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Joey Badass has declared himself among the world’s best rappers, alongside his previous collaborators Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole. The Pro Era made the bold claim in the Diddy-assisted “The Baddest,” the opening track of his newly released album, 2000. “N***as know who greater, fuck your favorite, I’m the greatest,” he spits in the first verse. “… I paved the way for a lot […]
Steve Lacy has collaborated with a variety of artists across genres, and in a new interview the multi-hyphenate revealed his work on Mac Miller’s “Jet Fuel” was originally meant to be on Kendrick Lamar’s Damn. During an interview with Vulture about the release of his sophomore album Gemini Rights, Lacy revealed that the Swimming cut was begun during a Damn session with DJ […]
It’s only been one year since Spatial Audio introduced by Apple Music, but early believers in the technology are already converted diehards. They’re people who have seen the world in technicolor and refuse to go back to the boring palette of our day to day lives. The first time I listened to music in Spatial Audio on my […]
Kendrick Lamar, whose headlining Glastonbury set included a powerful statement in support of women’s rights, wore a custom titanium and pavé diamond crown from Tiffany & Co. for the performance. The piece was made possible by way of 10 months of design work, with Tiffany having since confirmed that four of its most skilled artisans […]
Kendrick Lamar closed out his Glastonbury performance Sunday with an impassioned message in light of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. With a crown of thorns on his head and blood streaming down his face, Kendrick repeated the line, “Godspeed for women’s rights, they judge you, they judge Christ,” with growing intensity every time he delivered […]
In the two months since the release of It’s Almost Dry, Pusha-T hasn’t shied away from declaring his latest offering the best rap album of 2022. During a show at the Novo in Los Angeles earlier this month, the legendary Clipse member didn’t mince words. “It’s Almost Dry; rap album of the motherfucking year,” he said […]
There are more ways to find out about new music than ever. The traditional methods—radio, magazines, billboards, record stores, word of mouth—are still here, and they’ve been joined by new innovations like TikTok and playlists. Meanwhile, technology has also made it easier to make and distribute music than ever, and over 60,000 songs are uploaded […]
BET has revealed the nominations for the 2022 BET Awards. Doja Cat leads the pack with six nominations, while Drake and Ari Lennox scored four nominations apiece. Following close behind are Baby Keem, Kendrick Lamar, Silk Sonic, Chlöe, Future, H.E.R., Jazmine Sullivan, Kanye West, Lil Baby, Mary J. Blige, and Tems with three nominations each. Doja Cat’s nominations are for “Best Female […]
Over the past decade, DJ Dahi has established himself as one of Kendrick Lamar’s most trusted producers. Five years after crafting the beat for one of the standout songs from Kendrick’s 2012 debut album good kid, m.A.A.d. city (“Money Trees”), Dahi and Lamar teamed up on the Compton rapper 2017 album DAMN, which featured five Dahi-produced tracks (“Yah,” “Loyalty,” […]
Complex is commemorating the launch of Gemini season with a new playlist featuring nearly two hours of music from a number of preeminent Geminis. The playlist—available in full below—begins with back-to-back cuts from Lauryn Hill’s 1998 classic The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. The audio journey then takes listeners through selections from Kendrick Lamar (including entries from his […]
