“How do you stay pure? How do you stay close to God?”
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Dominic Fike Is The King Of Everything
The half-Filipino American artist kicked off Filipino American History Month with a performance at Santa Ana’s Constellation Room in the Observatory.
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Raveena @ The Constellation Room!
Breathe in. Last Monday, Raveena took us aboard a trip on her Lucid Tour in The Constellation Room.
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Lolo Zouaï Lights Up The Roxy
Last Friday, Lolo Zouaï stopped by the Roxy Theater as part of her ‘High Highs to Low Lows’ Tour.
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Lauryn Hill Performs ‘Ex-Factor’ and Remixes Drake’s ‘Nice For What’
L.Boogie had to show ’em how it’s done.
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Concert Spotlight: Miguel at The Observatory OC
Coming off last Sunday’s Coachella performance, Miguel took a break from the desert
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N*E*R*D Set To Reunite & Perform at ComplexCon 2017
The lineup keeps looking better.
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Mad Decent Block Party – Brooklyn Day 02
As Mad Decent kicked off their annual MDBP, the first of many special appearances happened just this weekend.
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A Bad Boy Family Reunion
Diddy is back at it again with the nostalgia! Kicking off August 25th in Columbus, OH, PUFF DADDY, LIL’ KIM, MASE, FAITH EVANS, MARIO WINANS, 112, TOTAL, CARL THOMAS, THE LOX and FRENCH MONTANA will take the stage to perform hit after hit, cementing Bad Boy’s place as the driving force behind hip hop and […]
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Recap: Footaction presents Cali Christmas and Hot For The Holidays
Footaction hit both coasts the other weekend, on December 4th and 5th, to bring LA and New Jersey good music, fashion and some holiday cheer. Teaming up with Power 106 for “Cali Christmas” on the west coast and Hot 97 for “Hot For The Holidays” in the east coast, each concert brought out heavy […]
Read moreFOMO-chella: April Show Calendar
A new epidemic is spreading, and it has nothing to do with the flu, or any kind of superbug; it’s called FOMO, and during Coachella season, it’s particularly rampant. However, there are advantages to not spending all of your funds on one weekend of music. Why not spread it out a bit? I’m personally one […]
Read moreRECAP: Red Bull Sound Select’s 30 Days in LA – Day 15 w/ Chance the Rapper
There are few stars in hip-hop that can cross the line from being just a performer to an entertainer, and compared to most other music, that line is actually not very thin. Very few times have I attended a hip-hop show and walked away feeling satisfied, much less elated, than I did last Saturday after […]
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RECAP: Mos Def’s Black on Both Sides 15 Year Anniversary Show
Mos Def, now known as Yasiin Bey, celebrated the 15 year anniversary of his first solo album, Black on Both Sides, last week and it was heavenly. For the full recap, hit the jump.
Read moreRECAP: Yasiin Bey AKA Mos Def at The Yost Theater
Whether it be Pretty Flaco, Flaco Bey, Black Dante, Boogieman, Mos Def, or now Yasiin Bey, you know that you’re getting a live show that’s off the well worn path of your typical hip hop act. From the mood setting red lights, to the stage covered in rose petals, to his signature red microphone, one […]
Read moreRECAP: Bedrocktoberfest 2013 presented by LA Weekly
What do you get when you mix equal parts of the RZA from the Wu-Tang Clan, a DJ set from Twin Shadow & Wynn, and an indie rock showcase from Liam Finn and stir them all up at Bedrock Studios with a mixture of hipsters, hip hop heads, magicians, booze, good eats, and even a […]
Read moreThe Friday Five
Rock The Bells last week brought out an unprecedented number of hologram performances, with two coming in the form of ODB and Eazy-E. Which got me to thinking – there’s still plenty of ill hip hop artists which have passed that would make for an awesome show, should they receive the holographic treatment at any […]
Read moreROCK THE BELLS LOS ANGELES 2013
Guerrilla Union’s Rock The Bells weekend starts in a few hours. For those of you going, who are you excited to see?
Read moreRECAP: The Rap Up With Gilbere Forte
The Rap Up held a show at The Roxy featuring artist Gilbere Forte. Now signed to Epic Records, the Philadelphia native has been creating a buzz around town with his new mixtape “Pray.” With Alexander Spit being the opening act, it set the mood for the rest of the night. The true Forte fans with the “Pray” […]
Read moreSun God Festival 2013 San Diego
The Sun God Festival held at UC San Diego, featured a packed line up including Poreotics, Danny Brown, and Kendrick Lamar as the headliner. The festival was put together as part of the Sun God For a Cause campaign, which gives funding to music programs throughout public schools in San Diego. Red Bull was also […]
Read moreRock The Bells 2013 Announcement Party
On May 14th, The House of Blues in Hollywood hosted the annual announcement party for Rock The Bells. Marking the 10-year anniversary for the Hip-Hop festival, the venue was buzzing with excitement. The evening opened with a video montage comprised of footage spanning Rock The Bells’ history thus far. Featuring commentary from past artists such […]
Read moreRecap: Complex & Hennessy Present: A Night of Music & Art ft. Future @ Sonos Studios
Is there a word for the perfect balance of classy and ratchet? If there is, a combination of Complex Magazine, Hennessy and Future at Sonos Studios is exactly that. Hennessy VS and Complex Magazine being part classy and Future…well you know, his music makes ya’ll twerk.
Read moreRecap: Raekwon The Chef at The Observatory
Recently our crew linked up with the one and only Raekwon The Chef at The Observatory in Santa Ana. Hit the jump to catch a few shots of the legendary Wu representative show and prove on stage.
Read moreKarmaloop & Neff present the Verge Campus Spring Tour 2013
Calling all college students with all intents and purposes to turn way up during your spring break, I present to you two artists that offer live shows that are conducive to such activity – Kendrick Lamar and Steve Aoki. Presented by Karmaloop and Neff, the Verge Campus Spring 2013 Tour is coming to your college […]
Read moreBREAKING NEWS: Paid Dues moves its venue to the San Manuel Amphitheater
Heads up! If you were planning on going to the Paid Dues festival on the 30th of this month, Murs and Guerilla Union moved the festival’s location from the Nos Events Center to the San Manuel Amphitheater. No changes were made to the festival’s date, tickets, or line-up. San Manuel Amphitheater: 2575 Glen Helen […]
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Rock the Bells 2012 San Bernardino Day One
Day One of Rock The Bells 2012 is a wrap! San Bernardino hosted the first leg of the RTB tour and reached triple-digit temperatures. Luckily, it was an experience as wonderful as it was hot! Check out these photos of a few of our favorite performances of the day, and be sure to expect more […]
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Cypress Hill Smokeout Festival 2012
Last month we got the chance to hit up the Smokeout Festival in San Bernardino and took a few pictures from the press pits. Check out the shots of Danny Brown, Wiz, B-Real from Cypress Hill, and many more. Shout out to David Giron for the main stage pictures. Peep the Facebook for the rest of […]
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