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Murda Beatz has spent a majority of the past decade making beats for everyone from Fredo Santana and Migos to Cardi B and Chance the Rapper. And, of course, there’s a little song he co-produced called “Nice for What” for one of his fellow Canadians. But now, the 26-year-old producer is ready for his time […]
Act V That July, Don Toliver received an invite to Hawaii for the final ASTROWORLD studio sessions. “I recorded about 10 records,” he remembers. “Travis liked ‘Can’t Say,’ so he jumped on that. And now a couple of those records are going on Heaven or Hell.” Sure enough, in Look Mom I Can Fly, Scott […]
Growing up as an only child in the ’80s, I learned early on that whole entire afternoons could be swept up by immersing myself into the world of video games. To put it in context, I was the target age when the first Nintendo Entertainment System hit America, and never looked back; of course, I’d graduated […]
Sure, the world is currently living indoors thanks to COVID-19, but you can miss Houdini with all this social distancing stuff. When I phone the Toronto rapper on Tuesday, he’s out at a diner in BC, sitting down for breakfast, surrounded by friends, pandemic be damned. “Man, one thing about me, I’m not with the hype,” the […]
For Amaal, finding out her EP Black Dove was nominated for R&B/Soul Recording of the Year at the Junos was a vindication of following her passion. “It’s a lot of emotions, actually,” says the Toronto-based singer. “When it happened, the first thought was that I’m so excited for my family, my mum, and my dad. I can’t […]
Shaquille Davis, better known as No Life Shaq, is a 26-year-old hip-hop head experiencing rock for the first time and recording his reaction on his YouTube channel, which has well over 1.5 million subscribers. He initially started with hip-hop—songs from the likes of Eminem, Meek Mill, 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes—but in October 2018 made the […]
With the exception of a few singles and guest appearances, Lil Yachty has been relatively quiet since the release of his 2018 album, Nuthin’ 2 Prove. But he’s planning to change that this year. “I’m not necessarily trying to prove anything to anybody, but I’m definitely trying to pop my shit,” he tells Complex. To […]
On Tuesday night, fans got another teaser for one of the most anticipated album releases in quite some time. No, it wasn’t new music unfortunately (we got that with “That Way” on Sunday). But Lil Uzi Vert dropped an official short film for Eternal Atake titled BabyPluto, which thankfully means maybe his recent proclamation that the album is finally […]
Long before he was a motherfuckin’ starboy, The Weeknd and his XO camp literally had to steal food to keep their dreams alive. That was one of many nuggets revealed last Friday during In-HXOUSE Conversations, the latest in a panel series by HXOUSE, XO Records’ creative incubator. “I remember when we were coming up, we […]
Fraser T Smith is one the UK’s leading producers, songwriters and composers, who has been involved with some of your favourite songs and albums. Smith has worked alongside the biggest names in pop, such as Adele, Sam Smith and Florence & The Machine, but some might say his contributions to British rap and grime has been the most impactful. […]
