After Common confirmed in his interview with Fake Shore Drive that his next single was going to be the No I.D.-produced “Blue Sky,” No I.D. took to twitter to hint that it’s coming on Wednesday. Also included in the tweet were singers James Fauntleroy and Makeba, so it’s only right to assume that these two…
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Video: Black Star Brings Out Common For “Respiration” In Chicago
Last night, Talib Kweli and Mos Def (as Black Star) played two sold out shows at Chicago’s House of Blues. Mos and Kwe surprised the crowd when Com Sense emerged from backstage to join the duo for “Respiration” – something that probably hasn’t been done in ten years. That’s history. And oh yeah, if you…
Video: FSD Interviews Common
Shot by Gregory Buisseret and edited by Michael Schultz for T.E.H.O. Media. Produced by Andrew Barber and Andre Delroy. After almost four years, I was finally able to interview one of my all time favorite emcees: Common Sense. I’ve been following his career for nearly 20 years and although we’ve crossed paths numerous times, I’ve…
Video: Common Freestyle @ University of Illinois
Com Sense hit U of I on the promo trail for his One Day It’ll All Make Sense book, and true to form, he kicked a freestyle for the crowd.
Video: Common – Freestyle x “Ghetto Dreams” Live @ Moet Rose Lounge
Yesterday, Common returned to his hometown of Chicago on a promotional terror for his new book: One Day It’ll All Make Sense. After a day full of press, Com appeared at the Moet Rose Lounge (shout to Team Epiphany) on the rooftop of the Wit Hotel for an impromptu performance and party. I’m happy to…
Video: Common Talks New Book, Acting & More On Windy City Live
While in town, Common joined Ryan and Val this morning on Windy City Live to talk about his new book, One Day It’ll All Make Sense. Be sure to pick up a copy or two to hold you over until The Dreamer, The Believer hits stores on November 22nd.
Video: Common On The Daily Show
Common jumped down with Jon Stewart to promote his new book on The Daily Show last night. Com, is hot on the promo trail for his One Day It’ll All Make Sense book, which dropped on Tuesday.
Video: Common Talks No I.D., Twilite Tone & Chicago
Shot by Cam Be During Chicago’s North Coast Music Fest two weeks ago, Gowhere Hip-Hop caught up with Common after his show to talk about his hometown, his work with No I.D. and Twilite Tone and much more.
Video: Common @ North Coast Music Fest
Last night, Com Sense returned home to rock the stage at North Coast and did just that. I hoped Com would preview some new material from The Dreamer, The Believer, but he opted to stick to joints from Be and Finding Forever.
Video: Common Talks Be
Common sits down to discuss his seminal 2005 album, Be, as part of the Classic Albums By Classic Artists’ series by Reebok Classics & Rock The Bells. It’s pretty dope to hear Com discuss the album in his own words – how he linked with Kanye, and how Dilla was his roommate at the time….