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Zendaya Featured in Complex Magazine December 2015/January 2016 Issue

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Courtesy of Complex

As the new year approaches, a wave of new entertainers are saying they got next. K.C. Undercover’s lead actress and executive producer Zendaya covers the December 2015/ January 2016 issue of Complex Magazine.

In her interview with Complex, she talks about her trip to Africa to do charity work, her acting career, what it was like growing up biracial, her upbringing in Oakland, how it feels being a role model, and the responses she’s got since Giuliana Rancic made an off-color joke on her dreadlocks at the red carpet of the 2015 Oscars earlier this year.

Check out the full interview here.

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Rapper Logic Announces “The Incredible World Tour”

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Photo by Dan Garcia/The Early Registration
Photo by Dan Garcia/The Early Registration

Earlier this year Logic went on his “Under Pressure World Tour” which we recently named as one of the 20 Best Concert Tours of 2015. And whether you made it to one of its many dates or you unfortunately missed out, you will be happy to hear that next year Logic embark on his huge new tour, titled “The Incredible World Tour”. If you couldn’t guess from its title, this tour will be incredible, and given his past performances we have no reason to doubt the Maryland native.

As of right now, only a few dates have been confirmed, including dates in Texas, Oregon and Milwaukee, but soon fans will be able to check out more dates and details, and get tickets, when the tour’s official website is live on December 4th.

Stay tuned for more details as we await Logic’s official announcement at 3PM Eastern Time.

[Update: Logic has now officially announced the tour dates, check them out below!]

https://twitter.com/Logic301/status/671418607151267840

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Photo: Lupe Fiasco Performs at the Concord Music Hall in Chicago

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Photo by Dan Garcia/The Early Registration
Photo by Dan Garcia/The Early Registration

Tonight Chicago was treated to a special Thanksgiving Eve performance from it’s very own, rapper Lupe Fiasco, as Fiasco performed a headlining set at Chicago’s Concord Music Hall. This performance wasn’t like most Lupe Fiasco concerts however, as Lupe dubbed the show as Food & Liquor vs. The Cool, which of course are Lupe’s first two albums.

Performing tracks from each of the critically acclaimed LPs, fans could finally put to rest the debate of which Lupe Fiasco album is better. The only problem is, after tonight’s great performances of each, it is only harder to decide which project is more of a classic. Whether you prefer The Cool or Food & Liquor though, you can’t go wrong listening to either and you definitely had a blast if you stopped by the Concord Music Hall tonight to hear them live.

Check out our photos of Lupe Fiasco’s hometown show below.

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The 20 Best Concert Tours of 2015

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Best Tours

2015 saw a lot of great concert tours, from J. Cole’s Forest Hills Drive Tour with Big Sean, YG and Jeremih to Taylor Swift’s huge 1989 World Tour. Some tours sold out stadiums and arenas, selling out the entire tour before it even begun, and some tours were in small intimate venues, either strategically or because simple supply and demand. Some had stacked lineups top to bottom and some introduced us to a lot of great new artists. Festivals like Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo and Coachella were bigger than ever this year, but that didn’t stop your favorite artists from building up some great shows of their own.

Hit the jump and check out our list of our 20 Favorite Concert Tours of 2015!

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Poet/Activist Behind Chance The Rapper’s “Open Mike” Events Charged with Felony Over Laquan McDonald Protests

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Malcolm London

[UPDATE: Charges against Malcolm London have now been dropped.]

Last night hundreds of protesters walked the streets of downtown Chicago to protest the murder of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. While the protests were overwhelmingly peaceful, a small scuffle did break out between Chicago police officers and protesters. Involved in the mass scuffle was Chicago’s own, rapper Vic Mensa. Mensa stood behind his brothers and sisters to march in support of McDonald and to show their disgust over the newly released video, where an officer (who has since been charge with murder) is seen shooting McDonald 16 times.

Mensa wasn’t the only Chicago activist in attendance last night. Poet and activist Malcolm London, who is one of the co-founders and hosts of Chance The Rapper’s “Open Mike” nights, was arrested and charged with felony aggravated assault. While police allege that London struck an officer, other witnesses disagree. Alderman Roderick Sawyer, who is the Chair of the City Council Black Caucus in Chicago, commended London as a hero. According to Sawyer’s daughter, who was with London last night, police officers wrongfully blamed London for a flare light that was thrown and promptly apprehended him after.

You can donate to the bond fund for London’s release here.

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Vic Mensa Involved in Mass Fight Between Chicago Police Officers and Protesters Over Death of Laquan McDonald

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Photo by Dan Garcia/The Early Registration
Photo by Dan Garcia/The Early Registration

The city of Chicago is rightfully outraged tonight as graphic footage was released of the death of Laquan McDonald, who was brutally killed by a Chicago police officer. While this alone is reason for many to be applauded, the officer who shot McDonald, who has since been charged with murder, shot the 17-year old a total of 16 times in the incident.

In a video captured by CBS, a scuffle breaks out between protesters and Chicago police officers. While he certainly isn’t shown doing anything wrong, one notable person involved in the middle of the fight is Chicago’s own, rapper Vic Mensa, who can be seen towards the end of the video. Tensions are very high in Chicago right now, and knowing how active Vic is in his city and the Black Lives Matter movement, his involvement is not unexpected.

Throughout the night only one arrest was made during the protests. Community activist, Malcolm London, was arrested after police say he punched an officer. The activist, who runs Chance The Rapper’s “Open Mike” events in Chicago was charged with a felony, the Chicago Tribune reports. 

Watch the video of the incident, courtesy of CBS, below.

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Photos: Mac Miller Brings The GO:OD AM Tour to Austin

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Photo by Dan Garcia/The Early Registration
Photo by Dan Garcia/The Early Registration

Last night, rapper Mac Miller brought his GO:OD AM Tour to Emo’s in Austin, TX. Joined by his GO:OD AM tourmate Tory Lanez, Mac killed it! We sent our photographer Mason Power to watch Miller perform a number of his hits, including his hit single and college favorite, ‘Donald Trump’, as well as number of tracks from his new LP, GO:OD AM, of which his 2015 tour get its name. Miller has a stage presence like none other, and with every new tour of his, he brings something new to his performances.

Check out our photos below (and our photos from Mac’s Chicago tour stop here) and make sure you get your tickets for The GO:OD AM tour before they are all sold out!

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Rihanna Announces ANTI World Tour with The Weeknd, Big Sean & Travis Scott

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Photo by Dan Garcia/The Early Registration
Photo by Dan Garcia/The Early Registration

Rihanna took to Twitter minutes ago to make a huge announcement. Along with rumors that Rihanna is releasing a new album, reportedly titled Anti, on Black Friday, at the very least, fans will be happy to hear that the ‘BBHMM’ singer will be hitting the road next year on a huge worldwide tour of the same name! Bringing along Travis Scott for the North American dates and The Weeknd & Big Sean for the Europe dates, tickets for the “ANTI World Tour” go on sale on Thursday, December 3rd. You don’t need us to spell it out for you, this is not a tour that you want to miss!

Check out Rihanna’s announcement below and stay tuned as the official dates and locations are released.

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Watch Milwaukee Singer Lex Allen’s Rendition of The Weeknd’s “Earned It”

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Photo by Dan Garcia/The Early Registration
Photo by Dan Garcia/The Early Registration

Milwaukee is currently experiencing a new wave of talented musicians and artists throughout the city, one that Chicago’s little brother to the North has not seen in quite some time. Of the most talented artists emerging out of Milwaukee right now is New Age Narcissism, a collective comprised of rapper WebsterX, singers Lex Allen and Siren and more. Recently Milwaukee’s 88Nine Radio invited NAN’s Lex Allen and Siren to a local recording studio to lay down their own reinterpretations of two big records from The Weeknd. Covering Abel’s ‘Earned It’, from The Weeknd’s latest LP and the “Fifty Shades of Grey” soundtrack, Lex Allen performed a James Bond inspired rendition of the Beauty Behind The Madness track. And deciding to take a darker spin on the otherwise upbeat and poppy ‘Can’t Feel My Face’, Siren covered the song of the summer and Weeknd’s biggest single to date.

Watch Lex Allen’s rendition of ‘Earned It’ by The Weeknd below, as well as Siren’s ‘Can’t Feel My Face’ cover.

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New Music: Childish Gambino, Vince Staples & Jhene Aiko Team Up for “Waiting For My Moment”

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Photo by Dan Garcia/The Early Registration
Photo by Dan Garcia/The Early Registration

Childish Gambino and the lovely Jhene Aiko have paired up again, for another amazing record. This time teaming up with Long Beach rapper, Vince Staples, the trio combined talents for Ryan Coogler’s new film “Creed”, a sequel to the Rocky franchise. Co-written by Gambino’s friend and producer Ludwig Goransson, everything from the instrumentals to the lyrics and vocals for this new track, titled ‘Waiting For My Moment’, will give you chills. This is the first new track from Gambino and Aiko both, in quite some time, so stream it now and cross your fingers as the record has been submitted for the “Best Original Song” category of the Oscars. This may lead to an Oscar nomination (or more) to follow Bino’s first set of Grammy nominations from last year.

Stream ‘Waiting For My Moment’ below.

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