Even if you didn’t click yesterday’s Wake N’ Watch video, we’re pretty sure you caught the visual for Kid Cudi’s Kanye West-and-Common-assisted “Make Her Say” at some point. Instead of amplifying the creative crassness of the song—this clip could have easily taken place in a club—the video takes the high route with a clean, cool, stylish look that falls perfectly in line with the three Complex cover dudes that star in the video.
Although Cudi, Kanye, and Common all rock under the GOOD Music tree, their individual styles, as evidenced by the video, are all distinct. And we know while watching the video you were thinking to yourself, “How could I ape one or all of these fresh looks?” Stop frontin’, it’s OK. Complex is here to help, not hate. So to save you some time on Google, we’ve put together a quick buyer’s guide inspired by the “Make Her Say” video. We can’t guarantee these ‘fits will make her say anything, but they’ll get you closer to pokin’ her face than your current get-ups. Word.
Guess what? If you hadn’t already heard him talkingallabouttheinterview, Kid Cudi is on the next cover of Complex, and it’s our annual Style & Design issue. You may recall last year, we hit you with N.E.R.D. x KAWS and Lupe Fiasco x Todd REAS James. Well this time around, we’re teaming Cudi up with another artist (the cover story will be revealed next week, stay tuned!) for a cover/feature that we think you’re gonna love.
For now, enjoy Mr. Mescudi’s new video “Poke Her Face”“Make Her Say” with them G.O.O.D. Music boys. Now that we think of it, that’s three Complex cover stars—Kanye, Common, and now Cudi. Welcome to the club, partner!
Christian Bale is about to scream on a Terminator for walking through set while he’s filming.
Sometimes, when Ayo! Scott is in the heat of passion, his lucky conquests have accused him of being a Terminator-like cyborg. Not because he’s tediously robotic but because he’s a fuck-machine who never needs to stop for food or rest while killing the punani. Does that have anything to do with Terminator Salvation? In the words of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s T-800: negative. Ayo! just thought you should know your lady-friend likes the rise of his machine.
Like many a robot-loving fanboy, Ayo! was skeptical when McG, director of such film “classics” as Charlie’s Angels and Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle, got his hands on this classic sci-fi property. He’s not a visionary filmmaker like James Cameron, who wrote and directed The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day. How then could he reboot the series and recover from the scrap metal (emphasis on the “crap”) that was Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines? CLICK HERE TO READ AYO’S FULL REVIEW
Poor Young Buck. Just as everyone started to forget about his embarrassing ousting from the G-Unit camp, we learned yesterday that his clothing line, David Brown, is calling it quits. To keep it 100, we completely forgot dude had a clothing line, which he supposedly launched last April when things were a bit rosier for the Nashville, TN native. But now that the entire country is hemorrhaging money quicker than Ma$e’s time on G-Unit, there’s just no place for up-start clothing lines ran by unsigned hypes.
But he’s not the first rapper to launch an anti-climactic clothing line, and we’re sure he won’t be the last. So in an attempt to dry Mr. Brown’s tears and show him that he’s no so alone afterall, we’re taking a look back at the history of failed clothing lines launched by rappers. Pour a little liquor below…
Katie Price continues to expand her brand, this time she tackles the lingerie market. Check some flicks of the busty famous-for-no-reason girl. [Bastardly]
Common drops knowledge on school kids in Georgia. [Nah Right]
Can you beat out these Nike Air Force One designs that just hit 21 Mercer? [Nice Kicks]
You won't have to worry about laptop damage if you cop this carrying case. [Like Cool]
Karl Lagerfeld got a custom Louie iPod case. [High Snob]
It's easy for rappers to claim they're recession-proof, but only a few MCs are telling the truth. You’d think that a person like Common'a thoughtful rap veteran who’s never gone platinum'would be suffering the most during a time when hip-hop albums are flopping faster than Kimbo Slice.
But Lonnie Rashid topsy-turvyed the game. His last two albums, Be and Finding Forever , have taken him to new commercial and critical heights, and his consistent acting roles have turned him into a seriously promising Hollywood player. So what does that all add up to in rap's dollars and cents? A spot on the Forbes Hip-Hop Cash Kings list, as well as a role in next summer's potential blockbuster Terminator 4. But Comm still loves good music, and he’s finally made some time in his busy schedule to unveil his long overdue Invincible Summer-turnt-Universal Mind Control album, which drops December 9. We spoke with the Chicago MC weeks before the release to get his thoughts on No I.D, Kanye vs. Pharrell, dating (or not dating) Serena Williams, and our new President-elect Barack O'Bama…
Ah, the Fourth Quarter, every rap fan’s favorite time of year. Ever since ‘98 when Russell and Lyor conspired to inflate the value of Def Jam before they sold their remaining stake by releasing Jay-Z, DMX, Redman, Foxy Brown and Method Man back-to-back, Q4 has been synonymous with the biggest and best rap releases. And, boy, this year the labels need their franchise players to put numbers on the board… BADLY. Seriously, it’s a shit-show out there. However, no matter how much the bosses want these albums to drop, they can’t just will their marquee acts into wrapping their record.
Since it’s all about side bets these days (peace to our peeps flippin’ Default Credit Swaps like weight), Complex has decided to look at this year’s supposed holiday releases and set the odds on whether big dogs like Eminem, Jay-Z, and Kanye West can get it together in order to save their bosses’ jobs. Read on for our exclusive analysis and get ready to place your bets…
Clipse can still rap their asses off, but there is something noticeably missing from the new Clipse Presents: The Re-Up Gang album, which dropped today. That something? Good beats. You see, we fucking love Pusha T and Malice over Neptunes production. But over Sleepwalkers (very apt name, btw) tracks? Eh…not so much.
Which got us thinking: this isn’t the first time a rap act has carved out a dope sound with a certain producer and then parted ways to dismal effect. After the jump, check out our compilation of those rappers and their respective before/after track records.
That's right, we invented the flip-cover steeze. Yesterday, we whet your palette with our Grace Park cover (fyi, her flicks are sending the blogosphere ablaze). So now we’re pleased to present the other side of our new issue: James McAvoy and Common.
The duo plays a pair of tough guys who kill at will in this summer's criminally minded blockbuster Wanted, which is based on Mark Millar’s ruthless 2003 comic book. Expect to see the seasoned Chicago MC break out as a respected actor in this greasy role. Scottish actor McAvoy is no slouch either, already boasting a Golden Globe nod. To get into the minds of Common and McAvoy and to see how well the co-stars know each other, read the feature from our June/July issue right HERE.
