ONE PHOTO, FOUR LEGENDS, ONE ERA THAT CHANGED HIP-HOP đ„đ Shock G, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, and Tupac Shakur in 1990 â 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 đ€đ Afeni Shakur in 1970 â 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 â REAL RESPECT IN ONE FRAME đ„đ** **Treach and Tupac Shakur** at the **21st Annual American Music Awards**, held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on **February 7, 1994**. This wasnât 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
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 â THE ENERGY NEVER FADES đ„đ Tupac Shakur in his most passionate times was something you didnât just listen to â you felt. Every performance, every interview, every studio moment carried a fire that was hard to ignore. His energy wasnât just loud â it was emotional, raw, and … Read more
HE MAN WHO SPOKE LIKE HE WASNâT FROM THIS TIMEâ There are artists⊠and then there are figures like 2Pac. Looking at this image, you donât just see a rapper sitting in a studio moment â you see something calmer, deeper, almost like a man thinking beyond the room heâs in. The bandana, the chain, … Read more
Young Thug Wants Kodak Black on YSL, Offers âWhatever He Wantsâ 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: âIf he would do a deal with me, I … Read more