The Oral History of Little Penny, Hip-Hop Memories, Inside the Largest Weed Dispensary in the USA, and More!

Because There's A Lot of Internet Out There No Images? [Click here] [Complex] [ComplexCon] [The Oral History of Lil Penny​] [The Oral History of Lil Penny ] [The Oral History of Lil Penny​] [Many years and many commercials later (it’s been nearly two decades since the last ad aired), Lil Penny still cracks up people who grew up in the '90s watching the spots on TV; even those who never saw Hardaway play have discovered him and his sidekick on YouTube. So how did it all come together? Why was it so successful? And how would the campaign have been different if Nike landed its first choice for the voice of Lil Penny? Drawing from exclusive interviews from Wall, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, Tyra Banks, Penny Hardaway himself, and others, we present the oral history of Lil Penny.] [READ FULL STORY] [The 28 Best Kendrick Lamar Songs] [The Best Horror Movie Every Year Since 'Psycho'] [The Best Horror Movie Every Year Since 'Psycho'] [Rather than list off the best horror movies ever without any parameters, we wanted to do something a little different this Halloween. Which horror movies stood above the rest and dominated and defined the year in which they were released? With the genre taking on so many different shades over the past five-plus decades—and gaining in popularity and abundance as time went on—we were forced to make some difficult decisions. The Shining, Friday the 13th, and Prom Night all came out in 1980; Aliens, Henry: A Portrait of a Serial Killer, and The Fly each dropped in 1986. But for each year, there could only be one.] [READ FULL STORY] [Breaking Bud: Inside the Massive Las Vegas Dispensary That Grows Wiz Khalifa’s Weed] [Breaking Bud: Inside the Massive Las Vegas Dispensary That Grows Wiz Khalifa’s Weed ] [Breaking Bud: Inside the Massive Las Vegas Dispensary That Grows Wiz Khalifa’s Weed] [Located next door to the Spearmint Rhino gentleman’s club, the 165,000 square foot compound is larger than a Costco or Sam’s Club, showcasing an incredibly streamlined operation that includes the cultivation, production, extraction, and sale of marijuana products. Uniquely, in Nevada, there is not a limit to how many marijuana plants can be housed under one roof, so Reef is one of the few establishments in the country where all of these processes happen at the same location.] [READ FULL STORY] [The Biggest Sneaker Storylines of the 2016-2017 NBA Season] [The Biggest Sneaker Storylines of the NBA Season] [Stop Calling Art ‘Unapologetically Black’] [Every season brings about a few discussions when it comes to footwear: Which brand will dominate? Who’s the player who will wear the most jaw-dropping shoes? And what’s going to happen at All-Star Weekend? It’s tough to predict what’s going to happen over the next nine months, but there will be plenty of things to keep basketball and sneaker fans excited this year.] [READ FULL STORY] [Vince Staples and Eric André Discuss the Future​] [Vince Staples and Eric André Discuss the Future ] [Vince Staples and Eric André Discuss the Future​] [In a lot of ways, comedian Eric André and rapper disheveled Sideshow Bob hair and a feral disposition that make his eponymous Adult Swim show a must-watch spectacle unlike anything else on cable TV, equal parts parody and acid trip. Staples makes as many headlines for his hilarious observations in interviews and on social media as he does for his music. Together, on an afternoon in Los Angeles, these two brought the best of both worlds to a candid conversation on performance, the future, and the 2016 election.] [READ FULL STORY] [One x One: Fall's Top Fashion Collaborations] [One x One: Fall's Top Fashion Collaborations ] [One x One: Fall's Top Fashion Collaborations] [Upscale x mainstream. New talent x old favorites. Mass market x niche. When different designers, brands, and worlds collide, we all reap the rewards. Here are seven of the coolest partnerships, co-designs, and special projects to know (and cop) this season. It's like Drake says: If you’ve got a really big team, you get really nice things.] [READ FULL STORY] [The Grossest Scenes in Modern Horror Movie History] [The Grossest Scenes in Modern Horror Movie History ] [The Grossest Scenes in Modern Horror Movie History] [Why do people watch horror movies? There's certainly a sick pleasure from scaring the shit out of yourself, shaking nervously for an hour and a half, and coming to a cathartic release by the time credits roll at the end. But sometimes horror movies will go the extra mile, push the envelope to the next level, and take, not just the scary, but the gross-out factor to 11. We've compiled horror's most vomit-inducing deaths, because apparently a mere stab with a knife doesn't cut it anymore.] [READ FULL STORY] [The Definitive Ranking of the 'Jersey Shore' Cast] [The Definitive Ranking of the 'Jersey Shore' Cast ] [The Definitive Ranking of the 'Jersey Shore' Cast] [While there hasn't been a shortage of reality shows on television, none of them have done it quite like Jersey Shore, and it might be years before another program reaches the show's heights. The question is, who's the best character on the series? We grabbed a couple pitchers of Ron Ron Juice, turned up some house music, and came up with the definitive ranking of the Jersey Shore cast. Blow your grenade whistle and let's get to it.] [READ FULL STORY] [Celebrities Share Their First Hip-Hop Memories] [Celebrities Share Their First Hip-Hop Memories] [Celebrities Share Their First Hip-Hop Memories] [We asked artists, actors, executives, and athletes to share their very first hip-hop memory, and these are their stories.] [READ FULL STORY] [Daniela Soto-Innes Is on a Mission to Make Cooks Happy] [Daniela Soto-Innes Is on a Mission to Make Cooks Happy ] [Daniela Soto-Innes Is on a Mission to Make Cooks Happy] ["Do you want to see the kitchen?” Daniela Soto-Innes asks, and before I can answer, she’s pulling me toward the door marked “Employees Only,” zig-zagging rapidly through the dining room and calling out a chipper “buenos dias!” to everyone she passes. I would have said yes if I’d had the chance, but Soto-Innes moves fast, and in truth there was no choice to be made anyway: When she springs into action, you’re just along for the ride.] [READ FULL STORY] [The 40 Best Horror Movies of the 2000s] [The 40 Best Horror Movies of the 2000s] [The 40 Best Horror Movies of the 2000s] [Much like the 1970s before it, the decade between 2000-2009 was a particularly fruitful era in the horror genre spawned by a climate of international turmoil and rapid technological advancements in the filmmaking industry. In the post-9/11 era, America was thrust into a paranoid, war-fuelled anxiety and grief, and with the internet fully emerging as a dominant force behind modern culture, those anxieties were shared globally as each and every new horrific worldwide event was broadcast in crystal clear detail onto the computer screens of international households.] [READ FULL STORY] A Few Other Fire Stories Not to Miss This Week [The 35 Corniest Rap Beefs] [The 35 Corniest Rap Beefs] "[These squabbles aren't necessarily producing the most exciting moments.]" [READ FULL STORY] [What Is Drake Doing Dissing Kid Cudi and Pusha T?] [What Is Drake Doing Dissing Kid Cudi and Pusha T?] "[Drake’s use of the word 'crazy' feels especially immature and more than a little gross.]" [READ FULL STORY] [The First Woman President Could Mean Nothing (or Everything) For Women and Girls of Color] The First Woman President Could Mean Nothing (or Everything) "Many women and girls will see the election of Clinton as a promise of what's possible for women in this country." [READ FULL STORY] [Rappers Give Their 2017 New York Knicks Predictions] [Rappers Give Their 2017 New York Knicks Predictions] "[I'm a die-hard New York fan but gotta be honest, I actually died a thousand deaths with the Knicks]." [READ FULL STORY] [You Technically Don't Have A Right to Vote] [You Technically Don't Have A Right to Vote] ["The reality is that this shortcoming in our Constitution has some very real implications. "] [READ FULL STORY] [Every NBA Team's Best Weed Story] [Every NBA Team's Best Weed Story] ["A lot of Americans smoke weed, and some of those Americans are professional athletes.] [READ FULL STORY] [Donald Glover's Casting as Lando Calrissian Is a Victory for Black Nerds Everywhere] [Donald Glover's Casting as Lando Calrissian Is a Victory for Black Nerds Everywhere] ["Glover has never been anyone but himself, and that’s why he’s so damn hard to root against."] [READ FULL STORY] ['Moonlight' Director Barry Jenkins on His Kendrick Lamar Moment and Making the Movie of the Year] ['Moonlight' Director Barry Jenkins on His Kendrick Lamar Moment ] ["I just couldn't think of another song that stated [my point] more clearly than that Kendrick track."] [READ FULL STORY] Only want to receive Rare Reads moving forward (and remove yourself from Complex Daily)? [Click here]. © 2016 Complex Media Inc. All rights reserved. 1271 Avenue of the Americas, 35th Fl. New York, NY 10020 [Unsubscribe]