The King of Hip-Hop According to Rolling Stone
In the latest issue of Rolling Stone, the mammoth publication decided to do another ranking of artists, as they had earlier in the year with the “Queen of Pop.” This time it was the King of Hip-Hop. The rankings were done based on a combination of data including album sales, digital downloads, youtube plays, internet...
Common’s New Book
Common, internationally acclaimed rapper and songwriter, will be releasing a book this coming September. Yes, a book. I think it’s safe to say this a fairly new arena for rap artists to be entering, but Common has always been a multi-faceted artist. Hailing from Chicago’s south side, Common is one of the most respected rappers...
Mishka Snapbacks
Streetwear brand Mishka, has released a preview of their Fall 2011 Snapbacks. The 4 hats shown all feature very different styles, from the teal and gray traditional Brooklyn to the black and red Kill for Peace snapback. Snapbacks are showing their staying power, popping up in fall lookbooks everywhere, I’m sure we’ll be seeing new...
Goodstock
I recently stumbled across a cool new streetwear brand from Virginia and decided they needed a minute in the spotlight. Here’s an interview I had with Jayme Pounders of Goodstock Clothing Company. Check em out here and support up and coming designers and entrepreneurs in our generations. INTERVIEW: Just so our readers can get some...
Watch the Throne Drop
Kanye West and Jay-Z’s epic project, Watch the Throne, was officially released today. Fans have been waiting months for this and now that the day is finally here, twitter and facebook are full of song quotes and hash tags with the album title. Tickets for their Watch the Throne tour also come with a free...
Stussy x MadeMe
Streetwear company Stussy is teaming up with Erin Magee’s, MadeMe, for a funky, punk inspired collection to end summer 2011. MadeMe is a New York based streewear brand, whose current collection for women consists of leather jackets and button downs in luxurious fabrics. This collabo is still in it’s infancy and not a lot of...
Kendrick Lamar Interview with Complex
Kendrick lamar has been in the game a long time and is still going strong.His independent album Section. 80 got rave reviews and. He’s gotten co-signs from some legends, such as Dr. Dre and Nas, is currently working on a mixtape with J. Cole, and a project with LA based group Black Hippy. Kendrick sat...
Drizzy’s Back
Drake drops the first official single from his highly anticipated album Take Care. Headlines, produced by Boi-1da, is a preview of what we can expect from the Young Money Prince. Click here to listen on HipHopDX.com. Drake has been working on this album as well as side projects, collabs, touring and mixtapes since his freshman...
Rebel Eight
We’ve got a fresh new sale for the fellaz on PLNDR today. Rebel 8, one of my all time favorites stocked us up with a bunch of tees, hats, belts and posters. This brand sports tattoos, zombies, and some pretty dope looking chicks on their products. Give your look an edge with Rebel 8 and...
The Weeknd
I’m sure many of you have heard of The Weeknd, especially because of the song High for This, which was used as the promo theme song for the new season of Entourage and because Complex named them the Best Album of 2011 so far. Toronto based Abel Tesfaye is the genius singer and songwriter behind...
CIVILIANS FROM VEGAS
Another interview from guest blogger, Brooks Dame. Brooks sat down with David Duran of Las Vegas based clothing company, Civilian, for a chat about streetwear, the Vegas social scene and his favorite spots to eat. You can check out Civilian here and Proof Sustainable Wood Eyewear, Brooks company, here. Loving these exclusive interviews Brooks! ...
Do you have Mad Endz?
Our guest blogger Brooks Dame recently interviewed Bruce of Mad Endz, a hot streetwear brand that’s on the come up. Check them out at madendz.com. Bruce and his brother Avery started the company in 2009. Here’s what these two young fashion entrepreneurs had to say. Thanks Brooks! Interview: Brooks: So the thing that stands out...
