Run The Jewels, the duo of Killer Mike and El-P, have just released their new album RTJ4 two days ahead of its planned release date as a free download and across all digital platforms. The album features collaborations with & contributions from Pharrell Williams, Zack de la Rocha, Mavis Staples, 2 Chainz, Josh Homme, DJ Premier, & more. State the duo: "Fuck it, more...
This past weekend (November 3-4, 2018) Complex presented the third annual ComplexCon spearhead by Pharrell Williams and legendary artist Takashi Murakami. The groundbreaking convention, festival, and exhibition was held in Downtown Long Beach at the Convention Center. ComplexCon brought out creators, curators, influencers and the culture to celebrate music, art, 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...
A$AP Rocky recently made his big screen debut in screen writer/Director Rick Famuyiwa's movie "Dope" that is a coming of age comedy/drama for the post hip hop generation. The movie follows the main character Malcolm (Shameik Moore) who is a geek, carefully surviving life in The Bottoms, a tough neighborhood in Inglewood, CA filled gangsters and drugs dealers, while more...
N.E.R.D. trio Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo and Shay Haley, have finally reunited after four years of silence releasing a new track as part of the soundtrack for the new SpongeBob SquarePants movie. This is the groups first release since their 2010 album Nothing, the group already reunited last month on-stage at Odd Future’s Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival in Los Angeles. more...
Los Angeles based emcee Thurz released the beautifully shot video for "Perfect Words" directed by Pablo Balderas and costarring Kelsey Bulkin, who also lends her stunning vocals to the track. The song is off of Thurz's forthcoming Designer EP out next month via Red Bull Sound Select. "Perfect Words" was produced by Rahki (Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent, and others) and is more...
Artist: ScHoolboy Q Album: Oxymoron Released: February 25, 2014 Label: Interscope Record “Kendrick left me no choice but to drop a classic.” Those are the words TDE’s ScHoolBoy Q expressed to Complex Magazine back in 2013, with regards to his much anticipated upcoming Interscope studio-label debut. But could he have had expectations that are still more...
Artist: Big Sean feat. Jay-Electronica & Kendrick Lamar Song: “Control” Released: August 12, 2013 As, rap game Detroit player Big Sean prepares to release his upcoming Sophomore album Hall Of Fame he surprised listeners tonight on Hot 97‘s Funkmaster Flex segment with the exclusive premier of “Control” featuring hip-hop lyrical heavy weights, more...
