Posts Tagged ‘common’
Nas – “The World Is Yours” feat. Common (Remix)
August 26, 2014
Wow. Yeah, go ahead and consider this Golden Era revamp mash a smash! The seminal hit from the G.O.D.M.C. Nassir with an extra blessing from the Chi-town vet and a new backbeat. Nas and Common on this “The World Is Yours” remix. Enjoy and download it for the FREE.99 now.
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Classic Clips: Common Sense At Fat Beats NYC (1997) [Video]
August 17, 2014
Throwback banger alert! We already posted that trip back to Kanye West’s past (cypher styling at Fat Beats). Now, enjoy some Common rocking a promo show (doing it cypher style, too) at Fat Beats. Er… That is Common Sense (yeah, back that far)!
Here’s a clip from Common’s Fat Beats NYC in-store for “One Day It’ll All Make Sense”…This Common album was the last time that No I.D. and Com would do an album together until 2011.
Click play and start really enjoying your Sunday!
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Cover Story: Common And Kanye Part Ways Musically, And It’s All ‘GOOD’ (Video)
July 28, 2014
Well, we just posted on Busta Rhymes’ leaving Cash Money. Now, there’s another shift in the Hip-Hop cosmos…G.O.O.D. Music bids adieu to Chi-Town’s Common. Similarly, the rap titans (Kanye West and Common) have apparently parted on good terms; no animosity in Common’s commentary about the subject.
…‘Ye is my brother. Point-blank, business-wise, it wasn’t like…‘Ye wasn’t really like ‘Okay, let’s go do this. Let’s go do this album.’ It was like, ‘I’m ’bout to go do this album, ‘Ye. We friends, but if you ain’t really trying to…but if we ain’t gonna create together, it’s all good. We still brothers.’ I think his focus was somewhere else…Marriage, life, good places…I cherish our friendship more than music. I’m grateful for the music we did…
– Common
Good scoop by HipHop DX. Check out the RapFix interview clip above. Good seeing brothers wish the best to each other; whether together or on their own. Part of being grown.
– @ojones1
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Common – “Diamonds†featuring Big Sean (Prod. By No I.D.) [Video]
July 26, 2014
Visuals for Common’s single off his “Nobody’s Smiling” project entitled “Diamonds†(featuring Big Sean). Beat by No I.D.
COMMON – DIAMONDS FEAT. BIG SEAN (PROD. BY NO I.D.) | NOBODY’S SMILING
Common Had Some Wild Tour Stories To Tell ’24-7 Hip Hop’ (Video)
July 24, 2014
Nice 3-parter (starting with part 1 above; and continuing with 2 or 3 after the jump). This ep of the Wild Tour Story series at 247HH.com… Common recounting some little knowns from back in the day (Common Sense days) – like damn near e’erbody in Indiana trying to fight him and his folks on-stage at a nightclub, some…er… overseas brownie ‘experimentation’ and more. Watch and be wow’d. Oh, and you can pick up Com’s “Nobody’s Smiling” LP today, too.
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Common – “Diamonds” featuring Big Sean (Prod. By No I.D.)
July 8, 2014
What it is is G.O.O.D. Music. A collab between Common and Big Sean called “Diamonds” seems right. A rare gem to be admired worldwide. A good look – and sound – though “Nobody’s Smiling” … the LP is dropping July 22, 2014.
Common Speaks On Chicago Today (Chi-Raq), Getting Chi-Town Back And More (Video)
July 3, 2014
“Nobody’s Smiling” (due out July 22, 2014)… Vince Staples… Chance The Rapper… Chi-Raq… just a few topics touched on by Common during his Hard Knock TV interview.
Common – “Speak My Piece”
July 1, 2014
Common will be out with his album “Nobody’s Smiling” in no time flat. Well, July 22, 2014… soon enough. Chew on the Chi-towner reppin’ with the freshness for now. Com dropping this in advance for the FREEdom – “Speak My Piece.”
DOWNLOAD: COMMON – SPEAK MY PIECE
Behind-The-Scenes: The Making Of Common’s “Kingdom†feat. Vince Staples (Video)
June 28, 2014
Want a behind-the-scenes perspective on that “Kingdom” video we posted for Common (featuring Vince Staples, produced by No ID)? Good. That’s what up (above). “Nobody’s Smiling” – Common’s forthcoming LP – will be out July 22, 2014.
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Common – “Kingdom†featuring Vince Staples (Prod. By No ID) [Video]
June 20, 2014
Common’s single “Kingdom†(featuring Vince Staples) is quality music. So, how much better can it get than to follow its release with a strong visual … movie-level … with the full treatment directed by Hype Williams?! Not important now. It’s already done. Well done! Check it out above.
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Common – “Kingdom” featuring Vince Staples
June 3, 2014
You know the time is always right for a Common release. Well, get ready to check your watch. It’s about that time. The Chi-raq rapper attacks the track on this “Kingdom” jawn featuring Vince Staples. A prelude leak off “Nobody’s Smiling” (The Album) dropping soon.
Dreezy – “No Good” featuring Common x Ross Augusta (Produced By D. Brooks Exclusive)
May 30, 2014
Up-and-comer Dreezy got herself enough juice to pull in fellow Chi-towner Common and Ross Augusta on her single, “No Good†(produced by D. Brooks).
DREEZY – NO GOOD FEAT. COMMON X ROSS AUGUSTA (PROD. BY D. BROOKS)
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Common Tells CNN About His Nonprofit To Aid Chicago’s Youth (Video)
May 5, 2014
No secret that Common loves Chicago, the kids, and esp. Chicago’s kids. Even the city’s mayor knows (watch the clip above).
Grammy-winning rap artist Common tells CNN’s Brooke Baldwin about his non-profit foundation, benefiting Chicago’s youth.
Hmm… says he’s no politician… but a well-known figure, willing to serve and campaigning for a cause (see the links to earlier posts below) rather than for himself… we could do worse. Salute, Common!
‘WAR’ IN CHI-RAQ | CHI-RAQ (DOCUMENTARY ON VIOLENCE IN CHICAGO)
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Common – “The Ladder”
March 11, 2014
Played this new Common joint on my radio show last Saturday night. It’s from the ‘Catch The Throne’ mixtape that the people associated with the television series ‘Game Of Thrones’ put together. I personally haven’t watched the television show at all, but the quotes that Common used for “The Ladder” are very interesting in so many ways.
DOWNLOAD: CATCH THE THRONE (MIXTAPE)
Common – “Made In Black America” feat. Ab-Soul (Prod. By NO I.D.)
February 12, 2014
Brand new music from Common called ‘Made In Black America’ featuring West Coast emcee Ab-Soul. Perfect timing for Common to drop this dope yet socially conscious joint during black history month & shining light on the issues affecting the black community. This is just another teaser & the second single since “War” to the upcoming full-length project called “Nobodys Smiling” that will be entirely produced by fellow Chicagoan NO I.D.
Posted in Hip-Hop, Music | Tags: Ab-Soul, Cocaine 80s, common, Made In Black America, NO I.D., Nobody's Smiling | 1 Comment »
Common – “The Sun God” (Robot Orchestra Remix)
January 15, 2014
Courtesy of BamaLoveSoul, we offer this re-orchestration of “The Sun God” by Common.
German producer Robot Orchestra flips the tempo of original Hi Tek produced joint to pleasing results.
And you can get this for FREE. Go ahead…
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Common Speaks On His Upcoming Album ‘Nobody’s Smiling’ Produced By NO I.D. (Video)
January 8, 2014
Revolt TV talks to Common (kinda got him looking like ‘The Godfather’ off the movie in the clip above, right?) about his forthcoming project, “Nobody’s Smiling.” What started as an EP on the violence in Chicago just kept growing as he and the project’s sole producer NO I.D. kept making and adding songs, like that “War” we just posted here. The Chi-Town homies look to stop the violence in Chi-raq. Mission-based music. Very refreshing!
COMMON – WAR (PROD. BY NO I.D.)
CHI-RAQ DOCUMENTARY HIGHLIGHTS CHICAGO DEATH TOLLS
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Common – “War†(Prod. By No I.D.)
January 7, 2014
This leak – “War” – captures Common speaking over a No I.D. track about the violence in Chiraq. Advance release from the concerned Chi-towners collabo LP “Nobody Smiling” (forthcoming).
DOWNLOAD: COMMON – WAR (PROD. BY NO I.D.)
Yancey Boys – “Quicksand” feat. Common x Dezi Paige (Prod. By J Dilla) [Video]
November 1, 2013
Another hot one (and video) from the Yancey Boys’ LP “Sunset Blvd”… entitled “Quicksand” (featuring Common and Dezi Paige). Illa J and Frank Nitt keeping the J Dilla vibe alive by blessing yet another of his tracks.
Yancey Boys – “Quicksand” feat. Common x Dezi Paige
August 29, 2013
“Sunset Blvd” is the new Delicious Vinyl from Yancey Boys – John “Illa J†Yancey (brother of the late great James “J Dilla” Yancey) and Frank Nitt). All productions on the “Sunset Blvd” LP originate from ‘The Lost Scrolls’ (a collection of beats J Dilla left behind). This “Quicksand†single off the LP features Common and some cool cooing from Dezi Paige.
“…this isn’t a nostalgia trip: Dilla’s beats were so future-forward that they’re right on time in 2013, and we’ve assembled the best artists possible to represent that.”
– Frank Nitt
