In February, I went to New Orleans for Mardi Gras, rode in the Krewe of Zulu with Rob49, and considered the precarious state of the modern, ascendant young rap star. A profile for Complex
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Somehow, Rich The Kid ended up with a “magic phone” full of contacts with stars like Frank Ocean, Ye, and Miley Cyrus 📲

He says it even helped him land a record deal.

How a 23-Year-Old From LA Fooled the Internet With an AI Kendrick Lamar Diss Track

Sy The Rapper explains why he made the artificial intelligence Kendrick diss track that went viral, and why he ultimately decided to clarify that it was fake.

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The diss songs have been delivered, leaving an important question in need of answering: Who won Kendrick Lamar Versus Drake Round 1? Who had the best opening shot? Tap in with me to see

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lmao this the only acceptable use of AI

i broke down all of the disses (and who they were aimed at) on drake's response track

hmmm IDK, this verse feels old

don't think he's talking about the beef here

Cash Cobain talks about meeting Drake, hints at new music: 'It's OVO Slizzy' 👀

RIP to Mister Cee 🖤

Wrote about the roots and aftereffects of an emotionally intelligent hip-hop moment. My first in a looong time for Complex Music complex.com/music/a/comple…

PartyNextDoor made a lot of waves when he unveiled his P4 cover last week, so I caught up with the model that appeared in the artwork. Check out our lovely convo here!

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T-Minus on the making of '7 Minute Drill' 👀

- J. Cole’s verse came from one of his 7-minute exercises.
- T-Minus made the beat in 7 minutes.
- J. Cole asked T-Minus to give him a word to start the song with...

'I looked at my FL Studios system and I saw the word 'light'… and

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A Full Breakdown of J. Cole’s Response to Kendrick Lamar

Here’s everything you may have missed on J. Cole’s “7 Minute Drill” response to Kendrick

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