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This year, Instagram launched its Black Perspectives programme, which aims to empower Black creatives across several creative industries, such as fashion, entertainment and media. The initiative supports creatives by helping them launch initiatives that give back to their communities and audiences. Instagram UK partnered with GUAP co-founder Ibrahim Kamara, lifestyle influencer Estare Areola, radio and […]

Skateboarding and surfing have a lot in common. Both involve boards, of course, and surfing even birthed skateboarding, inspiring kids to take their carves out of the ocean to concrete waves. But if you look more closely at each sport, you’ll see the similarities end there. Though, both skaters and surfers see the world differently […]

The Complex Sneakers Podcast is co-hosted by Joe La Puma, Brendan Dunne, and Matt Welty. This week, the cohosts are joined by Alex Dymond, a behind-the-scenes designer who’s worked on sneakers with the likes of Quartersnacks, Alltimers, and his wife, Olivia Kim. Dymond discusses the early days of sneaker and streetwear culture in New York […]

If there’s one thing Mississauga R&B artist anders is passionate about, it’s being a father. His love for his son, Seven, is one of the many things that are influencing his ever-evolving magnetic R&B sound. He shares: “he’s young, so I kind of feel like a protector. But he’s also like a friend.” As an […]

If you belong to an immigrant community, you’re likely familiar with the oft-unspoken understanding that art is a luxury pursuit best left to those who can afford it. But Toronto’s Alexis Eke is an interesting study in what can happen when those unspoken rules fall away, and talent gets the spotlight it so often deserves. […]

Moments before meeting Malik Flint, better known as rapper, singer, and producer bLAck pARty, I’m introduced to his loyal fans. It’s a Monday evening in mid-June, and I’m waiting to meet him outside of The Seville—an intimate lounge nestled at the bottom floor of The James hotel in Manhattan where RCA’s Black Music Month event […]

Ghostface Killah is a founding member of the legendary hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan, and has collaborated with everyone from Kendrick Lamar to Kanye West. But the Staten Island-raised emcee is also one of rap’s pickiest pizza eaters. Will Wu-Tang super fans Nicole Russell and Justin Sutherland be able to create two custom pies delicious enough […]

There are some things that will always be considered classic. A standout timepiece is one of them. With that in mind,  the International Watch Company (IWC) in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, just released its versatile 2022 Pilot’s Watch Collection in three sleek colors. Each is perfect for any watch connoisseur. Taking inspiration from the respected TOPGUN flight […]

The Complex Sneakers Podcast is co-hosted by Joe La Puma, Brendan Dunne, and Matt Welty. This week they’re joined by Ibn Jasper, a Chicagoan who got his start cutting hair for artists like Kanye West and Don C. Ibn gives an inside look into the creation of Kanye’s unreleased Reebok shoe, the Nike Air Yeezy […]

There’s something about the year 1995 that feels recent and ancient. It wasn’t long ago, and yet, so much about the world and how we operate within it has changed. I was six years old, I had rainbow-hued glasses, a high-pitched tenor that soared octaves above my peers, and for the first (but far from […]