Is Kanye’s “Amazing” the official song of basketball? Now NBA 2K10 is using it. [Nah Right]

Girls on boats. Looking hot. That’s all you need to know. [Holy Taco]

Forget chrome rims. We’d probably cop these chrome cameras first. [Daily Drop]

Cassie talks about her album, and inspiration and looks damn good doing it. [KarmaloopTV]

Not getting laid? Here are four reasons why. [Coed Mag]

They say pics of half-naked girls is one the best stress relievers. [Double Viking]

Don’t know what to say about Snoop Dogg and Justin Timberlake starring in a musical together. [PopCrunch]

Smuggling cocaine inside of live turkeys? Whatever works, dude. [Flisted]

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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!

Wow. Kanye went off on this new “Alright” song with Twista. [Nah Right]

Hugo Boss swaps tennis ball boys for models at the Madrid Masters. For the win. [Coed Mag]

The terrible acting in these porn scenes is absolutely hilarious. [Holy Taco]

Check out all the LiveStrong shoes Nike has done. [Nice Kicks]

Feel free to enjoy Cocktail’s 15 minutes of fame just as much as she will. [Lossip]

This Twitter tool will tell you how hetero your tweets are. Flisted]

Scroll through pics of these hotties while you watch the MLB All-Star game. [Double Viking]

The production and features on Rihanna’s next album sound crazy. [PopCrunch]

Today’s Buy It Now, is the Kidrobot x A-Trak x Dust La Rock “Greatful Bear”, essentially A-Trizzy as a Furry sucking down a tab of acid and rocking his calling card sunglasses—always a must when you’re messing with those psychotropicalsuperdingdongpills. Hit the jump for purchase info, and get on it, these are limited and priced to sell.

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Kanye is shitting his pants with excitement right now. The Drake vid is killing it, his Louis sneakers sold out the first day and Murakami just made the Kanye bear in gold paint. Hopefully he’s going to rant on the humble.[Supreme Being]

WeSC headphones w/ Medicom/Be@rbricks etc. to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Swedes. Slashhy! [High Snobiety]

Belvedere IX continues to co-op the frenchman ANDRÉ by moving the liquore with a Medicom man in pink and black. Dope. [Giltn]

Yep. Kanye interning at the GAP. And by interning, they mean “Also probably designing a collection for them.” Does that mean we might get another round of Spike Jones commercials when it drops? That would be awesssssome. [NY Mag]

Nike SB July releases. Ready…Seeeeeeet… [Nice Kicks]

NAME: Blair Jones

AGE: 17

OCCUPATION: Student

HOME BASE: Brooklyn

HAT: Starter

GLASSES: Topman

CHAIN: Urban Outiffiters

SHIRT: H&M

JACKET: Diesel

BELT: H&M

DENIM: UNIQLO

SNEAKERS: Ato Matsumoto

What items are you saving up for this summer? A Gucci belt and shoes to match.

What summer trends have you seen? Jean jackets with deep v-necks and tight skinny jeans paired with boots.

What is your dream vacation? Traveling to every continent in only one month.

What is the sneaker style you are rocking this season? Ato Matsumoto.

What’s your summer drink? Tropical Fantasy Mango.

Vote on whether this week’s subject is “Stylin” or “Wildin” below…

Who inspires your style? Kanye West inspires my style everyday.

What country has the best style? It is a tie between Sweden and Japan.

What movie best captures your style? Back to the Future because I’m bringing styles from the past back into the future.

Who has wack style? Soulja Boy is still stuck in his baggy phase.

What trend do you want to see die? True Religions jeans and Asolo boots.

Most money you ever spent on a single item of clothing? $200 on my silver skinny suit for my prom.

What do you collect? Starter snapback hats in every color.

What is your favorite brand? UNIQLO is my favorite brand.

What’s the most common statement people make about your style? “Very fashionable” and those sneakers are sick!

What do you see as the next big trend? Kanye’s new sneakers – the Air Yeezy’s.

What is your favorite city? New York.

What is your dream job? Owning my private practice as a psychiatrist.

Who is your dream date? Shanna T. Salmon, the fashion designer/singer.

Last book read? Animal Farm by George Orwell.

What is your trend proof style advice for our readers? Just have the ultimate confidence in your style and you’ll stay fresh.

Want to be featured in our weekly Street Detail blog? Email a head-to-toe picture of yourself to: streetdetail@complex.com

R.I.P. Michael Jackson. [CNN]

Details on Kanye’s next music video. [Nah Right]

Jessica Hart solidifies her place as one of our favorite supermodels. [CoedMag]

Humans have been making music for roughly 35,000 years. [Flisted]

We never get tired of looking at these hotties. [DoubleViking]

Check out this history of the NBA Draft and signature sneakers. [Nice Kicks]

Here’s some advice for the next time you get caught cheating. [Holy Taco]

Clipse and Kanye finally drop the video for “Kinda Like A Big Deal.” [Nah Right]

Wow. The new Spizike’s are going to be a problem. [Nice Kicks]

Your drunk texts are nothing compared to these. [Flisted]

Megan Fox apologizes for turning down some random fan. [PopCrunch]

What your douche-y facial hair really says about you. [Holy Taco]

The world’s best Guitar Hero player is only 14 years old. [Coed Mag]

Something that never gets old: girls posting their revealing pics online. [Double Viking]

Drake talks about Kanye’s creativity on set for the “Best I Ever Had” video. [Nah Right]

Ever wonder if that 5-Hour Energy stuff really works? Find out here. [Coed Mag]

The streets are saying that the homie Bill Clinton might be creeping again. [Flisted]

If one of your boys is getting married this summer (sucker), here’s your guide to the best man speech. [Holy Taco]

We always thought Boba Fett was cool. Medicom Toy gives us a reason to continue thinking so. [SlamxHype]

We called it weeks ago. Jon & Kate Plus 8’s ratings are way down. [PopCrunch]

Girls. Girls. Girls. [Double Viking]

B’s original version was good enough (just look at that preview image), but a classic ’Ye cameo puts it over the top. “Ego (Remix),” which premiered last night on BET’s Access Granted, is today’s video of the day. Good morning!

Max B’s wave is over. Check out this statement his lawyer released about the verdict. [Nah Right]

Need some help surviving that first date? We got you. [Holy Taco]

Air Yeezy’s aren’t just for your feet. Check out Kanye’s 32nd birthday cake. [Nice Kicks]

Let the ladies know up front that you play safe. [Flisted]

The 20 upcoming movies you should be most excited about. [CoedMag]

Girls taking pictures of themselves never gets old. [Double Viking]

Emma Watson is looking all grown up in these new Burberry ads. [Pop Crunch]

Hmm, we’re not sure about this new game show. [Holy Taco]

Andy Milonakis is still a crazy little fuck. [Elbo]

Check out Kanye’s “Paranoid” video that features Rihanna. [Marcus Troy]

Uh oh. Big Boi is wearing fakes. [Nice Kicks]

If you cared, Jeremy Shockey is 100 percent fine. [Flisted]

The cast of Celebrity Rehab 3 has been revealed. Yawn. [PopCrunch]

Point-and-shoot pics of this RT1 “Evolution” sneaker leaked online last week, but now we have detailed shots of Big Brother’s sneakers. They’re not as flashy as the Yeezy’s, but they’re also much cheaper, clocking in at $84 a pair. How do you think Hov’s sneaker stacks up against ‘Ye’s? Check more pics of the Evolution, and then vote on who’s sneaker you’re feeling more after the jump.
$84.99, http://www.rocawearevolutionsneakers.com/

YEEZY VS JAYEEZY VOTE NOW

We took you through the history of Gucci Mane’s chains. [LINK]

Heidi Montag got the Super Twosday treatment. [LINK]

Kanye won our style war, and was crowned the best dressed rapper of all time. [LINK]

Lauren London sizzled as our Hot Complex. [LINK]

Mark Sanchez spoke to us about his dream date, groupies and crying. [LINK]

And From The Complex Network:
Nah Right: Birdman says he’d kiss Lil Wayne again. [LINK]

Nice Kicks: The Rejuven8 is coming back. [LINK]

Bastardly: Bar Refaeli is wet in a bikini. [LINK]

Das Gamer: Check out the first trailer for Madden NFL 10. [LINK]

Kicks On Fire: This Jordan V pack is sick. [LINK]

On Smash: Fabolous goes beat hunting with Sean C & LV. [LINK]

MAN I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY. THIS IS A REAL HONOR! THIS WHOLE YEAR HAS BEEN SO OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE…. FROM THE YEEZY’S TO THE LOUIE VUITTONS…. FROM HEARTLESS BEING THE NUMBER ONE SONG ON RADIO FOR THE FIRST QUATER OF THIS YEAR TO AMAZING BEING THE THEME SONG FOR THE NBA PLAYOFFS. IT MEANS A LOT TO BE ABLE TO GET RESPECT FROM MY CORE AND PEERS EVEN THOUGH EVERYBODY KNOWS I GET A LITTLE CRAZY WITH THE CLOTHES SOMETIMES. I’M ON VACAY RT NOW WITH A WHITE T ON. IT’S NICE TO READ SOMETHING POSITIVE FOR A CHANGE! PHARRELL PIONEERED WHAT I DO NOW. HE WAS THE ORIGINAL TO BREAK DOWN DOORS BETWEEN “REAL FASHION” AND HIP HOP WORLDS, DOING BEATS FOR NOREAGA AND RUNNING AROUND WITH THE MODEL CHICKS. ROSS GET’S REAL FRESH. TI HAS A GREAT EFFORTLESS SINCE OF STYLE. JAY HAS SET MAD TRENDS AND IS THE SINATRA OF OUR ERA. NOBODY IS AS FRESH AS RALPH LUAREN HIMSELF, ONLY ANDRE 3000 AND BENTLEY GET CLOSE BUT THERE’S STILL WORK TO DO. I THINK OLD MEN DRESS THE FRESHEST, NOT TRENDY AT ALL BUT SOMETIMES STILL COLORFUL AND INTERESTING. THEY’VE FIGURED OUT WHAT LOOKS GOOD ON THEM AND THEY STICK IT. THE UP HILL BATTLE WE HAVE AS HIP HOP ARTIST IS HIP HOP IS ROOTED IN TRENDS. TRUE STYLE AND TRENDS VERY SELDOMELY MEET. THAT’S WHY WE HAVE A TENDENCY TO WEAR STUFF THAT’S LAUGHABLE 2 YEARS LATER. WHEN I CAN SEE CRAZY STUFF I’VE WORN AND PEOPLE LAUGH AT ME, ALL I CAN DO IS LAUGH WITH YOU AND THINK, I HAD FUN THOUGH. THANKS AGAIN, MR. WEST

We thank everyone for voting in the competition as well. See you in line for the new Yeezy’s that drop this Saturday!

If you want to attend something dope this weekend, check out Aiko’s Love Monster art exhibit that opens tomorrow April 18, at the Joshua Liner Gallery located at 548 W.28th Street, 3rd Floor.

Youtube is going to do shows and movies. Yeah, but do they have Alec Baldwin? The answer is nope. [CNET]

A.P.C.’s spring/summer collection is all up on the madras. Sure it’s gonna cost you a pinky finger (and toe) but it will make you awesome. [Slam x Hype]

Speaking of blowing money, the spring LV sunglasses just popped up. [High Snobiety]

Hiroshi/Fragment Nike Tennis Classic AF1s. Throwing up in my mouth. [Sneaker Files]

Vans Vault “Lvevl” pack in white. Oh man, it is so awesome that spring is here. [Nice Kicks]

Kanye lays a verse down for Teairra Mari’s comeback track. [Nah Right]

Black/white photos of around-the-way girls? Sure, why not?

Ha, check out this list of 10 things from your 20s that you’ll regret when you’re 40. [CoedMag]

This Original Drop Stop will put an end to dropping your phone between the cracks of your car.

Punch up your kicks by winning a Starks Laces prize pack. [Nice Kicks]

Our Bossman’s website is up for a Webby Award in the fashion category. Sign up and vote now. [WebbyAwards]

The NBA is using Kanye’s “Amazing” song for its playoff commercial. [Nah Right]

These Creative Rec’s are the closest a lot of us will come to Gucci sneakers. [Nice Kicks]

Yikes. The 5 creepiest animal sex toys. [CoedMag]

Regardless, the shoe drops tomorrow, so below we’ve assembled some unseen outtakes from our exclusive interview with both Kanye West (superhero) and Mark Smith (Creative Director of Special Projects in the Innovation Kitchen for Nike). Hit the jump to hear about the design process, selection of aesthetics for the shoe, and why Kanye is the everyman when it comes to repping for the ‘hood in the Nike design offices…

As told to Bradley Carbone

Who is Mark Smith:

Mark Smith: “I’ve been working with Tinker and MJ for about 15 years now, kind of the guy behind the guy behind the guy kind of thing. I’ve had a lot of great success on products you may or may not have known were mine. From the ones that people probably recognize, I’d say the Air Moire and the Nike + project, as well as working with Tinker on some of the big Jordans, including the 20 and the 23.”

Mark Smith on the sit downs:

Mark Smith: “In the early meetings we didn’t have an entourage full of people on either side. It was really literally just Kanye and I sitting down comparing notes, bringing each other up to speed on our involvement with footwear and it started naturally from there. We never sent samples out, we didn’t want to do that.

We didn’t want images on any blogs, so we treated Kanye’s project the way we would any of our primary, key athletes. We would meet Kanye on the road to keep the project under wraps. It was a lot of one-on-ones with he and I—usually 2 hours minimum, sometimes up to 4 hours. I think we had about 6 of those.”

The Kanye design brief:

Kanye West: “One of the big things I want to stress to people about the shoe itself is conceptually it was made for a person walking on a space planet. I wanted to take the concept of future pop colors and all this like ’80s influence and make it wearable.”

The Mark Smith design brief:

Mark Smith: “Whenever we started looking at things, instead of adding a whole bunch of today’s stuff onto it and super technology or anything like that, it was more about keeping things simple. We agreed that any time we wanted to add something to the product we had to take something away so that it wasn’t just adding adding adding and if we could get one item to do 2 jobs then we did.”

Kanye on performance vs. aesthetic:

Kanye West: “When I step into anything, the first thing I’m thinking about is aesthetic. I’m aesthetic first on anything. Where will you be when you’re listening to this? Where will your surroundings be? Everything [for me] is design. It’s not a separate process, there’s no separation. I’m expressive when I pick up a mic, when I pick up a keyboard, when I pick up a pencil, if I’m on the computer. Everything is an expression of exactly who I am.“

Mark on performance vs. aesthetic:

Mark Smith: “Whenever I’ve designed shoes, it’s always been performance and function first. The actual stage performance was Kanye’s “on court” for me, so my goal was to make these super comfortable on-stage performance shoes.”

Kanye’s color palatte:

Kanye West: “So [as far as using the future pop colors] I decided it would be a cool idea to use them on the inside of the shoe, and on the tongue. The pink is definitely my type of idea, and the taupe Yeezy, which drops in June, really expresses my sensibility.”

Kanye is the art kid done good:

Kanye West: “I was the first of this generation of the “art kid” that made it really really big. It used to be that the art kid only sold like 100,000, 200,000 records and then I did College Dropout and it’s like, “Oh wow”. I’m basically the same type of person who would have been a hypebeast, or a designer, but I did something incredible, I broke through for everyone. The reason kids gravitate to me is because I’m the proof that you can do stuff that’s really good that you feel like doing and still be successful at it.”

But still can keep it real:

Kanye West: “But I keep it real, and the fans can relate. I’ll have white gym shoes on at the Emmys and to me that’s like me keeping it real to the ‘hood I come from. The people are like, “Man if I had the opportunity to hit the red carpet, that’s what I would do. I’d have a G-shock on with a suit.” When I get into that Nike office there are different people rooting for me feeling like, “This guy is one of us.” Me getting to work with Nike on a shoe is like the voice of this generation. People feel like they’re in there with me, ‘cause they can communicate with me. They know me through the blog, and through all the people I have great relationships with.”

A Yeezy 2?

Kanye West: “We had so much stuff, we actually got a version that hopefully can be the Yeezy 2 someday. ”