Complex Main Logo
  • music
  • style
  • pop Culture
  • sports
  • life
  • sneakers
  • shows
  • buyers guide
Search Icon
  • Facebook Navigation Icon
  • Twitter Navigation Icon
  • Instagram Navigation Icon
  • Youtube Navigation Icon
  • Snapchat Navigation Icon
  • TikTok Navigation Icon
  • Twitch Icon Navigation
Complex Main Logo

Channels

  • music
  • style
  • pop Culture
  • sports
  • life
  • sneakers
  • pigeons & planes
  • shows
  • buyers guide
  • shop
  • volume
  • podcasts
  • newsletters

Learn & Grow

  • education

Stream on

  • Youtube logo nav bar 0youtube
  • Twitch logotwitch
  • Netflix logonetflix
  • Hulu logohulu
  • Roku logoroku
  • Pluto TV logopluto.tv
  • Xumo logoxumo
  • Apple logoappletv
  • Tubi logotubi

Follow On

  • Facebook logofacebook
  • Twitter Navigation Icontwitter
  • Instagram Navigation Iconinstagram
  • Snapchat Navigation Iconsnapchat
  • Pinterest logopinterest
  • TikTok Navigation Icontiktok

Read on

  • Apple logoapple news
  • Flipboard logo nav bar 1flipboard
  • Google News logogoogle news
  • RSS feed iconrss feed

Complex Sites

  • first we feast
  • sole collector
  • complexcon
  • complexland

Work with us

  • careers
  • advertise
  • complex b.o.s.s.
  • climate
  • contact us

Complex Global

  • canada
  • united kingdom
  • australia
  • netherlands
  • complex chinese
  • terms

    terms of use

  • privacy

    privacy policy

  • cookie settings

    cookie settings

  • ca privacy

    california privacy

  • site map

    site map

  • public notice

    public notice

  • accessibility statement

    accessibility statement

COMPLEX participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means COMPLEX gets paid commissions on purchases made through our links to retailer sites. Our editorial content is not influenced by any commissions we receive.

© Complex Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Complex.com is a part of

Complex Networks logo

Carl Chery

Joined August 2019 | 3 posts

Latest Stories

Mislabeling has led to the perception that R&B isn’t as successful and profitable as it actually is.Mislabeling has led to the perception that R&B isn’t as successful and profitable as it actually is.
MUSIC

| BY CARL CHERY

R&B Isn't Dead. It's Going Through an Identity Crisis.

Watch the heir to the throne. Here's how Drake changed the way we look at what's required to be the next king of rap.Watch the heir to the throne. Here's how Drake changed the way we look at what's required to be the next king of rap.
MUSIC

| BY CARL CHERY

How Drake Broke the Mold of the Throne

The standard formula we’ve all grown used to—the R&B-friendly rap song packaged to reach mass appeal—is nearly absent from the Hot 100 at the moment.The standard formula we’ve all grown used to—the R&B-friendly rap song packaged to reach mass appeal—is nearly absent from the Hot 100 at the moment.
MUSIC

| BY CARL CHERY

'The Formula' Is Dying: Rap Songs With R&B Hooks Are No Longer Surefire Hits