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Nomadic music-maker Jess Smyth—better known as the rapper and singer Biig Piig—is deeply connected to the music she makes, with her heady jazz aroma giving off sweet nostalgia. Silencing background noise, Jess’ voice focuses the mind, awash with a refreshing clarity: tinged with a kind of subtle melancholy, her sing-song lyrics are understated and her sentiments […]
Indie-folk singer Hak Baker recently released his mixtape, Babylon. Simultaneously caustic yet soft, emotionally open yet enigmatic, the East London native balances a lot in the unique sound he calls “G-Folk”. What that tends to mean in real terms is that he may be an unpretentious straight-talker, but he is by no means afraid to dig deep into his psyche. […]
You never know what might happen at ComplexCon. At 1 p.m. on Sunday in Long Beach, DaBaby stared down Hot Ones host Sean Evans as he battled through 10 spicy wings. By the end of the live episode, DaBaby had to abandon his bowl of ice cream and gulp down a whole pitcher of water to […]
For the past two weeks, Damon Lindelof has been challenging viewers to, to borrow a phrase from his previous series, let the mystery be. As a sequel to Alan Moore’s seminal ’80s comic book, Watchmen the series hasn’t been shy about throwing fans into the deep end of its universe with nary a breather for […]
ComplexCon Long Beach is here, and the fourth annual event has featured drops from Puma and Reebok, a Rhude flea market, vintage merch from Def Jam, and surprise appearances from Pharrell, Nigo, Offset, and more. The outfits didn’t disappoint either. Kristen Noel Crawley paired a light blue suit with her Comme des Garçons x Nike Cortez platform sneakers, Motofumi […]
Kid Cudi opened his headlining performance at ComplexCon Long Beach 2019 with a little help from some friends. “We live in a world where it’s more okay to follow than to lead,” recited Timothée Chalamet, as he performed Common’s intro from Man on the Moon: The End of Day. “In this world being a leader […]
A musician who goes platinum with their debut album. An actor who nabs an Oscar for their first role in a feature film. An athlete who wins Rookie of the Year. No matter the profession, instant success is often both a gift and curse. In our fast moving, “What have you done for me lately?” […]
The hip-hop world came out swinging on New Music Friday, as we were blessed with new projects from Gang Starr (One of the Best Yet), Earl Sweatshirt (FEET OF CLAY), Westside Gunn (Hitler Wears Hermes 7), Lil Peep (GOTH ANGEL SINNER), and more. Beyond the full-length projects, some of the best music this week came […]
Some of the most high-profile, hyped video games of 2019 are arriving this November. But that pales in comparison to the biggest news of the month, which is that Google is entering the video game market. And how does the search engine behemoth plan to win the modern-day console wars? In counterintuitive fashion: by eliminating […]
ComplexCon Long Beach 2019‘s Community Week has brought some interesting issues to light for the communities in Los Angeles and Long Beach with Day 3 being no exception. Welcome to the Legit Trappin’ Career Fair. Complex linked up with MADE Masterminds, an organization that’s looking ” to truly uplift the untapped human potential within communities of color,” to […]
