The Fonda Theater set the stage for Ab-Soul's These Days Tour as it lit off its final date in the greater Los Angeles area. EarthGang was rocking the crowd on some hippy trill wave shxt as I hit the scene. They flipped a classic Common line on some: Ticka ticka tah I'll tell u the rest on the day that I die. The duo reminded me of Jimi Hendrix on Molly. more...
Ab-Soul is getting ready to released his highly-anticipated album These Days on June 24th. Snippets from the project have been released via Amazon. You can now get a vibe to what These Days is going to sound like. The album holds 15 tracks and contributions from Kendrick Lamar, Action Bronson, Rick Ross, Mac Miller/Larry Fisherman, SZA, ScHoolboy Q, Lupe Fiasco, J. more...
Day 2 found me gripping a bottle of Hennessy right before I got wrist-banded up and stepped behind the gates into the wilderness that is Rock The Bells. After grinding the graveyard shift after Day 1, I needed some very fine cognac to set the event off right after arriving to the venue in the afternoon. I missed checking out Danny Brown, Freddie Gibbs and Rapsody more...
Mixtape: The Soul Tape 2 Artist: Fabolous Released: November 22, 2012 Again, on Thanksgiving Day, Fabolous drops a follow-up to last year's The S.O.U.L. Tape- the appropriately-titled The S.O.U.L. Tape 2. While discussing the project, Fab says "It's different from some of the other music that I normally do or put out through my other releases. We kept the vibe more...
Mixtape: Dedication 4 Artist: Lil Wayne Released: September 4, 2012 The Dedication 4 mixtape was pushed back a couple of times, but, when it finally came out, it gave Lil Wayne’s fans a big dose of exactly what they’ve been waiting for —solid features from the likes of Jae Millz, Young Jeezy, Nicki Minaj and J. Cole catchy hooks and breathless bars all more...
Mixtape: Detroit Artist: Big Sean Released: September 5, 2012 "I give her the D… cuz that's where I was born and raised in." Detroit. Home to Marshall Mathers, Ford Motors, J. Dilla and Binary Star. And now that Big Sean is Finally Famous, it's also the name of his latest release, marking his return to the mixtape scene. And yes, Big Sean is giving Piston more...
California-native producer Freddie Joachim announces his full-length LP Beyond The Sea of Trees, to be released via Jakarta Records in May 2019. The first cut from the forthcoming album is "Backyards" featuring singer Natalie Oliveri. Growing up as an avid listener and collector of music, Freddie Joachim began djing in the mid-’90s, which progressed into more...
ComplexCon, the world’s largest gathering of visionary pop culture enthusiasts and influencers will be heading back to the city of Long Beach, for the second annual festival on November 4-5, 2017. ComplexCon will feature a weekend of exclusive sneaker drops, retail pop-up shops, art, food, top musical performances, bleeding edge streetwear, and fashion, as well as more...
