In one night Donald Glover
+ Hosts SNL (a very black episode of SNL)
+ Performs New Song on SNL
+ Debuts another new song on YouTube (at the same time)
+ appears in commercial break for new Star Wars movie
+ Performs the 2nd new song in a hologram or something
UBER DRIVER: Rick Ross got potato chips.
ME: I’m sorry?
UBER: Ricky Rozay. He got his own chips.
ME: oh word. Yeah.
UBER: they not good tho. I ate em. Made my stomach hurt. And I have chips all the time. Something ain’t right.
ME: damn.
UBER: exactly. Damn.
I may have posted this here before, but it can’t be overstated how great Vince Staples is at this.
You can approach this from any angle: flow, metaphors, imagery, entendres, humor, social commentary, honesty, charisma.
Whatever your bag is… it happens here, in this rap.
DRAYA’S SON: Hey, mom. First, let me say I love you and feel so blessed to be your son. So I’ve been working really hard on an assignment that’s worth 50% of my grade. If you could just spare me 5 mins of your time, I’d really apprec—
DRAYA:
Most of the victims in Buffalo are our parents age. That age where all they do is go to the grocery store, watch bad TV, and call to tell you what so-and-so said. That age where the biggest fear you have for them is the inevitablity of age—not a racially targeted execution.
Wasn’t gonna share photos, but can’t stop thinking about the day, the conversations, the feelings.
Nipsey had it figured out. If we do this right, we don’t die.. we multiply.
The marathon continues 🏁🖤
This flip of Luniz got me mad excited for the future of black art based off of prior black art. I know that sounds extra but its first thought that popped up. Like damn I never saw that song being used like this, what else can we repurpose from within
Damn man. Seeing Kanye’s rap music get ignored cause people just wanted beats made my stomach cringe. Like that second hand embarrassment that somehow still feels personal.
I hate that a lot of online has become Black people explaining Black things to people uninterested in actual Black existence outside of wanting Black people to explain things.
I’m saying it here, cause I’ve been talking about this behind the scenes…
Taking HH50 event and using it as a time to center health is perfect, by way of some of the culture’s most visible figures is just… perfect 🤌🏿
Blackout Tuesday is empty signaling. It’s just a checkpoint to pass thru so companies can feel like something has been done.
I’d much rather they post the results of all this planning they’re saying they’re doing today.
The world is definitely different. You can feel it.
At the absolute very least, it’s stupider. And perhaps the more frightful part, is that it’s far more comfortable in that stupidity than it has ever been.
It’s crazy how music moves.
No I.D. +
@Hit_Boy
tell us about crafting ‘CHURCH GIRL’ and ‘THIQUE’ for
@Beyonce
—both of them YEARS before “RENAISSANCE” 🤯
NEW EPISODE ➡️ WATCH NOW:
Today’s my last day at Complex. This 5 year journey has been unmatched. It’s taken me to the other side of the globe, allowed me to interview my favorite figures, sharpened my mind, expanded my palette, and work w/ an insanely talented gang of ppl at
@complex
and
@PigsAndPlans
.
Rappers should be lining up for an Alchemist solo-produced tapes/EPs the way they did for Gangsta Grillz.
I wish he could produce entire projects for:
Pusha T
Vince Staples
Griselda
Nipsey
Quadry
Drake (yes, I’m serious)
Rick Ross
Kendrick
ScHoolboy
Uzi
I’m absolutely positive that NYC is the only place where I can see two female cashiers in Walgreens holding up the line cause they’re arguing over Jadakiss’ ranking in the rap game.