Everyone’s a shoe designer nowadays, so if you want your own [Insert Name] x Nike Sweet Classic High, Niketown is allowing you to color the old-school silo on its iD site. The sneaker serves as a good alternative if you’re tired of rocking Blazers, and creating your own will ensure that no one is rocking the same kicks as you. We fooled around for a few minutes and came up with this gray/black scheme, but to color your own, CLICK HERE. $100, www.niketown.com
Cover week! Yesterday we unveiled our Drake cover story (click here if you missed it), and now we’re ready to reveal the sexy side of our February/March 2010 issue. The girl behind the mask is none other than Michelle Trachtenberg, the star of Gossip Girl, Mercy and next month’s Kevin Smith comedy Cop Out (formerly known as A Couple Of Dicks). Yep, shorty from Buffy is all grown up!
The issue officially hits stands on February 8, but we’re giving you the chance to check out Michelle’s cover story, extended gallery, and behind-the-scenes video now. Between the red-hot photo shoot and hilariously honest interview, we think you’ll agree that Michelle is one of the baddest chicks in Hollywood. Stop sleeping!
When we first interviewedDrake a year ago, he was the new kid on the block who had just dropped a little mixtape called So Far Gone. But after owning 2009 with an unexpected string of hits, Drizzy is now the man to beat. It’s only right that Complex features Drake on the cover of our first issue of 2010. It’s the dawning of a new decade!
The February/March issue officially hits stands on February 8, but we’re giving you a chance to read the full story now. Check the link below to hear Drizzy speak on his relationship with Wayne, competition with newcomers like J. Cole, getting inspired by ex-girlfriends, and the details on his debut Thank Me Later. Oh, and be sure to check back tomorrow to see our latest female cover story…
Happy 2010! Chances are, you were out of the office (and off the computer) last week, so you might have missed Complex’s “Best Of 2009″ series, which featured a look back at our favorite everything from the last year. Browse ’em all below to make sure you didn’t miss out on any of Complex’s ’09 classics…
Well, here we are: December 31st, 2009, 6:30 PM. Last post of the year, people! We’ve been at it nearly every day for the last 12 months, bringing you our innovative photoshoots, revealing interviews, hilarious pop culture lists, and eye-popping videos. So while we rest for a few days (We’ll be back in full effect on January 4, 2010), please take some time to catch up on all the Complex stuff you missed over the course of the year. As far as we’re concerned, these are 100 must-click classics…
Kanye West said it best when he blogged “THESE ARE ALL HISTORY IN THE MAKING” when he referred to our recent Eminem cover, and our Complex covers in general. Rather than asking an artist to simply pose in front of a backdrop, we try to make events out of our covers, and through artist x talent pairings, innovative technology, and outside-the-box thinking, it’s been a pretty solid year for the male cover stars this year.
Whether it was Kanye West x Chris Milk’s digitalized reciprocation of ‘Ye’s face, Kid Cudi hand-picking AUGOR to illustrate his nightmares, or Jeezy x Espo and Clipse x KAWS, 2009 has been a ground-breaking year for us. Yesterday we asked you to vote on which girl cover you thought was the hottest, today we ask which guy cover you thought was the hottest coolest, dopest, sickest, most innovative, etc etc. Check the rundown from Jan ‘09- to Jan 2010 and cast your vote below…
Expect to see a lot of “Best of 2009“ look-back lists this week, not only from us, but from those other blogs on these Internets. While we’ll be bringing you the best in albums, movies, musics, and more, we also wanted to give you, the faithful readers of Complex, a chance to give us your feedback on the cover stars we’ve featured this year. Yup, it was a year chock full of beauties around these parts, and whether you’re the Keri Hilson type or the Kim Kardashian type, we want to hear which cover of Complex you were feeling the most throughout this past year. Jog your memory by looking at all the covers after the jump, then cast your vote on which girl cover was the hottest…
Yeah, everyone from Rolling Stone to Entertainment Weekly is releasing “Best of the Decade” lists lately, but you know who did it first? That’s right, Complex spent the last few months cataloging our favorite everything from the last 10 years, and the complete collection is now available online. Check out all our number one picks below…
Not content to leave you with just the O.G. Complex Soundboard and Complex Soundboard II for the holidays, we’ve cooked up another marvelous compilation in time for Christmas…and Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa, and Festivus, and Tet, and Ramadan, and the muthafuckin’ New Year—presenting The Complex Holiday Soundboard! Man, we stuffing stockings like the Red Hot Chili Peppers in this bitch.
Soundboard veterans know the drill by now: What you see above is a fully embeddable, interactive collection of audio clips, now with 100% more holiday material! Ho, ho, ho muthafuckas! For a key to who’s who, read below…
There are only two weeks left until Christmas Day (and Hanukkah begins tonight!), so it’s only right that we’ve made the third update of The Complex Gift Guide our biggest yet. This time, in addition to curating more Complex-approved clothing and music, we’ve included a bunch of new sneakers, video games, books, and other stuff that’s so cool you’ll most likely just end up buying for delf. S’all good, it’s been a long year, you deserve it. Regardless of who you’re shopping for, it’s time to browse, click, and cop…before it’s too late!
Unlike the shopping catalogs clogging up your mailbox, The Complex Gift Guide is alive: We’re constantly monitoring (to replace sold-out stuff) and re-upping (to enhance with more awesomeness) so it’ll never grow stale. After last week’s monster addition of 30 items, we went a few steps further and curated more than 40 new products for this week’s killer update. As we lead up to the holidays, we’ll be adding even more great Complex-co-signed stuff, so watch this space. In the meantime, start clicking around the coolest gift guide around…
Earrings by Zoe Chicco; Dress by Catherine Malandrino; Belt by Dolce & Gabbana; Armor by Manuel Albarran; Ring by Dama Jewelry
Yesterday, we revealed the Eminem cover story from our December/January issue (click here if you missed it!), and today we’ve got a sneak peek at our second cover story with the lovely and talented Zoe Saldana. After all, she’s having one hell of a year, playing Uhura in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek remake, and now starring in James Cameron’s highly-anticipated CGI orgy Avatar. What better way to cap off 2009 than with a Complex cover?
Triple-O.G. Complex readers will remember that Zoe was actually our cover girl once before, in the April/May 2005 issue. But you’ve never seen anything like her new shoot, a set of sexy, futuristic photos like nothing we’ve done before. We just put the whole package online—interview, gallery and behind the scenes video—so you can prepare yourselves for when the issue hits stands on December 8. Click on to hear her thoughts on all things Avatar, Star Trek 2, and her 2010 movie The Losers…
Jacket by PRPS; Hoodie by G-Star by Marc Newson Limited; Pants by Public School
Well, well, well, would you look at the calendar: It’s December already, which means it’s just about time for Complex’s December/January 2009 issue! And how better to take us into the next decade than the man who came back strong in 2009, Marshall motherfuckin’ Mathers a.k.a. Eminem. You already know he’s got two bangers on deck—this month’s Relapse: The Refill, which features seven new tracks originally slated to be on Relapse 2, and then the full-fledged sequel album next year. We took a trip to the D (ayo!) to spend some time with the sober, streamlined Em, and came away knowing that hip-hop has no idea what it’s in for. Click on for a crazy behind-the-scenes video of the photo shoot and the creation of the CGI cover above (huge shout to the wizards at Digital Fusion for that one), as well as a link to the full cover story. And don’t ever say we don’t take care of you—this issue’s not hitting newsstands until December 8, so consider this an early holiday gift.
Oh, and because this is Complex cover week, don’t forget that tomorrow we’ve got our flipside cover that shows off the sexy side of Complex. Stay tuned!
Believe it or not, the year is winding down and holiday season is upon us. We don’t know how it got here so quickly, but Turkey Day is tomorrow! We’ll be busy eating with friends and family just like everyone else, but there’s no way we’d leave you guys hanging over the long weekend. We know it’ll be tough using the Internet without new Complex content for a few days, but we’ve compiled this list of some of the best recent posts to keep the readers occupied. Hit the jump for essential posts in the categories of Girls, Style, Music, Sports, and Movies/TV (plus a surprise) and we promise we’ll be back by the time you’re done munching leftovers…
As soon as you take that last, ill-advised, coma-inducing bite of turkey tomorrow, holiday shopping season will have officially begun. Nobody wants to be caught in a frenzied mob of bloodthirsty shoppers on Black Friday, but thanks to the Complex Gift Guide, you can knock out your entire list without leaving your crib (or putting on pants). Since the debut of our catalog last week, a bunch of goodies have already sold out. That’s why we’re presenting a re-up with over 30 new items across all categories, including cameras, hats, DVDs, razors, manbags, and much more. We’ll continue to update the inventory, but for now, check out the new selection and dust off that Santa hat…
