In a recent interview with Vibe, the mag caught up with Com Sense to talk about his forthcoming album, Nobody Smiling, which is due out this spring. Yesterday we learned that No ID is set to produce the entire offering, and in this new interview Common talks in detail about the album, and reveals features….
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Common – War [Prod. by No ID]
The return of Common and No ID. There’s a war going on outside no man is safe from, and Common offers up his state of the union address regarding the current state of affairs in Chicago. This is first class MCing over triumphant No ID-production right here. This leak comes just hours after the announcement…
Video: Common Announces New Album To Be Entirely Produced By No ID
At the top of the last year (1/3/13 to be exact), Common announced on Jimmy Fallon that he was set to drop three projects throughout 2013: an EP, a mixtape and an official album. Well, 2013 came and went, and we struck out on all three. Nada. Zero. Zilch. Well, Common returns almost a year…
Video: Yancey Boys f/ Common & Dezi Paige – Quicksand
With J. Dilla on the beat, his little brother Illa J links with Frank Nitty to form the duo of the Yancey Boys. Their album, Sunset BLVD, dropped on Delicious Vinyl a few weeks back and today they give us their first video — “Quicksand” featuring Com Sense and songstress Dezi Paige. Don’t get stuck….
Aaradhna f/ Common – Wake Up (Remix)
This quietly dropped a few weeks back, but never made the internets rounds. Welp, I guess it’s better late than never. Here Com lends some bars to Aaradhna’s bubbling hit “Wake Up,” which went #1 in New Zealand. Wake up and press play on this chart topper below.
Video: Derrick Rose Goes Behind The Scenes of “Basketball Is Everything” w/ Common, 2 Chainz & Big Sean
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve no doubt experienced the new adidas commercial for the D. Rose 4 which is currently airing on every channel around the globe. The spot features Derrick alongside some of his favorite emcees, Common, 2 Chainz, Big Sean and Dom Kennedy and proves that basketball is truly everything…
Common Talks Chicago’s Drill Scene & New Generation
Common, who was back in town for the opening night of the Canon PIXMA PRO City Senses photo exhibit at Ignite Glass Studio, sat down with DNAInfo to speak on a slew of topics including rap beef, Chicago’s new generation, and the highly-scrutinized Drill scene. Common, who is no stranger to verbal confrontations on wax,…
Video: Derrick Rose’s New adidas Commercial f/ Common, 2 Chainz, Big Sean & Dom Kennedy
Created by 180LA & Directed by Stacy Wall. The D. Rose 4 campaign is now in full swing, with the shoes landing in stores next week. Today, adidas kicks off their “Basketball is Everything” ad roll-out with the first spot which features Derrick ready to trade it all simply for the love of basketball. The…
Robert Glasper f/ Common & Patrick Stump – I Stand Alone
Robert Glasper flies to Chicago to grab Com Sense and Patrick Stump for “I Stand Alone,” which is on Rob’s Black Radio 2 project. Grab it on iTunes now. “I’ve known Common for years; we lived a few blocks away from each other in Brooklyn, and he’s one of my favorite MCs, so I had…
Common Talks New EP & Vince Staples Collaboration w/ HipHopDX
Remember when Common announced that he would be releasing a new album, EP and mixtape in 2013? Well, HHDX caught up with Com recently and learned that a new EP from the emcee is still coming this year. “I’ve only got a couple songs, but I’m gonna get the EP done quick and then I’m gonna…