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One of the biggest draws of Grand Theft Auto has always been its music. The Weeknd even said in a recent interview that the series opened his eyes to ’80s music—a sound he tapped into heavily for his chart-topping After Hours project. So when GTA Online: The Contract was announced to feature Dr. Dre, it became pretty clear the music […]

ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets ASAP Rocky—who is set to headline ComplexCon in Long Beach, California this November—has shared his debut mixtape Live. Love. ASAP on […]

Dreamville and TDE could be the next hip-hop crews to go head-to-head in a future Verzuz. During a recent interview with DJ Carisma on Power 106, Bas was asked who he’d want his Dreamville collective to face off with in the Swizz Beatz-Timbaland battle series.  “Five to ten years from now, if Dreamville were to do a Verzuz, who do […]

Royce Da 5’9” is showing some love to the West Coast. The Detroit rapper took to Twitter on Sunday to argue that the West Coast has superior artists to the East Coast. He went on to cite Kendrick Lamar, DJ Quik, Dr. Dre, The Game, YG, Nipsey Hussle, Roddy Ricch, Snoop Dogg, Anderson .Paak, ScHoolboy Q, Ice Cube, […]

Last year, Nez (one half of rising production duo Nez & Rio) teamed up with Schoolboy Q for an effortlessly charismatic deep house cut called “Wild Youngster”. Nodding to Chicago’s status as the birthplace of house music, the collab saw Schoolboy and fellow window city native Nez lean into their hometown’s legacy, bringing house music back to […]

February is off to a good start. Freddie Gibbs and Schoolboy Q linked up on their smooth record new record “Gang Signs.” Cardi B is back with a vibrant and braggadocious track called “Up.” Polo G returned to his Chicago drill roots on “GNF (OKOKOK),” while Lil Durk and Kehlani connected on the seductive and romantic record […]

Freddie Gibbs has tapped Schoolboy Q for his latest single, “Gang Signs.” For this track, the Gary, Indiana native channels his Midwest roots by crafting a melody that’s reminiscent of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony and Do or Die. In fact, he even references the Chicago trio in the song’s chorus. “Every day I need a dope flip, I […]

After taunting listeners, it seems like TDE is ready to begin its label roll out. And the first artists to sprint out of the blocks is the collective’s brightest young star, Reason.  Reason released his second project on the label, New Beginnings, on Friday. New Beginnings features fellow TDE labelmates, ScHoolboy Q, Isaiah Rashad, and Ab-Soul, as well as an appearance from Vince Staples. […]

The internet is full of assholes, but today Schoolboy Q decided to not allow a distasteful tweet go without response. In the wake of a police officer shooting Jacob Blake in the back seven times, a right wing troll decided to comment that Blake was a criminal under Schoolboy’s tweet. Schoolboy decided to respond to the […]

Schoolboy Q has teamed up with Gorillaz for “PAC-MAN,” the latest installment in the group’s ongoing Song Machine series. Released alongside a new video that blends animation with live-action, the new clip shows Schoolboy recording his verse in Gorillaz’s studio. Produced by Prince Paul, Remi Kabaka Jr., and Gorillaz themselves, the song was recorded in London just before […]