Personally, I think it's a bit of a cop out when a magazine uses a non-original picture as the cover for a particular issue. Covers are supposed to be creative and there's nothing creative about finding a random concert picture of Lil Wayne on Google's image search. On top of that it's Lil Wayne, an artist who seems to be on the cover of a Hip-Hop magazine every month. See more...
As obsessive as Justin Bieber's fans are I immediately thought of them after seeing The Biebs all bloody and battered on the cover of Complex magazine's 10th anniversary issue. There's going to be a ton of teenage girls passed out in the magazine aisles of grocery stores, Barnes & Nobles, and newsstands across the country. But personally I think both covers are hella dope. See more...
There was so much sh*t said about XXL's Freshmen 2012 List yesterday that I don't even know if there's any smack-talking left in anyone. But here's a few random thoughts to kick things off: Why is French Montana wearing a teddy bear on his head? Why is Iggy Azalea wearing what appears to be the remnants of a green mop as a jacket? See more...
Yelawolf is really racking up the magazine covers this year. The rapper closes out the year with yet another magazine cover courtesy of Vibe magazine. The cover features both Yelawolf and Eminem along with the somewhat annoying subtitle, "Is Hip-Hop Finally Color Blind?" Can we finally let Eminem and Yela be be great rappers without having to mention color? See more...
Five separate covers each featuring 50 Cent? That seems a bit excessive XXL. Personally, I was really hoping for a Common cover. At least he has an album that's coming out in the near future. I do think it was pretty cool that each of the five XXL covers focuses on one of 50 Cent's various business ventures: rapping, acting, Street Kings energy drink, etc. See more...
In case you didn't get the memo, Jay-Z is officially GQ's "Man Of The Year." To celebrate this title the rapper/entrepreneur is featured on the cover of GQ and is the subject of a lengthy ass interview with the mag. Since reading can be quite the arduous task these days we've gone ahead and pulled the most interesting quotes from the interview. See more...
Continuing in the fashion of Drake covers that leave you somewhat confused and uneasy Complex has added their Drake cover to the mix. It's great that Complex channeled Miles Davis for the cover, but Drake's not Miles Davis so...I can't wait to see what's in store for the next Drake magazine cover. Something tells me it'll likely involve kittens and cuddling. See more...
Like most folks I love some Cee Lo Green I really do, but this GQ interview is just all wrong. First off, I can't say I agree with the writer of the feature when they refer to Cee Lo as "the most consistently culturally relevant member of The Dungeon Family." That's a "shots fired" kind of statement and mainstream America was only looking for Cee Lo after he released "Fuck You." See more...
Sorry, but I don't have an answer to that question. I just hope they did a little sanitizing before they let Drake munch away. Awkward pose aside this cover really makes sense. Drake just seems to be getting bigger and bigger these days and he's got an album on the way. Oh, and I'm kinda diggin' that OVO t-shirt. See more...