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The 2018 BET Awards Nominees Are …
Does it look like I was left off “Bad and Boujee”? Seems like it was forever ago, but it was just last year at the BET Awards red carpet that hip-hop trio Migos sat or, uhm, stood with Complex’s Everyday Struggle hosts DJ Akademiks, Nadeska Alexis and (*cough* former host) Joe Budden, thus creating a…
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Tracee Ellis Ross Talks SZA and RiRi, Gives Us the Scoop on Her Supreme Met Gala Style
We’re finally all coming down from the high that was this year’s Met Gala, and Black-ish star Tracee Ellis Ross is no exception. Making an appearance on Conan Thursday night, the always entertaining actress and style maven talked about attending this year’s Met Gala, dishing on her own gown and the outfits of several fellow…
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SZA’s Mom Gives the Best Damn Advice I’ve Ever Heard
We’ve already ugly-cried along with SZA’s dad to “Broken Clocks,” so now it’s time to check in on Mrs. SZA, who’s got wisdom and support to spare for anyone who needs balance in their life. Earlier this week, SZA posted a screenshot of a text exchange with her mom to Twitter, featuring some of the…
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Watch SZA Bring Tears to Her Dad’s Eyes in This Video That Will Drop You Off Straight Into Your Feelings
If you’re thirsting for a sappy cry (it’s Wednesday; sometimes you have feelings), have we got a treat for you. SZA brought tears to her papa’s eyes in a recent video posted on Twitter. In the video, Daddy SZA is proudly rocking a cap from SZA’s Ctrl Tour and listening to her song “Broken Clocks.”…
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When the Appropriator Is Your Own: On Kendrick Lamar and Why Lina Iris Viktor’s Constellations Does Not Belong in ‘All the Stars’
They just had to ruin it. This was supposed to be an article about the many talents and looks involved in the making of “All the Stars.” Instead, we’re taking a different look behind the scenes of the video we collectively swooned over last week, when Kendrick Lamar’s lead single from the Black Panther soundtrack—featuring…
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10 Blackest Things About Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s ‘All the Stars’ Video From the Black Panther Soundtrack
1. The video is directed by Dave Meyers. And the little homies. We’re starting off strong. Real strong. 2. This actual video literally starts out with the throwing of the hands in the air and waving them like you just don’t care. Except all of those hands are a sea of blackness while Kendrick glides…
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SZA Got Robbed for That Best New Artist Grammy, and I Feel a Way About This
On Sunday night, at the 60th Grammy Awards celebration, held in New York City, Solana Rowe, better known to the world as SZA, was robbed. SZA, the Top Dawg Entertainment-signed singer whose debut album, Ctrl, was released June 9, 2017, was nominated for five Grammy Awards and walked away with none. I found myself caring…
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Blue Ivy Shushes Beyoncé and Jay-Z, ‘We Come in Peace, but We Mean Business’ and More of the Best Moments of the 2018 Grammys
The Grammys were all about messages this year. From Blue Ivy letting us know she runs the Knowles-Carter household, to everyone with white roses in support of Time’s Up, Kendrick Lamar’s American satire and Kesha’s powerful Time’s Up-esque performance (featuring Cyndi Lauper, Camila Cabello, Andra Day and more), taking a stand has become an important…
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J. Holiday Leaps Out of His Unmade Bed of Irrelevance to Criticize Beyoncé, SZA and Cardi B for Disrespecting Black Men
Out-of-season-Avirex-bomber-jacket-repurposed-into-a-dog-blanket-with-sentience J. Holiday apparently received a Google alert this week to remind people he was still alive. Because that’s the only logical reason why he’d think it prudent to somersault out of his waterbed to hop on Instagram and talk hypocritical shit on some of the biggest names in music: Beyoncé, Cardi B, SZA (all…