interviews
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Twelve years is an extraordinarily long time to remain culturally and commercially relevant in pop music, something Justin Bieber has managed to accomplish since his arrival with My World in 2009. Tastes change, trends change, and—for better or for worse—the people surrounding a superstar’s accent to music royalty change. That being said, exceptions persist. One […]
Back in March, Gunna posted a photo to Instagram posing in front of a cream Corvette C8. The rapper’s colorful patchwork jacket covered in triangular swatches of patterns like florals and red houndstooth complete with a large red “M” on the left chest was the perfect contrast to the toned-down paint job of the expensive sports […]
Raheem Sterling is having a big year. His Manchester City team just won the Premier League title for the third time in four years, and the season saw him become just the third player to tally 100 goals under club manager Pep Guardiola. He’s also just made official a longtime-in-the-making boot deal with New Balance. […]
During a recent conversation with Amber Stevens West, who portrays Whitney on the new Starz series Run the World, my ‘90s-Black sitcom-addicted brain had to ask what it was like working with Yvette Lee Bowser. I imagined that the quartet of Black women that lead Living Single understand the importance of Bowser executive producing another series focusing on […]
Today feels like a celebration. Out now on VOD is North Hollywood, Mikey Alfred’s long-awaited feature-length directorial debut. The story behind how this film got here is intriguing, and it was dope being able to check the film out during its limited run last month, but now that we’re here, we are just excited that the […]
The anonymous mastermind behind the Nori’s Black Book Instagram page has finally come forward. After nearly eight(!) years of running the infamous North West parody account, Natalie Franklin has given up her anonymity and revealed her identity during the latest episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians, which aired on May 13. As a huge fan […]
“Told myself I would drop the album all at once,” J. Cole tweeted on May 6. “Sometimes you gotta say fuck it tho.” Ten hours later, Cole dropped “Interlude,” a single from his highly-anticipated project The Off-Season. According to co-producers T-Minus and Tommy Parker, the song came together just as quickly as Cole’s decision to […]
COMPLEX: How did this partnership with PUMA come about, and how much influence did you have on making it come to life? Mae Muller: I’ve always liked PUMA. I used to wear all the time when I was younger, so there was always that connection there. They actually reached out to me first, and they basically […]
“What’s that hat,” Antwone Fisher asks prior to starting our conversation about 2002’s Antwone Fisher—an acclaimed film that details Fisher’s story, which marked Denzel Washington’s feature film directorial debut—which is a part of the 2021 TCM Classic Film Festival, which is running through May 9 on Turner Classic Movies and via Classics Curated by TCM Hub on HBO Max. […]
If you got your raving education via UK funky and pirate radio, chances are you’re a lifelong fan of Hackney’s DJ Pioneer. Raised on soundsystem culture from day dot, the East London selector has been a mainstay on our airwaves for well over a decade. Back in the days of pirate radio, you could hear […]
