I’ll go on record as saying the North Coast Fest 2010 had the best hip-hop lineup of any of the music festivals that Chicago hosted last summer. Hands down. I actually can’t say enough good things about North Coast, as it was a pleasant experience, they took care of their press (not shit on them like…
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Common – Follow Me (Prod. by Kanye West) [No Tags]
A tagged version of “Follow Me” dropped last week courtesy of DJ EVES, and yesterday he finally let the untagged edition fly on his I Know What You Did Last Mixtape (download now). When the original leak hit, it was incorrectly labeled as a Karriem Riggins production, but Karriem took to his Twitter to clear his…
Common – Follow Me
Produced by Karriem Riggins Well damn, they’re just going to go ahead and make my day with this one, huh? New Common!? I’ve been waiting a long time for this moment, but as it turns out, this joint isn’t exactly “new”, even though the public has yet to hear it. Word is this joint was…
Common Honors Dr. Maya Angelou For Common Ground Foundation Gala
If you’ve been following Common’s career closely over the past few years, you’d know he’s been heavily involved in his Common Ground Foundation, which strives to help youth in underserved areas in Chicago and across the country. In April he’ll be hosting his yearly Foundation Gala at the Intercontinental Hotel, and will be honoring Dr. Maya…
Video: Bilal feat. Common – Sorrow, Tears & Blood
And a happy belated birthday to Common as well. Hopefully we’ll be seeing him down at SXSW.
Video: Common vs. Justin Bieber @ Celebrity All-Star Game
*Dead* at whomever made this video. I bet the Biebz was listening to “I Know I Got Skillz” in the locker room prior to the game.
Video: Common Debuts “Believer” In Hawaii
Well fam-a-lam, I’ll be damned, it appears Rash has finally tested the waters his some of his new material off his long awaited project, The Dreamer, The Believer. He debuted “Believer” recently in Hawaii, and it sounds like it was produced by No I.D., but I can’t be sure. The album will be his first…
Video: Common x Twista – The Light [Live on NYE]
Chicago’s Hip Hop Godfather’s shared the stage last night at Vibe in Chicago, during Common’s hosted NYE party. I’m sure these two have appeared together somewhere at some point, but this is a very, very rare occurrence. Now, if we could just get these two on a song together. All hail the Kings. No word…
Common To Perform At The National Christmas Tree Lighting
That’s right. The Southside’s own will be sharing the stage with Maroon 5, Sara Bareilles, B.B. King & others for the National Tree Lighting ceremony in Washington, DC. The show will be televised December 17th On WTTW at 9PM. Clap for ’em!
Common Prepping Memoir Due Out In 2011
Common gets that Decoded swag, and plans to drop a memoir in 2011. The book, which will be titled after my favorite Common album, One Day It’ll All Make Sense, is set to explore Rash’s career as a struggling emcee from Chicago who rose to Hollywood’s a-list and later become a household name. It should…