ComplexCon hits Los Angeles for its 2026 edition this October. By Trace William Cowen June 15, 2026 Playboi Carti and Hiroshi Fujiwara are bringing their unique creative visions to Los Angeles for the 2026 edition of ComplexCon. As announced Monday (June 15), Carti, whose MUSIC was named the second-best album of 2025 by Complex, and … Read more
Criticism around the use of Auto-Tune in music felt like an “attack” to the R&B vocalist. By Jaelani Turner-Williams June 24, 2026 LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JUNE 09: T-Pain performs before Game Four of the 2026 Stanley Cup Final between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Vegas Golden Knights at Toshiba Plaza T-Mobile Arena on June … Read more
The Bay Area rap veteran questioned why Drake’s Mac Dre-inspired track has been embraced by local fans, arguing that the region once pushed back hard against outsiders borrowing its sound without proper recognition. By Mark Elibert May 31, 2026 Oakland rap veteran Yukmouth isn’t feeling the Bay Area’s reaction to Drake’s latest embrace of the … Read more
On this day in 2003, Gang Starr, one of the most revered duos in hip hop history, released what would become their sixth and final studio album, The Ownerz, on Virgin/EMI Records. The project marked a powerful closing chapter for Guru and DJ Premier, a partnership that defined boom bap and elevated lyricism for over … Read more
2PAC IN HIS MOST PASSIONATE ERA — THE ENERGY NEVER FADES 🔥💔 Tupac Shakur in his most passionate times was something you didn’t just listen to — you felt. Every performance, every interview, every studio moment carried a fire that was hard to ignore. His energy wasn’t just loud — it was emotional, raw, and … Read more
HE MAN WHO SPOKE LIKE HE WASN’T FROM THIS TIME” There are artists… and then there are figures like 2Pac. Looking at this image, you don’t just see a rapper sitting in a studio moment — you see something calmer, deeper, almost like a man thinking beyond the room he’s in. The bandana, the chain, … Read more
Young Thug Wants Kodak Black on YSL, Offers ‘Whatever He Wants’ in Deal Kodak Black is a free agent and Young Thug is looking to bring him on the YSL Records roster. With news hitting social media announcing Kodak is released from Capitol Records, Thugger wrote: “If he would do a deal with me, I … Read more
Summer 2026 may have found its hit. Drake’s runaway hit “Janice STFU” continues to build momentum, officially landing at No. 1 on Billboard’s inaugural Songs of the Summer chart and strengthening its position as the season’s song to beat. The track has become nearly impossible to avoid, dominating playlists, social feeds, and charts while extending … Read more
FULL CIRCLE MOMENT — TUPAC & DIGITAL UNDERGROUND 🔥💔 Tupac Shakur and Digital Underground, 1996 — a reminder of where it all began. Before the superstardom, before the controversy, before the world knew him as 2Pac, he was introduced to the industry through Digital Underground, the group that gave him his first major platform and … Read more
**BEFORE THE BEEF… THERE WAS BROTHERHOOD 💔🔥** **Biggie Smalls & Tupac Shakur, 1993** — a moment from a time when hip-hop’s most tragic rivalry hadn’t been written yet. Back then, it wasn’t East vs West. It wasn’t headlines or tension. It was two rising voices in hip-hop, both hungry, both talented, both standing on the … Read more