent string of up-and-coming hip-hop acts have been considered “SoundCloud rappers,” Blueface is not only embracing the moniker, he’s putting the audio distribution platform’s logo on his body. The Los Angeles native took to his Instagram Stories to show off his new SoundCloud tattoo while mentioning that the site has […]
Campaigns across the country, both local and federal, have forged partnerships with celebrities in hopes of expanding the visibility of their political messages. During the 2018 midterms, everyone from Brad Pitt to Chris Paul appeared in ‘Get Out the Vote’ efforts, urging elligible voters to exercise their democratic right. While their support should be applauded, fairweather […]
In a couple of weeks time, February 1, L.A producer, musician and songwriter Harriet Brown will unveil his new studio album, Mall Of Fortune. Ahead of the project’s release, he’s letting slip “Driver’s Seat” — a funk and soul-infused piece of R&B that gives us a pretty good idea of what to expect from the album. […]
Dave Chappelle said he was threatened by R. Kelly‘s goons after his infamous “Piss On You” parody aired. Chappelle was on stage at the West Hollywood Improv along with Donnell Rawlings (b.k.a. Ashy Larry), who goaded a possibly drunk Chappelle into sharing the story of how he was intimidated by Kelly’s crew. For those who […]
Producer Alejandro “Sky” Ramírez has been reggaeton star J. Balvin‘s “right-hand man” for years now. Now he’s stepping into the spotlight with solo tracks—but he’s not leaving his old friends behind. Today, Complex premieres Sky’s new video for his track “Bajo Cero.” Balvin makes an appearance, of course, but Jhay Cortez and MadeinTYO come along for the ride as well. […]
For decades, the Bay Area’s marquee export has been rap slang. Since the early days of E-40 and Too $hort, the region has been reinventing the hip-hop lexicon, and Oakland’s ALLBLACK is poised to be one of the next great linguistic innovators to break out on a national level. With a charismatic, cascading flow with […]
In less than a month, the Grammys will return to the small screen to precariously hand out a bunch of awards to the hottest names in music. Sure the actual awards are always messy and fun, but I think many of us can agree that one of the best parts is the array of live performances. With Alicia […]
As the year of Soulja Boy continues to unfold before us, we should probably expect a lot more articles like this. Wednesday night, Big Draco—fresh off assessing, among other things, Kanye West‘s Trump era on The Breakfast Club—quite vehemently called out Famous Dex for a multitude of reasons during an Instagram Live session. “And Famous […]
Fresh from his number one single with Dave, 2018’s “Funky Friday“—and his last solo effort, “BMT“—West London rapper Fredo returns with a visual for Third Avenue‘s lead single “Survival Of The Fittest”, which sees him masterfully spit street-heavy bars over a minimal beat as he and his friends walk through the bits. Peep the TV Toxic-directed video above; Fredo’s debut album, Third Avenue, drops February 1st. […]
