Common ditches the electro-robotic sound on his last album, Universal Mind Control, and returns to the raw street vibe of his earlier works.  This sick beat is produced by none-other than No I.D., who also produced many songs one of my favorite Common albums, One Day It’ll All Make Sense. His upcoming album produced by […]

Warner Brothers Records co-president/CEO Todd Moscowitz announced Friday that Common has signed with Warner Brothers Records. Common was once on Kanye West’s G.O.O.D music which just signed a deal with Def Jam. Common tweeted: “I’m very grateful to be a part of this family, to be a part of this team,” Common told crowd in […]

Common’s invite to participate in the White House poetry series created quite a stir yesterday. Several conservative media outlets questioned how appropriate it was for the First Lady to invite a rap artist who talks trash about the political establishment in his music. Poetry is one of the most uncensored and free forms of expression. […]

Respected rapper Common has confirmed his split with famed tennis player Serena Williams. During a interview with a Chicago television station, Common was asked about his feelings towards “Tennis” ( “Tennis” is thought to be code for Ms.Williams) he simply said that he still has a high respect for “Tennis”. The rapper,actor and author went […]

Hip hop producers are known for digging deep in the crates for the records they use to create the songs we all know and love.  No genre is immune from being sampled!