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22 Mar 2016
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Nardwuar vs. DJ Khaled

The post title should be enough to tell you that it’s about to be lit.

Nardwuar paid a visit to the SXSW festival in Austin this year where he connected with several artists. First up is none other than DJ Khaled who was visiting the fest for the first time. He spoke on some Miami icons, importance of vinyls, classic Miami records, how he made it big in the industry, what vibe he likes in the studio, his success with Snapchat and more. He also gets nervous at a few questions about his family. Watch it below.

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21 Mar 2016
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PRETTY LOU Talks with Celebrity Photographer Christopher Buddhu

PRETTY LOU: How long have you been a photographer

CHRIS: Going on my 5th year, On and off!

PRETTY LOU: What inspired you to pick a camera 5 years ago?

CHRIS: About 10 years I was working with a professional wedding photographer as his assistant. At that time I didn’t care for photography, people would steal his equipment but that came to an end when he hired me. I eventually develop an interest towards the later years of my bosses life… His name was Tony Jimenez. He had cancer and passed away while he was giving tips and advise on how to capture the moment during his last days… I miss you Tony!

PRETTY LOU: What is the most challenging thing about being a photographer

CHRIS: Maintaining a positive attitude at all times… No matter what you do in life when you are making an attempt to come up in whatever industry you are in, you will have individuals that don’t want to see you shine. Be persistent!!!

PRETTY LOU: How do you feel about technology affecting the photography industry? Do you think it has over saturated the business?

CHRIS: I feel that it’s the individual not the equipment, you either adapt or die.

IMG_03181PRETTY LOU: What do you prefer to shoot on and why?

CHRIS: I prefer Nikon, my old boss that passed away invested into $60,000 worth of equipment. He told me Cannon equipment would break easily, lots of faulty malfunctions with their lens as an example. I didn’t know much about photography at the time. I trusted his judgement. I’ve had my Nikon D 5000 for 5 years and my Nikon D 610 for 2 years now. Not one single issue.

PRETTY LOU: Thanks Chris, it was great talking with you. How can our subscribers follow you and get in contact with you for future bookings?

CHRIS: Facebook: Christopher Buddhu
Instagram: Christopher_Buddhu
Twitter: C40Buddha

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18 Mar 2016
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Ice Cube X Common On Squashing Their Beef And Barbershop 3

Back before the days of Twitter fingers and memes, rap beef was fought on wax. When Common released his instant-classic 1994 track “I Used to Love H.E.R.,” a few lyrics seemingly took a dig at the rise of gangster rap which didn’t sit well with West Coast gangsta rapper Ice Cube.

In retaliation, Cube connected with Mack 10 and Westside Connection on the diss track “Westside Slaughterhouse.” Common didn’t let those shots go down without a fight and came back the vicious “The Bitch in Yoo” and a rap beef was born.

Now, over two decades later, the two have teamed up on the upcoming track “Real People” and the third installment in the Barbershop franchise, Barbershop: The Next Cut. Complex News was invited to sit down with the two rapper-cum-actors during their music video shoot in Los Angeles for a candid interview about how they squashed their rap beef, their upcoming projects, and much more. Peep the video above for the full interview.

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