For their first collab track, current tourmates Samara Cyn and Smino have dropped off the bouncy “brand new teeth.” Cyn’s new project, Backroads, drops on June 20. Catalyzed from “organic interaction” ...

This feature is from Complex Magazine Issue No. 2 - Spring 2025 (The Innovation Issue), which is available now for pre-order on Complex Shop. Samara Cyn is a self-identified “genre-bender,” following ...

2025 XXL Freshman Samara Cyn made her late-night television debut on Wednesday (July 23) with a dreamy performance of “Hardheaded” from her new EP Backroads on The Daily Show. Guest host Josh Jackson ...

Tennessee rapper Samara Cyn is on the cusp of one hell of a come-up, receiving high-profile co-signs from the likes of Lauryn Hill and St. Louis rapper Smino, who put her in his “Maybe In Nirvana” ...

Across REVOLT’s “Off The Record,” resident music curator and host Elsie has walked us through the history of neo-soul, explored how sampling has evolved in Hip Hop, and so much more. Along with ...

After popping out at Saba‘s Blue Note Jazz Club show over the weekend, as a guest in the crowd rather than a guest performer, rapper Ovrkast. has teamed up with Samara Cyn on the new single “Small ...

Today’s list also includes De La Soul's ‘Clear Lake Audiotorium,’ one of the rap trio’s most sought-after releases. Happy Friday, folks. With the first Friday of March upon us, we’re highlighting the ...

June continues to be stacked with new hip-hop releases. This week, a veteran rapper from Chicago puts out his first indie project in over a decade, a buzzing newcomer from Tennessee delivers a new EP, ...

St. Louis-born rapper and singer Smino brought his “Kountry Kousins” tour to The Agora, along with opener Samara Cyn, last night. Samara Cyn lit the stage up and readied the crowd for Smino’s ...

The Nigerian superstar electrified the final night of Rolling Stone’s SXSW event, following excellent sets of hip-hop and soul from Anycia, Samara Cyn, and AJ McQueen “Africa is the future of music ...