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Drive around Atlanta and keep an eye out for the billboards. You’ll see Quality Control, Gucci Mane, Future. You’ll see trap. After all, commercially, Atlanta is trap. Now, turn around and drive a little outside the city. Maybe you won’t see any billboard advertisements for it, but inside some of those houses, there are kids […]
Amid all the bullshit of human existence in 2019, at least it’s comforting to know we can rely on creative respite from artists of FKA twigs‘ caliber. Early Monday, twigs released her new song and self-helmed video “home with you,” which she described in a statement to Complex as being uniquely notable for its reinforcement of a personal […]
DaBaby earned his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with Kirk, the follow-up to his debut studio effort Baby on Baby, which was also released earlier this year. His sophomore effort saw just 8,000 of that sum come from traditional album sales. DaBaby’s latest project snagged 145,000 equivalent album units, nearly exceeding its first week projections of 130,000-150,000 units. Kirk did just enough to outperform Hollywood’s Bleeding by Post Malone, […]
Taylor Swift returned to Studio 8H this weekend for her first Saturday Night Live appearance in nearly two years. The 29-year-old made her SNL debut back in January 2009 and was tapped to host the sketch comedy show just 10 months later. Swift had teased this week’s SNL performance during an interview on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, confirming she would […]
Kanye West is back to spewing right-wing rhetoric in an attempt to defend his support for President Donald Trump. On Saturday, the 42-year-old rapper appeared in Salt Lake City for another installment of his Sunday Service. Shortly after taking stage, ‘Ye dived into a political rant about the backlash over his pro-Trump comments, and reminded the audience it was […]
6ix9ine may find out his fate sooner than many expected. In a letter obtained by Complex that was sent on Friday (Oct. 4) to Judge Paul Engelmayer, who is presiding over the racketeering case that swept up 6ix9ine and 11 others, U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman tells the judge that the rapper’s legal team “respectfully requests […]
It’s been a big year for Dave East. In addition to starring on Hulu’s miniseries Wu-Tang: An American Saga, the 31-year-old Harlem rapper has kept fans satisfied with a number of records, including collaborations with Gunna and Max B. East will maintain the momentum heading into 2020, as he has announced the release date for his […]
In 2018, Eminem faced a wave of backlash over the scathing Kamikaze diss track “Fall.” Though the record took aim at a number of hip-hop figures, including Joe Budden and Lord Jamar, Em’s attack on the Tyler, the Creator was by far the most controversial, as it was widely criticized as homophobic: “Tyler create nothin’, I see why you called yourself […]
Jessie Reyez shares the powerful visual for “Far Away,” a track that addresses the harsh realities facing many immigrants across the country. Directed by Peter Huang, the video shows Reyez being torn from a love interest who is taken away during an ICE raid. The images of cages, gun-wielding agents, and a lifeless body underscore the pain that […]
Sabrina Claudio delivered her debut project No Rain, No Flowers last year, and now she’s already back with her second studio album. Claudio’s grandiose follow-up Truth Is has arrived after her recent Zayn Malik duet “Rumors.” Described as a collaborative project for the singer, she enlisted countless accomplished songwriters to help craft it. “I don’t believe collaborators get the credit they […]
