Dan Charnas

DAN CHARNAS

The 25 Best A&Rs in Hip-Hop History

The 25 Best A&Rs in Hip-Hop History

The Big Payback author Dan Charnas breaks down who was best at the coveted music industry position.

What Chris Lighty Meant To Hip-Hop

What Chris Lighty Meant To Hip-Hop

Lighty's life was the great arc of hip-hop, personified.

The 25 Best Rick Rubin Songs

The 25 Best Rick Rubin Songs

As the cofounder of Def Jam celebrates his birthday, Complex counts down the productions that made him a legend.

Tupac at the Crossroads

Tupac at the Crossroads

Fifteen years after Tupac Shakur's murder, we examine some key turning points in Makaveli's life and death.