It’s kind of easy to forget that while Common is having fun acting and dating celebs and basically being one of the go-to black actors in Hollywood, he’s […]
REVIEW: Talib Kweli……….Prisoner of Conscious
“Even though y’all niggas might not cuss like me, at the end of the night, y’all just trying to fuck like me.” Phonte, Little Brother’s “The Yo-Yo.” Hip-hop. […]
INTERVIEW: Back to Love and Compassion with Brother Ali
The idealist part of me died circa 2003 while living in Southern California after returning from a year in Japan. Hip-Hop? It was something, which as one of […]
REVIEW: Brother Ali – Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color
Music, just like food and relationships, has to combine both aspects of “want” and “need” to be effective. For a musical product or project to be successful, it […]
LIVE: Case Mate’s Fashion Week Event with Common
Everybody loves a good cell phone case. Personally, I hate when I drop my phone. It is almost as if I can see it fall in slow motion […]
LIVE: Rock the Bells, PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel NJ
Photos: Victoria Ford/Sneakshot The Couch Sessions was in full effect at this year’s Rock The Bells festival in Holmdel, NJ. The two day event featured Slaughterhouse, Jadakiss, Ice […]
LIVE: The 2012 Summer Spirit Festival, Merriweather Post Pavillion
Photos: Broady Brown/Nocturnal Charm So, I truly dig on outdoor music festivals and jumped at the chance to catch the 2012 Summer Spirit Music festival at the Merriweather […]
MUSIC NEWS: Drake on Common’s Beef: “Not a Hip-Hop Moment,” “A Ploy for Attention”
Shots (not) fired: So people want to know: will you respond to Common? No. Because despite how it’s been worded by him that situation is not a “hip […]
OPINION: Drake vs. Common
In XXL’s April 2010 issue, Lloyd Banks filled in the blanks to 20 questions. Question No. 8 was, “ ______ career would have been better off if he […]
VIDEO: Common premieres “Sweet” tonight on UStream at 8pm
Common will be premiering his music video for “Sweet” tonight at 5 PM PT/ 8 PM ET on UStream. Users will be able to view the video for […]