Kanye West Complex Cover & Photo Shoot + Behind the Air Yeezys
Never a man to rest on his laurels or approach anything in a manner even remotely resembling half-assed, Kanye decided to bring in music video director and photographer Chris Milk for a truly groundbreaking photoshoot for Complex’s April/May issue.
In the cover story, Complex EIC Noah Callahan-Bever picks Kanye’s brain about public perception, insecurity (or his lack thereof) and why Taz’s tights don’t define him as a man.
What does the brand Kanye West mean?
Kanye West: Pop but Luxury. Edgy but Comfortable. I’m about clashing worlds that you think don’t belong together. This is our world and everything belongs together. That’s the ill thing about our president. Our president is black, but our president is white, too. And the original struggle of America is racism, and to have someone in office that represents both of those sides is what I think this world is about. Segregation and snobbery and elitism should be the wack words. That should be what people use to dis people.
Read the full cover story here. After the jump, check out an extensive video rundown of the shoot and the technology used to create the images.
And finally, Complex sat down with Kanye and Mark Smith, Creative Director of Special Projects at Nike, for a in-depth breakdown of the birth of the Air Yeezy. They also have a shit load of exclusive pics, including never before seen prototype shots such as the one below.
Kanye West: I grabbed all these Jordans from their archives, and I’m sitting in the office next to Tinker [Hatfield, Jordan designer] and Mark, just pulling out shit and putting it in front of him like, “I like this element.” We just vibed it out.
Links: Behind the Air Yeezys | Air Yeezy Gallery
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:39 am
WTF?
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:39 am
the cool
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:40 am
gay
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:41 am
kicks look cool for the summer. shorts with a white tee
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:41 am
complex’s dicksuckery is so sinsurr
jim jones: MOST RELEVANT IN NEW YORK
kanye west: MOST INFLUENTIAL BRAND IN THE GALAXY
i mean wtf is next
souljah boy: MORE SWAGGER THAN 200,000 SWAGGERFUL ALIENS
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:41 am
hes a white blue eyed android
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:41 am
Fuck Karate… people in no order that I think I could fuck up
Daniel San
Jet Li
Any kid you ever see that takes a karate stance during a street fight
A small bear
^^
*gets in passenger seat of car driven by Asian woman*
*doesnt wear seatbelt*
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:42 am
These shoes looked hot…………………………..2 years ago, smfh.
Just release the fucking shoes already.
No one answered my question, DID JOE BUDDEN ALBUM EVER DROP?
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:42 am
wow i’m mad the yeezy’s above didn’t get made – those are incredible. real space boot type shit. me likey.
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:44 am
# Beezy Says:
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:42 am
In high school we used to have a team whore who would service any and all of us on command…
She would go into a room, and we would just go in one at a time for head. Niggas would even go in for seconds after everyone had a tern.
I would estimate on a busy night the bitch would swallow 20-25 loads…no bullshit.
So yeah, I doubt that consuming enough to need your stomach pumped is possible.
^ karma is going to bless beezy with nothing but daughters
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:44 am
looks at the kanye cover
*youtube.com/watch?v=c1nw59MpTjQ*
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:44 am
Any word on the Air yeezy price…because he’s stayed pricing out normal fans
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:45 am
i’m buying the yeezys in every color i can get without camping in front of niketown. these shits is like fusions on steroids. they’re what fusions should have been. the ultimate ode to jordans. yes i know this is some serious stannery but i’m saying, these shits is amaaaaaaaazing
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:45 am
My Goal for 2009
Get prancer pregnant.
If that was to happen I could 2 step to the crossroads with my chin up high & a smile on my face
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:45 am
DID JOE BUDDEN ALBUM EVER DROP?
^
google is your friend.
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:45 am
Any word on the Air yeezy price…because he’s stayed pricing out normal fans
^I heard from a friend @ Nike that the number being tossed around is $215.
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:45 am
Fuck you, your bitch and your lil ass condoms(c)Cammy B
youtube.com/watch?v=vh7XB-iHl04
*starts jerking in his office chair*
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:45 am
No one answered my question, DID JOE BUDDEN ALBUM EVER DROP?
^^
I’m going to answer that with a rhetorical,
If a tree drops in a forest and no one is there to hear it…?
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:46 am
karma is going to bless beezy with nothing but daughters
^
BROFFLE
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:47 am
if i have daughters i’m sending them to saudi arabia to get raised right, no dick till marriage and no marriage till i say so. CHEA!
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:47 am
I’m going to answer that with a rhetorical,
If a tree drops in a forest and no one is there to hear it…?
*Dead*
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:47 am
215 for a basic sneaker….it’s a recession and fuckers are going wild…shakes head because I know I’m gonna have alot of quiet nights saving the money for those
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:47 am
with the dream…t-pain….have a song wit neyo for the ladies…
============================================
That Ne-Yo formula is broken. T-Pain…meh. The-Dream is the new Def Jam go to collabo artist. Expect the Juelz/Dream collabo later this year.
Juelz can get some of his shine back, but he’ll never be back where he was @ the hieght of “What The Games Been Missing”. He’s done too much bitchass shit to be considered a boss. Let him make Un Kasa rich 1st…then we’ll talk.
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:47 am
Nahright needs an app, dre don’t do shit like that?
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:48 am
Having a daughter > Having a son
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:48 am
*doesnt pay 215*
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:49 am
Having a Godchild > having a child of your own
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:49 am
I’m going to answer that with a rhetorical,
If a tree drops in a forest and no one is there to hear it…?
^
philosphy 101 lol
but in all seriousness yeah it did drop, it was good but like i have said before, the beat selection was awful.
best track imo: ‘now i lay’ and ‘pray for me’
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:49 am
Joe 88 Says:
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:48 am
Having a daughter > Having a son
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Co-sign…only cause I have a daughter lol.
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:49 am
oh shit Joe is back.
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:49 am
karma is going to bless beezy with nothing but daughters
^
BROFFLE
>Yeah, based on my horrific actions in life I have no doubt that if I ever have kids, they will all be daughters.
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:49 am
Joe 88 Says:
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:48 am
Having a daughter > Having a son
^
i wouldn’t doubt it. i have a son but if he came out as a girl i would have been just as happy
father/daughter bond > father/son bond
at least from what i’ve seen
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:50 am
I’m gonna go ahead and say 7000 follows by tonight.
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:50 am
# Beezy Says:
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:42 am
In high school we used to have a team whore who would service any and all of us on command…
She would go into a room, and we would just go in one at a time for head. Niggas would even go in for seconds after everyone had a tern.
I would estimate on a busy night the bitch would swallow 20-25 loads…no bullshit.
So yeah, I doubt that consuming enough to need your stomach pumped is possible.
^team whore probably found husbands got married…and had kids
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:50 am
Digital Scales Says:
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:49 am
Having a Godchild > having a child of your own
^^^
Having a dog > Greater than having a god child
when was the last time your god child ever bit the shit out of someone for you
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:50 am
it was good but like i have said before, the beat selection was awful.
=============================================
How was it good but the beats were awful?
MM3 > Padded Room
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:50 am
Having a Godchild > having a child of your own
Co-sign, i’ll smoke to that
*lights half a dutch*
Ya’ll know the price of single dutches are jumping to 2.15$ april 1st if there aren’t already that much depending on where you live
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:50 am
No one answered my question, DID JOE BUDDEN ALBUM EVER DROP?
^^
I’m going to answer that with a rhetorical,
If a tree drops in a forest and no one is there to hear it…?
=i hope joey doesnt read that shit…..it would be heartbreaking for him.LOL.
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:50 am
Beezy Says:
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:49 am
Yeah, based on my horrific actions in life
^
*pictures beezy in a pied piper mask chaining a bitch up in his lair and doing sick hoodrat things* no homo
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:50 am
Nahright needs an app
^
+1
iphone ftw.
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:51 am
I have no doubt that if I ever have kids, they will all be daughters.
^^
Not if you drop it in the bottom of the pussy hole. Karma can’t beat natural biology.
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:51 am
father/daughter bond > father/son bond
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Real shit.
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:51 am
Pink Dollars poppin…aint no panties droppinnn
These lil bitches got me hyped up….I love the break beat..I hope this is the direction hip hop heads back into. Fuck Diddy, Hov, Just Blaze..all dem niggas that want hip hop to sound like choir music, big ass productions and shit…Just gimmie a break beat…loop the shit and go in…
youtube.com/watch?v=MIqOSOs6kFM
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:51 am
>>Having a daughter > Having a son
sizzle
>>Nahright needs an app, dre don’t do shit like that?
an iPhone joint? I should have something by later tonight. not necessarily an app, but it’ll make the site play nicely with the iPhone.
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:51 am
Ya’ll know the price of single dutches are jumping to 2.15$ april 1st if there aren’t already that much depending on where you live
^I bought one in Jersey City for $2 the other day….I was fucking flabberghasted.
When i started smoking dutches were 50c. I been smoking SO fucking long.
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:52 am
fuck your followers all a bunch of woodro fans
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:52 am
Ya’ll know the price of single dutches are jumping to 2.15$ april 1st if there aren’t already that much depending on where you live
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Hell naw. That’s extortion. $1.25 is enough as it is.
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:53 am
@amp
what i should of said are the beats are not as good as they could/should of been, the lyrics are dope and so is his flow, so it enables me to ignore some of those beats lol.
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:53 am
i have a blackberry
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:53 am
Ya’ll know the price of single dutches are jumping to 2.15$ april 1st if there aren’t already that much depending on where you live
^^
That’s horrific. I got charged 8.00 for ports in AA county on Friday nite. A nigga started having heart palpitations and shit.
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:53 am
# eskay Says:
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:50 am
I’m gonna go ahead and say 7000 follows by tonight.
^^eskay lies, men lie…numbers don’t
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:54 am
eskay Says:
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:51 am
>>Having a daughter > Having a son
sizzle
>>Nahright needs an app, dre don’t do shit like that?
an iPhone joint? I should have something by later tonight. not necessarily an app, but it’ll make the site play nicely with the iPhone.
^^^^
Pffft iphones… when can I get my nahright updates sent to my house in singing telegram form…. I bet we can get Memph Bleek & Skee-Lo to do it for rent money
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:54 am
an iPhone joint? I should have something by later tonight. not necessarily an app, but it’ll make the site play nicely with the iPhone.
^
let us know when its set up and ready yo, but in the long term, an app would be crack.
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:54 am
# b-ease Says:
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:51 am
I have no doubt that if I ever have kids, they will all be daughters.
^^
Not if you drop it in the bottom of the pussy hole. Karma can’t beat natural biology.
^ que?
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:55 am
Ya’ll know the price of single dutches are jumping to 2.15$ april 1st if there aren’t already that much depending on where you live
^^1.25 for the singles here….but the 4 pack is still 3.75…Muhammed husltin backwards at the bodega.
*jerks out the bodega*
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:55 am
Digital Scales Says:
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:53 am
i have a blackberry
^
apps for iphone >>>>>>>
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:55 am
iphones are gay
yeah i said it..
iphones are the feminine, you have to gently glide your finger across the screen and shit
blackberrys are the masculine
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:55 am
Hell naw. That’s extortion. $1.25 is enough as it is
^I know right. But we all know ninjas is gonna complain all the way to the store, kick out that extra 90 cent, complain all the way back home & complain while smoking about the price of dutches
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:56 am
lol @ gently glide
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:57 am
Please at least you’re getting by cheaper I’m up to 8 dollars a can now… smh at the fact that I can get a can for 3 bucks down south but 8 at home…the fuck is that
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:57 am
and if i gotta pay 2 and change for a dutch, ima started smoking in zig zags
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:57 am
^ que?
^^
Chinese “wive’s tale” supposes that dropping your load in from the back as deep as possible while stroking rigorously (no slow stroke) garuntees a son. Some wannabe mystic nigga I went to college with was into Asian culture. I always thought that was funny/interesting.
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:57 am
iphones are the feminine, you have to gently glide your finger across the screen and shit
blackberrys are the masculine
^
niggas always gotta make shit look feminin/homo, now im gonna feel guilty the next time i get a txt/call lol.
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:57 am
epmd & keith murray in concert on thurs in ft laud for any south fl heads
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:59 am
# b-ease Says:
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:57 am
^ que?
^^
Chinese “wive’s tale” supposes that dropping your load in from the back as deep as possible while stroking rigorously (no slow stroke) garuntees a son. Some wannabe mystic nigga I went to college with was into Asian culture. I always thought that was funny/interesting.
^ lol.. i never heard of that, learn something new everyday
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:59 am
Keith Murray’s alive? That’s whats up yo.
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:59 am
But we all know ninjas is gonna complain all the way to the store, kick out that extra 90 cent, complain all the way back home & complain while smoking about the price of dutches
=================================
I bitch in between pulls lol.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:00 pm
*fucks doggy*
*strokes rigorously*
*gaurantees the Beezy blood-line continues by empregnating hooker with male son*
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:00 pm
Digital Scales Says:
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:57 am
and if i gotta pay 2 and change for a dutch, ima started smoking in zig zags
^yeah for like 2 days, then you & your goons are gonna be huddled up complaing about spending 10$ on five dutch masters, lol
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:00 pm
Chinese “wive’s tale” supposes that dropping your load in from the back as deep as possible while stroking rigorously (no slow stroke) garuntees a son. Some wannabe mystic nigga I went to college with was into Asian culture. I always thought that was funny/interesting.
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And here I though hitting the bottom of the pussy just made a chick cum mad hard.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:01 pm
shorty has no ass and i don’t even mind, weird huh?
i mean no ass, she looks like she left her ass at home
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:01 pm
Babies you get a cheaper fix..and girls don’t run away when you’re smoking…
Dipping = Dry dick (pause)
but god help me if I don’t love my sweet sweet nicotine
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:02 pm
and if i gotta pay 2 and change for a dutch, ima started smoking in zig zags
^yeah for like 2 days, then you & your goons are gonna be huddled up complaing about spending 10$ on five dutch masters, lol
>When they charged me $2 for a dutch I was initially outraged…but then figured what the fuck else am I gonna do.
Now I pay $2 and dont even think about it.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:02 pm
i mean no ass, she looks like she left her ass at home
^^
*dead*
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:02 pm
and if i gotta pay 2 and change for a dutch, ima started smoking in zig zags
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Only time I smoke joints is when a white kid passes me one. Other then that, it’s strictly Vanilla Dutch’s.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:02 pm
Digital Scales Says:
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:01 pm
shorty has no ass and i don’t even mind, weird huh?
i mean no ass, she looks like she left her ass at home
^^^
Like the ass got hit with a frying pan
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:02 pm
Now I pay $2 and dont even think about it.
^^
I fear that day.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:03 pm
>>blackberrys are the masculine
true. but still iphones >>>
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:03 pm
Alright guys & gals, it’s been fun, but I gotta run, i’ll be back on later I swear, lol.
Tell Billz I said aaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyooooooooooooo!!!
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:03 pm
Billz is gonna be absolutely crushed he missed you
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:04 pm
Piece 88
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:04 pm
*daps Gucci 88*
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:04 pm
shaking my head that I’m still killing time in that sneaker gallery….contemplating how I’m gonna swing 215 while still getting drunk on the reg
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:04 pm
that cover is creepy
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:05 pm
I discovered and adopted this group over the weekend, they are called Pink Dollars..I love these lil chicks they remind me of some Real Roxanne Shante type shit..just having fun with the music on some female braggadoccio shit.
I actually contacted them to do some free promo work for em..I like their style that much.
PINK DOLLARS
myspace.com/wh0sbad
check their page for more songs (4 in all)
DOWNLOAD NEVER HUNGRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Copy the link below!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.zshare.net/audio/57205903fb23eddb/
SIDEBAR: I really don’t expect any of you hardcore gangsta niggas that be on here listening to Wale, CH and Asher Roth to dig this..this is mostly for the chicks that lurk here..and for niggas who love to hear chicks spit.
Show the youth love…don’t eat the young
*jerks off with Cammy B in the Hummer*
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:05 pm
I discovered and adopted this group over the weekend, they are called Pink Dollars..I love these lil chicks they remind me of some Real Roxanne Shante type shit..just having fun with the music on some female braggadoccio shit.
I actually contacted them to do some free promo work for em..I like their style that much.
PINK DOLLARS
myspace.com/wh0sbad
check their page for more songs (4 in all)
DOWNLOAD NEVER HUNGRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Copy the link below!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
zshare.net/audio/57205903fb23eddb/
SIDEBAR: I really don’t expect any of you hardcore gangsta niggas that be on here listening to Wale, CH and Asher Roth to dig this..this is mostly for the chicks that lurk here..and for niggas who love to hear chicks spit.
Show the youth love…don’t eat the young
*jerks off with Cammy B in the Hummer*
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:05 pm
peace joe
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:06 pm
LF : Sometimes I see shit moving in the corner of my eye when nothings really there. I’ve done way too many drugs in my life.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:06 pm
epmd & keith murray in concert on thurs in ft laud for any south fl heads
___________
Revolution right?
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:06 pm
*waits on bootleg air yeezy’s*
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:07 pm
Nice spread.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:07 pm
wtf.. fuck this gay shit
geek ass nerd
nah right is full of geek ass nerds who sit behind computer all day and act hood like the owner of this site
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:08 pm
LF : Sometimes I see shit moving in the corner of my eye when nothings really there. I’ve done way too many drugs in my life.
^Thats prob just a floater dude…like you get things floating around in the jelly in your eye internally.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:08 pm
nah right is full of geek ass nerds who sit behind computer all day and act hood like the owner of this site
_________
Tell em why you mad son
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:09 pm
Man I wish I was young again..look at them…so young and dumb..not a care in the world..daddy buy em sneakers, iphones, shoes, momma wash they clothes…ahh to be young again.
*prays to the god of benjamin buttonness*
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:09 pm
# PHENOMENON Says:
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:07 pm
Nice spread.
____
ayo
you just love when Kaneye has a spread dont you
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:09 pm
what’s good peoples
Daps to the crew
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:09 pm
# green eyes Says:
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:57 am
epmd & keith murray in concert on thurs in ft laud for any south fl heads
^ ^
What!! [Googles it.]
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:09 pm
peace nahkis.
top of the day to y’all. *daps abound*
yo eskay…..
you got any of those links to blackberry codebreakers?
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:09 pm
there’s something on my screen… (no Fux)
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:09 pm
@ beezy Word. I was getting a little worried.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:10 pm
# LOL Says:
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:07 pm
wtf.. fuck this gay shit
geek ass nerd
nah right is full of geek ass nerds who sit behind computer all day and act hood like the owner of this site
^^And you’re the exception? You just took a few minutes from selling crack, beating up your girl, shooting niggas to come here and do what? be a geek?
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:11 pm
I just found out one of my former jump offs (who I used to smut out) is going to get married….ROFLMFAO…
she was a college party girl….she found a good man…
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:12 pm
this nigga ‘ye look like the titan of wind in god of war 2. lol.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:12 pm
LOL = Nestle Snipes = ______
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:12 pm
LOL Says:
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:07 pm
wtf.. fuck this gay shit
geek ass nerd
nah right is full of geek ass nerds who sit behind computer all day and act hood like the owner of this site
^^^
Circle yo crib
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:12 pm
bootleg Yeezy’s are out. word to Mustafa at the Swap Meet
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:13 pm
nah right is full of geek ass nerds who sit behind computer all day
^Juelz? Young Chris?
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:15 pm
@ – “nah right is full of geek ass nerds who sit behind computer all day ”
I’d like to add the unemployed to that list
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:15 pm
an iPhone joint? I should have something by later tonight. not necessarily an app, but it’ll make the site play nicely with the iPhone.
>I’m calling bullshit. You’ve said this same statement before. You fucking’ slacker. lol. And don’t do something gay like: not allow the ipod function to work in the background. Many apps have failed on that account alone.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:15 pm
Kanye = Pee wee herman
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:15 pm
If there’s one thing I regret, is that I haven’t dated nearly enough sluts. I’m usually drawn to the “nice girl” type & that’s cool. But once in a while you just wanna mess with a chick that’s down for whatever. Gotta start broadening my whorizons.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:16 pm
# Digital Scales Says:
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:09 pm
# PHENOMENON Says:
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:07 pm
Nice spread.
____
ayo
you just love when Kaneye has a spread dont you
^ ^
Spreads are gay?? Idk, I’m not hip to your homosexual sub-culture lingo Digi.
[But Pause anyway.]
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:16 pm
not allow the ipod function to work in the background. Many apps have failed on that account alone.
^
thats because the software doesnt allow it too unless its an apple app. iphone OS 3.0 will fix this in June.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:17 pm
not allow the ipod function to work in the background. Many apps have failed on that account alone.
^
thats because the software doesnt allow it to unless its an apple app. iphone OS 3.0 will fix this in June
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:17 pm
# MiamiDaze Says:
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:06 pm
epmd & keith murray in concert on thurs in ft laud for any south fl heads
___________
Revolution right?
^ the flyer says club premier
305hiphop.com/content/epmd-keith-murrar-live-club-premier
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:18 pm
NR is cool..its just that when you come on NR expect to see posts about the same 5 rappers all day thas all..no variety here..no variety in music right nah at all anyway..we have these new cookie cutter rapper geeks and then you have all the old heads that wanna see Jayz and Nas do a show at the MGM Grand so they can dress up in tuxedos and go act like they rich and grown up.
The old heads don’t accept the young heads..cause they old..think back to 15-20 years ago..when your pops/uncle/aunt/ told you that Naughty by Nature wasnt as good as RUNDMC…no matter how true or not..you wasnt trynna hear it..well now YOU are your pops/uncle/aunt…hating on the youth.
The music suffers, the old heads have the money but no ear for what the kids want..The kids have the talent but no money(way) to market themselves.
PS.Charles Hamilton is still wack
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:18 pm
whorizons
^
lol
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:19 pm
# AmpGeez a.k.a. Mr. Solo Dolo Says:
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:12 pm
LOL = Nestle Snipes = ______
^How about no…
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:19 pm
CH > Asher Roth > Wale
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:20 pm
LOL = Nestle Snipes = Sean Coonery
Any more aliases I should be adding?
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:21 pm
people actually use aliases on here?
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:21 pm
“Lets feed his Ego” – Complex
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:22 pm
Man I wish I was young again..look at them…so young and dumb..not a care in the world..daddy buy em sneakers, iphones, shoes, momma wash they clothes…ahh to be young again.
>>And in that respect 90′s babies > . The only thing they got on 80′s kids.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:22 pm
# sean coonery Says:
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:11 pm
I just found out one of my former jump offs (who I used to smut out) is going to get married….ROFLMFAO…
she was a college party girl….she found a
good mansucker for love…March 23rd, 2009 at 12:22 pm
*multiple aliases
fixed
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:23 pm
No lie I’m RIPPING off the Cover when this comes in the mail.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:25 pm
people actually use aliases on here?
^Definitely not.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:26 pm
Beezy Says:
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:25 pm
people actually use aliases on here?
^Definitely not.
^
it was fixed to what i meant to say originally
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:26 pm
>>The old heads don’t accept the young heads..cause they old..think back to 15-20 years ago..when your pops/uncle/aunt/ told you that Naughty by Nature wasnt as good as RUNDMC…no matter how true or not..you wasnt trynna hear it..well now YOU are your pops/uncle/aunt…hating on the youth.
so which is it? you just said it’s all “new cookie cutter rapper geeks” then in the next paragraph you say it’s all old heads who don’t accept the new generation. get your fuckin stories straight. and if you’re so fucking smart, then who’s an artist you think should be getting coverage here who isn’t?
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:26 pm
thats because the software doesnt allow it to unless its an apple app. iphone OS 3.0 will fix this in June
^vision.
>>And in that respect 90’s babies > . The only thing they got on 80’s kids.
^That greater than is in regards to there access or being privy to better technology.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:26 pm
Nah right = United fathers of america no shots
I feel like I should seed a chick up to fit in
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:26 pm
Co Sign…kids nowadays got fucking Iphones, X-Box 360/PS 360 at 14 – 15, 200 dollar jordans at 13 years old…
Niggas aint gotta work hard for nothing…its a silver spoon…
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:26 pm
NEWS:
Lady goes grocery shopping with a seeing eye horse.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:27 pm
*PS 3
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:27 pm
Pink Dollaz_I’m Tasty remix ft Tay F 3rd
reverbnation.com/controller/audio_player/download_song/1693145
“It’s Mocha and I’m back again/
got that bomb ass pussy cum drippin from from ya chin
slurp that shit back up
then spit it on my butt”
These high school bitches goin hard.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:28 pm
is that Kanye or Brother Ali??
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:29 pm
“It’s Mocha and I’m back again/
got that bomb ass pussy cum drippin from from ya chin
slurp that shit back up
then spit it on my butt”
========================
C’mon fam. Enough. No one gives a fuck about them bitches you talking about. Fuck are you, their publicist?
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:30 pm
Nestle Snipes Says:
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:27 pm
*PS 3
^
lol old head.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:32 pm
LOL video of the year ! crazy dude on tv (live) !
worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshh1fkcM4zdzHkQCj0L
fly like the butterfly fly ! Lmao
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:32 pm
so which is it? you just said it’s all “new cookie cutter rapper geeks” then in the next paragraph you say it’s all old heads who don’t accept the new generation. get your fuckin stories straight. and if you’re so fucking smart, then who’s an artist you think should be getting coverage here who isn’t?
^^There are many new artists out but they dont have a “buzz” so blogs like yours really dont let them shine..I’ve seen you “make” a few rappers careers tho,like CH(he’s wack tho) I think you’re taking this shit personal though.
The music itself is at a crossroads..what do you say about a genre of music whose biggest artist is a “rock star”? ..rappers carrying guitars? Hip hop music itself as an artform is dying..hence the feeling of “death” on all hip hop blogs in general
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:33 pm
C’mon fam. Enough. No one gives a fuck about them bitches you talking about. Fuck are you, their publicist?
^^Why yes I am…thank you for taking your 2 minutes to hate..it’s all love.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:34 pm
Yo, eskay
How come you didn’t defend cOLd & Big Homie when CH was dissin them. LMAO
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:34 pm
>>The old heads don’t accept the young heads..cause they old..think back to 15-20 years ago..when your pops/uncle/aunt/ told you that Naughty by Nature wasnt as good as RUNDMC…no matter how true or not..you wasnt trynna hear it..well now YOU are your pops/uncle/aunt…hating on the youth.
^ ^
But the music coming from the new generation now is greatly inferior to the material of the previous one by leaps and bounds.
People of the 90′s comparing material to the 80′s is absolutely not the same as comparing the 90′s to the new millennium.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:35 pm
CH > Asher Roth > Wale
-Cosign
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:35 pm
Hip hop music itself as an artform is dying
^
i agree with that bit.
im not feeling B.o.B and his direction now or Wayne’s rebirth shit, but sadly the hip hop well all love is not the hip hop that sells, and therefore niggas gotta do somethign ‘different’ in order to shine.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:35 pm
>>There are many new artists out but they dont have a “buzz” so blogs like yours really dont let them shine..
like fucking who? don’t just say that, name fucking names.
>>I’ve seen you “make” a few rappers careers tho,like CH(he’s wack tho) I think you’re taking this shit personal though.
of course I’m taking it personal, this is my motherfucking website. And so what you think C.Hamilton is wack, there’s plenty of people who don’t. I know I just watched him rock a club full of people in Austin and the crowd was loving it. but yeah, since you don’t like him, I’ll stop posting his shit. GTFOH.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:37 pm
Woodro what phone do you have the bb curve, cause i have the update. It s nothing special tho, just lets use you the vid camera and play SOME vids on youtube.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:37 pm
People of the 90’s comparing material to the 80’s is absolutely not the same as comparing the 90’s to the new millennium.
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No-sign. It’s the same shit.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:38 pm
# PHENOMENON Says:
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:34 pm
>>The old heads don’t accept the young heads..cause they old..think back to 15-20 years ago..when your pops/uncle/aunt/ told you that Naughty by Nature wasnt as good as RUNDMC…no matter how true or not..you wasnt trynna hear it..well now YOU are your pops/uncle/aunt…hating on the youth.
^ ^
But the music coming from the new generation now is greatly inferior to the material of the previous one by leaps and bounds.
People of the 90’s comparing material to the 80’s is absolutely not the same as comparing the 90’s to the new millennium.
^^
Inferior how? people in the 70′s think 90′s music is wack. It’s a never ending cycle. In 15 years people will be saying how wack music is now compared to the soulja boy and lil wayne days. It’s a generation thing.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:39 pm
How come you didn’t defend cOLd & Big Homie when CH was dissin them. LMAO
^Latepass….explanation?
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:39 pm
Joe 88 Says:
–Oh shit Joe really alive or someone playing shenanigans
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:42 pm
How come you didn’t defend cOLd & Big Homie when CH was dissin them. LMAO
^ Huh CH was dissing me?
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:43 pm
Hip HOp started dying when it chose to become what it wasnt..hip hop was created because the youth could’nt sing, could’nt play instruments, werent accepted by mainstream.
A music about non conformity now prides itself on conforming. True the artform is now bigger in stature but it’s severely lackin in substance. I heard some niggas the other day remixin OPP.
_______________________________________
Inferior how? people in the 70’s think 90’s music is wack. It’s a never ending cycle. In 15 years people will be saying how wack music is now compared to the soulja boy and lil wayne days. It’s a generation thing.
^^^Exactly I think the old heads here make the mistake of comparing todays music to our “nas, krs, llcoolj etc” when in actuality they should be comparing them to the previous generation , guys like “busy bee, grandmasterflash, etc” them dudes wore tight clothes and made party (dance) records.
Solja boy= Dana Dane
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:43 pm
Ok, if I’m wrong that the music coming out now does not compare to that of the 90′s and that the 90′s had a far better quality of Hip-Hop music, then I’m prepared to take that “L”.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:45 pm
How come you didn’t defend cOLd & Big Homie when CH was dissin them. LMAO
^^Is actually interested. Elab’. Someone, what’s this about?
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:46 pm
How come you didn’t defend cOLd & Big Homie when CH was dissin them.
^^^
so this dude really said there names while he was performing? seriously now, i wanna know.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:46 pm
I fuck with Charles Hamilton’s music hardcore so maybe I was mixed up with someone. Unless CH dissed me for another reason that I am unaware about. lol
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:47 pm
Is actually interested. Elab’. Someone, what’s this about?
^I have know idea and would like to know also…
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:47 pm
I think the old heads here make the mistake of comparing todays music to our “nas, krs, llcoolj etc” when in actuality they should be comparing them to the previous generation , guys like “busy bee, grandmasterflash, etc” them dudes wore tight clothes and made party (dance) records.
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You’re so off base, it ain’t even funny. I’m done. I refuse to indulge you in this bullshit convo.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:47 pm
^you like what I did there big homie?
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:47 pm
where did CH diss anybody from here? someone clarify lol
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:47 pm
I know one thing..if history serves correct and our past is our future..with the economy like it is we finna get into some gangsta as soon as this happy go lucky dance phase dies out.
*buys vest and gets vaccinated*
*Buys early tickets to go see the next “NWA”*
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:48 pm
I think the old heads here make the mistake of comparing todays music to our “nas, krs, llcoolj etc” when in actuality they should be comparing them to the previous generation , guys like “busy bee, grandmasterflash, etc” them dudes wore tight clothes and made party (dance) records.
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You’re so off base, it ain’t even funny. I’m done. I refuse to indulge you in this bullshit convo.
^^Ok
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:48 pm
Seth, get back here and explain your CH diss comment.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:49 pm
only nigga I really shitted on that gets shine on nah is Mickey Factz… I’ve never fully shitted on CH,. just said he wasnt my cup of tea.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:49 pm
Who had the curve and storm which one is better?
I got the curve think but copping the bold
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:49 pm
Solja boy= Dana Dane
______________
Your comparing Bally suede shoes to Yums?
GTFOH
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:50 pm
# cOLD Says:
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:47 pm
^you like what I did there big homie?
^ LMAO
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:51 pm
cOLD Says:
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:47 pm
Is actually interested. Elab’. Someone, what’s this about?
^I have know idea and would like to know also…
—–
*daps everyone*
word… i hardly ever scroll back … wtf is going on with CHamilton nahrightname dropping ? …
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:51 pm
Big_Seth starting rumors and shit lol.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:51 pm
Jalil from Whodini = Kanye West
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:51 pm
I mean I’m trying to cop the storm
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:51 pm
*lurking*
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:52 pm
sleep Says:
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:49 pm
Who had the curve and storm which one is better?
I got the curve think but copping the bold
^
got an iphone but dad has the storm, its a nice looking phone but has no wifi ( i understand that may not be important to some) and the touchscreen is horrendous imo, mum has the curve and its much better to type with, which is afterall, the most important thing on a blackberry.
curve > storm
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:52 pm
Danielson Says:
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:47 pm
where did CH diss anybody from here? someone clarify
^^^
someone had said that @sxsw in austin he called out nahright commenters by name.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:53 pm
# MiamiDaze Says:
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:49 pm
Solja boy= Dana Dane
______________
Your comparing Bally suede shoes to Yums?
GTFOH
^^When Ballys first dropped..your pops dissed them too…look at ya bloodline, you come from a long line of haters…your family only love shit when the rest of the world co signs.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:53 pm
did Charles ether cOLD in a live freestyle or something? …
“what had happened ? “(c) stuart scott (god forbid)
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:53 pm
tinyurl.com/c53eco
G.O.O.D. Music’s set at Levis Fader Fort on audio WOW
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:54 pm
Im only coppin’ the black/glow n the dark yeezy’s. Im on the fence about the tan ones
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:54 pm
did Charles ether cOLD in a live freestyle or something? …
^nah right?
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:55 pm
>>A music about non conformity now prides itself on conforming.
you sound like the old-head to me. because I’m 31 and I can appreciate the Kid Cudi’s and Charles Hamiltons, etc. for what they bring to the table. you’re the one who’s crying that the music has gone “left” and doesn’t sound like what YOU think Hip-Hop should sound like. because somebody like Hamilton is doing anything but conforming to what the general idea of what hip-hop should be.
at the end of the day, these artists are making music that the younger generation are fucking with. ya’ll niggas act like bloggers and magazines are pushing these artists on the public and forcing them to like them, as if that’s possible. remember all of the coverage Benzino used to give himself in the Source? and niggas still didn’t fuck with him. why? because he was wack.
I post shit I personally fuck with on some level, bt I also respond to what I see happening in the industry. what fucking good would it do me to post a bunch of shit people don’t like? just because the majority of commenters on Nah don’t fuck with Mickey Factz doesn’t mean nobody does. I’ve had people come up to me and personally thank me for putting them onto him and countless other rappers that get aired out on here on the regular. so it’s whatever. the world is bigger than your fucking laptop screen and this comment box.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:55 pm
sleep Says:
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:49 pm
Who had the curve and storm which one is better?
I got the curve think but copping the bold
^^^
this will be my umpteeth but last time co-siggin the bold cuz at&t aint cuttin a check but yeah sleep…..go get the bold homie. sophisticated swag on auto pilot.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:55 pm
kevfrescura de talco Says:
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:52 pm
Danielson Says:
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:47 pm
where did CH diss anybody from here? someone clarify
^^^
someone had said that @sxsw in austin he called out nahright commenters by name.
^ WORDDDDD, he should responde to ryhme fest not nahright
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:55 pm
Dana Dane had a whole song about some chick named Dr Slumber and haviing nightmares..Solja boy had a whole song about kissin thru the phone..if you don’t see the similarities..I can’t help u bro.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:56 pm
A tribe called quest Says:
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:54 pm
Im only coppin’ the black/glow n the dark yeezy’s. Im on the fence about the tan ones
^ nah im hype bout the tan 1′s them shits r straight CRACK
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:57 pm
When Ballys first dropped..your pops dissed them too…look at ya bloodline, you come from a long line of haters…your family only love shit when the rest of the world co signs
____________________
So Yums are hot? I thought twice about engaging your simple ass, but you have no idea about shit. Fuck you talking about long line of haters, you come on here make a moronic statement just for the attention hoping someone acknowledges ya bum ass. Go cop some Yums along with whatever else fruity shit your into.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:57 pm
someone had said that @sxsw in austin he called out nahright commenters by name.
^
oh seen, lol thats pretty clever and i bet it caught a few people off guard
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:58 pm
>>Dana Dane had a whole song about some chick named Dr Slumber and haviing nightmares..Solja boy had a whole song about kissin thru the phone..if you don’t see the similarities..I can’t help u bro.
*blank fucking stare*
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:59 pm
ya’ll niggas act like bloggers and magazines are pushing these artists on the public and forcing them to like them, as if that’s possible. remember all of the coverage Benzino used to give himself in the Source? and niggas still didn’t fuck with him. why? because he was wack.
^ i think this needs to be repeated
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:59 pm
It wasn’t a complete diss, but he did say ya’lls names.
I was thinkin? did he just pick random names or did these guys really shit on him. He was askin about Nah niggas & I’m yellin & reppin LOL. Then he asks if ya’ll were there… its quiet. cuz you weren’t. Then he says something like “are any other Nahright commentors here that shit on me” I stay quiet cuz I like his music & I don’t really diss him. I’m standing next to YN yellin “not everyone disses you”. He says something else that I forgot. Then defends his fedora & Kills his set.
after the performance I tell him “not everyone on Nah hates him.” He laughs, we dap, he leaves.
He mentions it in his blog here.
charleshamilton.blogspot.com/
on the sat. post at the end
“I told the crowd at yesterday’s Nah Right show how I feel about them. After I put the Nah Right stupid commentors in they place. I told them simply (because I just finished doing “Shinin”) “I feel really alive right now, while performing a song that was at one point a suicide letter. So when I tell yall that I love yall, I mean it.”
March 23rd, 2009 at 1:00 pm
the world is bigger than your fucking laptop screen and this comment box.
^^^
but you could frame so much about what goes on in the world in these lil shits.
which reminds me…….
Eskay….do you still have any links to the blackberry codebreakers?
March 23rd, 2009 at 1:01 pm
and niggas still didn’t fuck with him. why? because he was wack.
–Shots at mickey factz, amanda diva?
March 23rd, 2009 at 1:01 pm
Then he asks if ya’ll were there… its quiet. cuz you weren’t.
^^^
lol!
March 23rd, 2009 at 1:02 pm
I post shit I personally fuck with on some level, bt I also respond to what I see happening in the industry. what fucking good would it do me to post a bunch of shit people don’t like? just because the majority of commenters on Nah don’t fuck with Mickey Factz doesn’t mean nobody does. I’ve had people come up to me and personally thank me for putting me onto him and countless other rappers that get aired out on here on the regular. so it’s whatever. the world is bigger than your fucking laptop screen and this comment box.
^^You speaking thru your emotions now..if you think hip hop music is in a “healthy space” then we’ll just agree to disagree. If you think the music as an industry sucks right now then we can continue this discussion.
This nigga just had to fly to Austin Texas to see a good show and you think the music itself is in a “healthy” place? If you do then I’ll be wrong this time….adn you from NY.
The industry ( marketing, shows, concerts,) etc is dead..the music as an artform( lyrics, production etc) is laying on its deathbed.
March 23rd, 2009 at 1:04 pm
I put the Nah Right stupid commentors in they place
–nahright.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/cam-true-mag.jpg
March 23rd, 2009 at 1:04 pm
Mic The Hand Tony Says:
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:55 pm
Dana Dane had a whole song about some chick named Dr Slumber and haviing nightmares..Solja boy had a whole song about kissin thru the phone..if you don’t see the similarities..I can’t help u bro.
=====================================
Alright. Now I’m convinced you’re a fucking peon.
March 23rd, 2009 at 1:08 pm
>>You speaking thru your emotions now..if you think hip hop music is in a “healthy space” then we’ll just agree to disagree. If you think the music as an industry sucks right now then we can continue this discussion.
Hip-hop is straight man, the fuck you talking about? there’s more independent artists thriving right now than any time since the mid-90′s. but because you don’t fuck with them, you’re ready to write a eulogy.
>>This nigga just had to fly to Austin Texas to see a good show and you think the music itself is in a “healthy” place? If you do then I’ll be wrong this time….adn you from NY.
what are you even talking about dog? SXSW is the biggest indie music festival in the country and it happens to be in Austin. Nobody HAD to fly there to see a dope show, I’ve seen plenty of dope shows in New York and elsewhere. you’re seriously a fucking moron dog, don’t talk to me anymore.
March 23rd, 2009 at 3:43 pm
LOL geek ass fags writing paragraphs and shit on this comment shit
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