Donnie Kwak

May 24, 2024 | complex.com | Jordan Rose |Eric Skelton |Dimas Sanfiorenzo |Donnie Kwak |Jon Barlas

Men lie, women lie, summers don’t. And yet, there is something unquantifiable about a true song of the summer. Very rarely is it the most streamed song or the song that spends the most weeks at number one—although it can be either one of those things. A true song of the summer tends to dominate outside activities. You hear it in clubs, coming out of cars, inside of coffee shops, outside at picnics, or just spilling out of people’s headphones as they walk by.

Aug 11, 2023 | complex.com | Ecleen Caraballo |Eric Skelton |Aria Hughes |Donnie Kwak |Noah Callahan-Bever |Insanul Ahmed | +8 more

In trying to steelman Jay-Z’s placement at the top of this here list—which declares him, *drum roll* please, the home of hip-hop’s greatest rapper—one discovers quite quickly that there simply is not a single coherent argument that can be made to the contrary. It’s undisputed; it's undeniable.

Apr 3, 2023 | complex.com | Donnie Kwak

One might say that “Joe Budden, Media Star” is a monster of Complex’s making. However, every phase of Budden’s career—before and after he co-hosted Complex’s Everyday Struggle in 2017—has led to his current position as hip-hop’s most powerful media personality. The sum of his experiences, along with his acerbic wit, make him a vital cultural commentator (and not, as he notes in our interview, a traditional journalist).

Apr 3, 2023 | flipboard.com | Donnie Kwak

5 hours agoAfter South Carolina’s bid for a perfect season came up short Friday, head coach Dawn Staley had a message for the media in her postgame press conference.“Watch what you say.”Staley had been hearing the ways her predominantly-Black team was being talked about in certain circles, and she planned to …