Noah Callahan-Bever

Aug 28, 2024 | complex.com | Insanul Ahmed |Noah Callahan-Bever

During a 2013 interview with the New York Times, Kanye West shed some light on his feelings about his own discography. It wasn’t quite as tidy as Jay-Z photographing all of his music albums in an ordered stack, but it did reveal a lot about what Ye thinks of his output.

Jul 30, 2024 | complex.com | Noah Callahan-Bever

Photography by Cian Moore Dearly beloved,We are gathered here today to celebrate a life that was both loved and hated in equal parts, the world over. A godhead of the grotesque who clawed his way to the top, only to pop a squat on the planet and drop a culture-shifting deuce. A provocateur who roasted the corny with impunity and impugned hypocrites, left and right. An American rapscallion who rapped his ass off while showing America its ass.

Aug 16, 2023 | complex.com | Insanul Ahmed |Noah Callahan-Bever |Christine Werthman |Ernest Baker |Rob Kenner |Frazier Tharpe | +7 more

Image via Complex Original Rap fans tend to get into arguments with other rap fans, and it doesn't take much more than someone declaring their Favorite Rapper. Your favorite rapper is a personal preference, one that requires the most subjective defenses. If you’re rooting for the rookie of the year or a washed-up veteran experiencing a career resurgence or someone no one has heard of as your favorite, then so be it. The choice is yours.

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.