tier-two
Page: 117
Another Grammy nomination day, another deluge of confusion and disappointment. It’s been three decades since a who’s who of rap boycotted the Grammys for not respecting rap, and as a whole, they still don’t get it when it comes to Black music. Or maybe we just don’t get it. Perhaps expecting a historically anti-Black industry […]
Binging with Babish recreates one of the most iconic and endlessly memed burgers in cartoon history: Steamed Hams from The Simpsons. Drawing inspiration from the regional steamed cheeseburger in Connecticut, Babish steams his first burger, while host Alvin Cailain flips the script and invents a steamed patty melt. Did we take this joke too far? Probably! Internet, […]
UFC Champion Tyron Woodley is also known for dabbing in music himself, so his deep knowledge of hip-hop came as a surprise to no-one. The Ferguson, Missouri native stopped by Complex Brackets to pick The Best Rapper in the West Coast and was faced with some difficult choices between legendary figures who cemented West Coast […]
New comic book characters debut all the time, but few of them break out and capture the public’s heart as much as Miles Morales. Created by Marvel writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Sara Pichelli in 2011 as part of the Ultimate Marvel imprint, Miles has transcended his comic origins to become the lead of […]
Hasan Minhaj goes Sneaker Shopping with Complex’s Joe La Puma at SoleStage in Los Angeles and talks about buying fake sneakers growing up, the time he parodied Sneaker Shopping on The Daily Show, and meeting up with a reseller in a parking lot for Tiffany Dunks. The hosts of the Internet’s biggest sneaker shows, Sneaker Shopping and Full […]
Ten years ago, on Nov. 22, 2010, Nicki Minaj released her highly-anticipated debut studio album, Pink Friday. After inking a deal with Young Money in 2009 as the first female artist on the label, all eyes were on the New York rapper to see if she could keep the momentum going following her viral mixtapes, Beam […]
Ten years ago today, Kanye West released a masterpiece. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy isn’t just Kanye West’s best album. It’s the best album of the 2010s, and in the eyes of many, it will be remembered as one of the greatest albums of all time. Even Sir Paul McCartney has gushed about MBDTF, revealing […]
The NBA’s silly season shifted into third-gear Friday with the advent of free agency. And now that the 2020 class of unrestricted and restricted free agents are finally signing new deals, it’s our duty to grade the decisions made collectively by teams and players. While this year’s class isn’t anywhere near as sexy as 2019’s that was […]
The music industry is easing up on the releases as 2020 comes to a close, but we’ve got you covered on the latest drops. After a chaotic year, Megan Thee Stallion dropped her debut album, Good News, featuring the standout opener “Shot Fired,” which addresses her recent shooting incident. DaBaby gets vulnerable as he talks about the […]
When you watch Steve McQueen’s five-part anthology series Small Axe on Amazon Prime, the West Indian experience in London from the late 1960s to mid-1980s will be a conduit for a multitude of the Black experience to be introduced to new eyes. The dancefloor exorcisms to Janet Kay’s 1979 lovers rock hit “Silly Games;” the […]
