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When you watch Steve McQueen’s five-part anthology series Small Axe on Amazon Prime, the West Indian experience in London from the late 1960s to mid-1980s will be a conduit for a multitude of the Black experience to be introduced to new eyes. The dancefloor exorcisms to Janet Kay’s 1979 lovers rock hit “Silly Games;” the […]
Despite the fact that it’s loved by sneaker enthusiasts, the Reebok Beatnik isn’t really a sneaker. And although Reebok officially calls it a sandal, the shoe doesn’t have much in common with traditional open-toed footwear either. The Beatnik is more of a hybrid design, one that boasts the foot-hugging feel and look of a cozy […]
The so-called death of R&B has been a topic of conversation for nearly a decade now. The discussion periodically gains steam, somewhat arbitrarily. It’s been the chatter of many Clubhouse rooms as of late, and it was addressed during a Billboard roundtable between Summer Walker, Jhené Aiko, Kehlani, and Teyana Taylor just last week. Skepticism […]
Raised on Peckham’s infamous North Peckham Estate, South East London, poet Caleb Femi’s story speaks to the crucial importance of preserving your imagination amidst the harshness of a system built to trap you. Caleb’s unbreakable imagination has empowered him: in 2016, he was named as the first Young People’s Laureate for London; he’s directed short films […]
Thirty years after The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air debuted, and almost 25 after it concluded, the cast of the iconic Black sitcom reunited for an HBO Max special that looks into the history of this show. The series followed a kid from West Philadelphia (born and raised) to Bel-Air to live in the posh mansion […]
A Reebok collaboration with a popular internet series, Adidas collab celebrating a superhero’s new video game, and a Nike collab with one of streetwear’s most popular brands at the moment highlight this week of sneaker releases. The drops kicks off on Wednesday morning with the CPFM x Nike Dunk Low dropping exclusively via the brand’s web store. On Thursday, […]
Anthony Davis is totally fine being a meme. That’s because he became a champion the exact moment all the social media photoshoppers out there turned the pinnacle of the Lakers star’s basketball career into a punch line. “It was a cool moment, says Davis. “And it’s cool to be a meme.” If you’ve ever played […]
It’s been an eventful 12 months for the Houston Rockets. It all started off with Daryl Morey’s infamous tweet that created problems for the NBA with China, and somewhat fittingly, finished off last Thursday with Morey stepping down from his position as general manager. In between the Rockets lost in five games to the Lakers […]
Nick Nurse is not your typical head coach. Ahead of our chat earlier this week, he put an entire Toronto Raptors leadership meeting—which sounds very, very important—on hold in order to call me and ask if it’s alright if he’s literally two minutes late for our interview. (“Can I apologize real quick and can I ask you for just a couple more […]
After a brief delay, 2 Chainz’s new album, So Help Me God!, has arrived. Speaking about the album title in an interview with Complex a few weeks ago, he explained, “So Help Me God! has a couple of meanings for me. Obviously, it’s an oath that people take when they are in a high office. […]
