RESPECT. Recap: Soundset Festival 2016
There's no way I'd miss Soundset Festival. I dare you to find a Hip Hop festival with a line-up that …
Watch Drake, Wiz Khalifa & Common Read Mean Tweets
Imagine this: You’re a famous singer or rapper; probably the hottest thing in the free world. On stage you are …
Lost Files: The Interview with Kanye’s Non-Profit Organization
In the midst of Kanye West dropping new music, babies, and God knows what else, it's perfect timing to drop …
Rewind to the Classics: How Common’s ‘Like Water For Chocolate’ Is the Blueprint to Conscious Hip-Hop
Despite sharing its name with the 1989 Laura Esquivel novel, Common’s Like Water For Chocolate is a collection of consciousness whose afrocentric …
11th Annual Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival — Photos
The 11th Annual Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival took place yesterday and it was quite the show. With a line-up that …
The 11th Annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival: Grab Your Tickets Now!
Every Summer we all prepare for the hottest festivals. We strategically plan which festivals to hit up and which ones …
Common Signs on to Film, ‘Suicide Squad’
Keeping the momentum going, Oscar winning rapper Common recently signed on to play in the upcoming villain driven movie, Suicide …
Common and Kanye West Rumored To Star In Spike Lee’s “Chiraq”
And you say, Chi-city! Rumor has it that Chi-town's finest, Kanye West and Common, are coming together to collaborate on …
Black Star: Remembering The 1998 Classic And Its Relevance Today
"Consciousness [kon-shuh s-nis]: the state of being conscious; awareness of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, etc." A seemingly lost element …
Common Keeps It 100 On Black Fatherhood With The Nightly Show’s Larry Wilmore
If you happened to catch the latest debate on The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, you were in for an interesting …
New Music: John Legend ft. Common-“Glory”
John Legend's "Glory" featuring Common is more than a track featured in a film, it bridges frustrations of past and present rather …
Don’t Sleep : Snoh Aalegra “Bad Things” Featuring Common
Snoh Aalegra, a Sweden native is an refreshing introspective artist/songwriter who recently teamed up with legendary producer, No I.D. for her …
New Music: Common ft. Malik Yusef, Kumasi, Aaron Fresh, Choklate, and Lacy Kay – “Trouble In The Water”
Common has teamed up with Malik Yusef, Kumasi, Aaron Fresh, Choklate, and Lacy Kay for an uplifting collaborative song titled "Trouble in The …
Uncle Snoop to host BET’s Hip Hop Awards 2014
On Tuesday, October 14, Uncle Snoop will host the BET Network's 2014 Hip Hop Awards show at 8 p.m. EST. The "biggest night …
New Music: Elijah Blake – “Drift” EP
On September 29, singer/songwriter Elijah Blake released his latest EP, Drift on iTunes and Spotify. Blake is currently signed to No I.D.'s ARTium imprint, and No I.D. himself …
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