In the newly released series “Blueprint,” Complex’s Chief Content Officer, Noah Callahan-Bever, sits down with today’s most impactful creative directors, inventors, designers, executives and artists. Those who sit down across from the CCO include impressive company like Jimmy Iovine, Todd McFarlane and Bobby Hundreds, all who delve into an exploration of the key moves they made to realize their career and their […]
How did the coveted two year Lil Wayne project get leaked? Former pharmaceutical entrepreneur Martin Shkreli has made headlines for hiking the price of the popular drug Daraprim up to $750 and buying the only known copy of Wu-Tang Clan’s album, The Wu — Once Upon a Time in Shaolin. He recently leaked snippets of […]
A revealing interview from Complex magazine shows members of Def Jam not believing in Dark Man X. Irv Gotti, who was involved during the pinnacle of the Def Jam label in the mid- and late-1990s with his studio work with Jay-Z, Ja Rule, claims that the record label weren’t convinced of DMX‘s appeal to audiences. The […]
New details about the night Tupac Shakur was shot when the Notorious B.I.G. and Puffy were recording at Quad Studios are given in a lost interview. The interview came from Kevin Powell who is promoting the release of his book, The Education of Kevin Powell: A Boy’s Journey into Manhood, which can be found in stores and on […]
Will Smith is ready for a tour and a comeback album. Last week, Will Smith dropped his first new rap verses in 10 years for the remix of Bombe Estereo‘s “Fiesta”. He spoke to Beats 1 Radio about the experience and what is happening with his new music. “I’m at the beginning of this process, shaking the rust […]
If you had a super power and could be your own super hero, would would you be? During an interview with Complex.com, the Wu-Tang’s Raekwon imagines what superhero alter-ego he would be. The New York rapper details his super power and his super hero name. He would be called “King Kwon” and his powers would erase […]
Kanye West may not be able to deliver on a promise. Kanye has preached in recent interviews that clothing prices should be more affordable—referencing H&M and Zara several times—because he says fashion shouldn’t be exclusive. Also admitting that since this is his first collection with adidas, he couldn’t get the price points that he wanted due to material […]
Calvin “Klein” Bacote, a former “stick-up kid” and friend to Jay Z, talked about the death of The Notorious B.I.G. in a newly-released interview. Bacote talked with VladTV and revealed that he predicted the death of the Brooklyn rapper while in jail. According to Bacote, his premonition was intensified following the death of Tupac Shakur […]