Since we laid down the audible-fuckery blueprint with the world-famous Complex Soundboard, it’s only right that we cook up a worthy sequel. And rest assured, this is no Blueprint 2—nope, we made the O.G. better by diversifying our lineup to feature a wider range of talking heads that includes old dudes (Larry David, Howard Dean), youngins (Latarian Milton), and hot women (Superhead, Olivia Munn, Kim Kardashian). Most importantly, SB 2 features two gems from the one and only Super Craka—you may not know him yet, but you will soon.
As with the original, the fun-filled clickfest above is a fully embeddable, interactive collection of awesome audio clips. Let the chatter begin! After the jump, read our handy legend so you can identify who’s who…
X-Mas comes early! Yesterday, and this morning, we unveiled the first two cover stories from our October/November issue (Cover 1: The Clipse x KAWS | Cover 2: Young Jeezy x ESPO), and now we’re dropping our third and final cover—Eliza Dushku—just in time for the premiere of Dollhouse Season 2 this Friday.
The issue hits stands on October 6, but luckily for you, we’ve posted the full gallery (including some issue outtakes!), cover story and behind-the-scenes video. Don’t say we never did anything for ya.
Yesterday, the internet was going nuts over our Clipse x KAWS collaboration, the first of three cover stories from Complex’s October/November issue (click here if you missed it). Well now it’s time to feast your eyes on our second cover: Young Jeezy, with illustration by Philly graf kingpin ESPO. Both artists are known for flipping American capitalism on it’s head, so the partnership was a natural fit.
The issue hits stands on October 6, but you can check out the full interview by Sacha Jenkins and a behind the scenes video now. Stay tuned tomorrow for the release of our third cover—the issue’s sexy female side.
Welcome to the beginning of Complex’s October/November 2009 issue! If you’ve been keeping up with perennial hip-hop underdogs Clipse, you already know the duo frequently collaborates with art icon KAWS. And with their third studio album ’Till The Casket Drops coming soon, we thought we’d keep the partnership going with our latest collaborative cover. The sick action figure image will be on newsstands everywhere on October 6, but we’re dropping the full feature and behind the scenes video online now to whet your appetite.
Oh, and don’t forget, this is Complex cover week—tomorrow we’ve got a second cover collabo between a rapper and artist, and then on Wednesday we’ve got our third cover that shows off the sexy side of Complex. Stay tuned!
Click on the image to view a bigger version of the cover.
Here at Complex, we take pride in creating some of the sexiest images to ever hit the newsstand. So we’re thrilled to announce that one of our all-time most talked-about female covers—Aubrey O’Day from October 2008—has been nominated in Amazon.com’s “Best Covers of the Year” contest. In the category of “Sexiest Cover,” the Aubrey image is going up against covers from Vanity Fair, The Advocate, New York, and Elle. And after looking at the nominees, we think you’ll agree that Complex can’t be beat. Follow the link below to help us out!
Whether it’s something hilarious a rapper said in a video, or a classic line from our favorite TV show, a majority of our time in the Complex office is wasted spent quoting our favorite lines and catchphrases. That’s why we’ve put together this little bundle of fucking awesomeness called The Complex Soundboard—yep, it’s a fully embeddable, interactive collection of the illest, funniest, and most memorable sound bites from a diverse group of celebrities that includes Bill O’Reilly, Bizzy Bone, Jim Jones…and Jim Jones…and Jim Jones. Crank the speakers, get your clicker-finger ready, and prepare to terrorize your cubicle-mates (or fuck up your school library). Soundboard burial!
See what was on our minds in ‘89? Not much has changed.
Any man who’s dated a chick for more than a month knows that things go in cycles. To constantly bring you the future of freshness like we do, Complex has to keep perspective on not only what is hot, but also what was hot so we can stay one step ahead of your average retro kid. And thus our new feature “Complex Back In The Day” was born.
See, Complex might have been founded in 2003, but our taste is timeless. What would we have covered if we were around 10, 15, or 20 years ago? For the first edition of “Complex Back In The Day,” we’re taking a close look at The Best of 1989. We created fake covers with some of our favorite ’89 celebs, and then rounded up our favorite sneakers, movies, TV shows, albums, video games, women, brands, trends, and more in a series of top 10 lists…
Yesterday, we unveiled our cover collaboration between Kid Cudi and Augor (catch up!), and today we’re giving you the other side of our annual Style & Design issue (August/September): Atlanta singer Keri Hilson. In a collaboration with French artist So-Me (you may know him from videos like Kanye’s “The Good Life,” Justice’s “D.A.N.C.E.” and Kid Cudi’s “Day & Nite”), we captured Miss Keri’s sexy, playful style like never before. The issue officially hits stands next week (August 11), but we’ve got more than enough to keep you busy til then…
Back on his first (and only) official mixtape Kid Cudi rapped, “They say I’m Complex like the magazine, I want my closet complex like the magazine.” A bit of foreshadowing? Perhaps, because the G.O.O.D. Music MC is now a Complex cover star, appearing on our August/September 2009 issue, the annual Style & Design special, which officially hits stands on August 11.
The self-proclaimed lonely stoner is currently on The Great Hangover Tour with Asher Roth, and has fans eagerly awaiting his debut album The Man On The Moon: End Of Day, which is now set for September 15. His melody-heavy raps bring an innovative sound to the game, which is why we paired him up with graf artist AUGOR for some illustrations that show Cudi battling his demons. We just put the whole story up online, and you’ll see that Cudi really invited us inside the mind of Scott Mescudi. You think you know, but you have no idea…
To commemorate the first 6 months of the year, the Complex team spent last week putting together a series of lists on 2009’s best releases (so far). Which products made the cut? Check ’em all out now:
