No I.D. The legend, the mentor, the Godfather. Call him what you want, just make sure you call him one of the greatest. And to pay homage to the genius of Dion Wilson, the honorable Trackstar The DJ has put together this solid hour-and-twenty-minute offering titled Prime Time: A Rap Fan’s Guide To No I.D….
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Video: Common Performs “Blak Majik” & “Kingdom” On Jimmy Kimmel Live
Cadillac Com hit the stage at Jimmy Kimmel Live last night and brought a few special guests with him. Common kicked things off with a performance of “Blak Majik” with songstress Jhené Aiko, which you can check out above. Following that, Vince Staples joined Com on stage to perform “Kingdom”, which you can watch below. Remember, Common’s…
Common – City To City
Produced by No I.D. Common’s tenth studio album, Nobody’s Smiling, has finally hit shelves and Target‘s offering up an exclusive bonus track with the deluxe edition of the LP titled “City To City”. If this one sounds familiar, it’s because Com originally premiered the song in an trailer for CNN’s Chicagoland series earlier this year….
Common f/ Lil Herb & Cocaine 80’s – The Neighborhood
Produced by No I.D. One of the more anticipated tracks from Common’s tenth studio album, Nobody’s Smiling, arrives a little early. ‘The Neighborhood” finds Com lyrically painting a picture of coming up in the city alongside Lil Herb who does the same. Yes, this joint is just as dope as you’d imagine it to be….
Common f/ Big Sean – Diamonds
Produced by No I.D. Big Sean joins Common on the latest drop from his forthcoming Nobody’s Smiling LP, titled “Diamonds”. This track is available when you pre-order Com’s album on iTunes, but you can stream it below thanks to Nav. Nobody’s Smiling hits stores and digital retailers July 22nd.
Common – Speak My Piece
“Do it for the hometown and the homies” Produced by No I.D. “Speak My Piece” is the newest offering from Com’s forthcoming Def Jam debut, Nobody’s Smiling. The single is currently available on iTunes, but you can also stream it below. This is too dope. Nobody’s Smiling hit stores and digital retailers July 22nd and is…
Common Signs To No I.D.’s Artium Records/Def Jam
Com Sense has a new home. Fresh off the release of his new single “Kingdom,” Common has announced that he’ll be joining No I.D.’s Artium Recordings/Def Jam Recordings. No I.D., the EVP/co-head of A&R for Def Jam, had this to say: “Common and I have a long history of making great music together,” said No I.D. “His rich legacy…
No I.D. Named Executive Vice President Of Def Jam
Congrats are in order to No I.D. as the producer/executive was just appointed Executive Vice President of Def Jam Recordings. The Southside Chicago native was formerly the Executive Vice President of A&R at the label, and has now been promoted to Executive Vice President of the whole company, and the co-head of A&R alongside Kyambo…
Vince Staples – 45 [Prod. by No I.D.]
No I.D. provides the backdrop for Long Beach emcee Vince Staples to do what he does best on “45”, from Vince’s Shyne Coldchain II project. The latest effort from the Def Jam spitter includes six tracks produced by No I.D., so it’s definitely worth checking out. If you’re unfamiliar with Vince, press play on “45”…
Common f/ Ab-Soul – Made In Black America
Produced by No I.D. The tag team of Common and No I.D. continue their run of solid records with “Made In Black America”, which features TDE representative Ab-Soul. This is second joint we’ve gotten since Common announced his Nobody’s Smiling LP with No I.D. (“War” was the first) and it’s just what you would expect from…