C2401 Carti’s King of Pop homage comes after the release of the first ‘Michael’ biopic teaser trailer. By Trace William Cowen Images via Getty/Paras Griffin & Getty/Bill Nation/Sygma Playboi Carti paid homage to the late King of Pop at a recent New York show on his ongoing Antagonist 2.0 tour. As seen in photos shared … Read more
ONE PHOTO, FOUR LEGENDS, ONE ERA THAT CHANGED HIP-HOP 🔥👑 Shock G, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, and Tupac Shakur in 1990 — a moment that feels almost unreal when you understand what each of these names would mean to the culture. This was hip-hop before it became the global machine we know today. Raw, creative, dangerous, … Read more
BEFORE 2PAC BECAME A LEGEND, HIS STORY STARTED WITH AFENI 🖤👑 Afeni Shakur in 1970 — one year before the birth of the child the world would come to know as Tupac Shakur. Tupac was born Lesane Parish Crooks, but when he was still a child, Afeni changed his name to Tupac Amaru, inspired by … Read more
TREACH & TUPAC — REAL RESPECT IN ONE FRAME 🔥👑** **Treach and Tupac Shakur** at the **21st Annual American Music Awards**, held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on **February 7, 1994**. This wasn’t just another red carpet moment. It was two powerful voices from hip-hop standing in the middle of a culture that … Read more
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
Key Takeaways B2K and Pretty Ricky will face off in the latest VERZUZ, which goes down on Thursday, June 25. B2K had a brief but explosive run from 2001–2004. They were a defining Black millennial boy band, from their debut single “Uh Huh” to their teen-mag ubiquity and starring role in You Got Served. The … 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
TUPAC IN HARLEM — NEW YORK ENERGY, 1994 👑🔥 2Pac Shakur in Harlem, New York City (1994) — a moment that captures the bridge between two worlds of hip-hop at its most powerful era. At this time, Tupac was rising fast, carrying West Coast energy while earning respect in the heart of New York — … Read more