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You shouldn’t be surprised to see a sand castle on the beach. But if it’s 30-feet high and made up of 366 reimaginations of Malle-Haute trunks, it may turn some heads. This is what Louis Vuitton erected in Virginia Beach this weekend for Pharrell’s Something in the Water festival. Pharrell was named men’s artistic director […]
Acid Rap, arguably Chance the Rapper’s best project, also represents the era that could have killed him. “I think if I hadn’t had my spirit tugged on, literally, and a calling to become a better version of myself, then I would’ve died,” Chance says calmly from Complex’s New York City studio, celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the […]
Between all the stories of nightclubs and venues closing down, beset on all sides by prosperity developers, punishing licensing laws and, more recently, the cost of living crisis brought on by inflation, there has been one or two glimmers of hope. The story of Camden’s KOKO is one of the latter, although its recent history hasn’t been without […]
A few years ago, if you were an artist in need of a recording studio to create your next big hit, the process for searching and booking that space was kind of antiquated. You’d have to hop online and search for studios in the area and then reach out to the company about rates and […]
Before meeting Nicholas Craven in the heart of the pandemic, Mike Shabb knew he had to make a change in his approach if he wanted to capitalize on his potential. Though his earlier music leaned heavily on what was trendy at the time, Shabb loved what Griselda was up to and realized he could make a […]
BLP Kosher stands out wherever he goes. The South Florida rapper has an attention-grabbing hairstyle—two wicks stick straight out from the sides of his head—and he fills his songs with off-the-wall quotables, all while proudly representing his Jewish faith. The originality is paying off, and he’s catching fire on social media this year, going viral for songs like “Mazel Tron” and […]
WondaGurl is one of Canada’s most famous producers, and with her Wonderchild Music imprint, she’s been giving back to up-and-coming beatmakers. The “Bitch Better Have My Money” to “Antidote” producer was also recently at BMO Field with producer and protégé London Cyr to introduce Toronto FC’s newest kit with sound wave designs based on the drum […]
In many ways, bassline/4×4 was ahead of its time. Big personalities, bold fashion choices, and sugar-rush anthems built for the dancefloor—it was heaven sent for TikTok and the social media age. Bluetooth and Infrared were all well and good, but the golden age of mid-2000s bassline just didn’t have the infrastructure to support its untameable […]
On April 5, 2023, London’s KOKO was set alight with the spiritual sounds of Davido. It was an intimate show, with UK band The Compozers on hand to celebrate the release of his fourth studio album, Timeless, where the Nigerian star serenaded an audience with a timeline of his greatest hits before performing some of the […]
Lil Pump is sitting in his Miami mansion, contemplating his own mortality. “I’ve got to take care of my body,” he says, leaning against the corner of his massive walk-in closet. “Shit, I could have all the money in the world, but if I’m sitting in a fucking hospital, what the fuck? You can’t do anything. […]
