The Oscars won’t be a total white out. Common and John Legend are slated to perform “Glory,” from the Selma soundtrack, at the Academy Awards on Feb. 22.
“Trouble in the Water” is a collaborative song between Common, Malik Yusef, Kumasi, Aaron Fresh, Choklate and Laci Kay that appears on HOME, a project created to raise awareness about climate change.
The legendary Chuck D once said something to the effect that Hip-Hop is CNN for Black people. Noting that comparative analysis, it’s ill to see MCs like Common speak on the cable network.
Unless you reside from outside the continental United States, the violence that transpires in Chicago on the regular has not flown underneath your radar. Street rappers proudly nickname the President Obama’s hometown “Chi-Raq,” where as Moguldom Films conducted extensive research to find the root of the problem in their documentary Gunland.
Recently, we learned that Jay Z and Beyoncé are potentially gearing up for a joint Summer stadium tour (how epic would that be?). It got our wheels spinning – which other celeb musical power couples (old and new), could possibly put on a smashing trek together?
Last night, headlines swirled about Wale after an alleged confrontation with a fan at a professional wrestling event. But prior to those rumors, the MC dropped a proper remix for The Gifted‘s “Sunshine,” featuring Rick Ross and Common.
One of the biggest job qualifications for being a rapper is they have to be proficient in talking sh*t. Another good quality to possess is the ability to be able to actually deny that they are doing so.
On Thursday, March 20, fans were able to watch the premiere episode of HBO hits series Game Of Thrones at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Billed as the Game Of Thrones “Epic Fan Experience,” the night also featured props displays, photo ops with the “Iron Throne” and a surprise performance by Common.
Dr. Dre once reduced women to mere sex toys who lived to play their cards and manipulate men, when he so eloquently put on wax, “b*tches ain’t sh*t but hoes and tricks.”
It wouldn’t have been shocking for HBO to recruit bands in the same vein of Godsmack or Avenged Sevenfold to represent their Game of Thrones inspired mixtape in the slightest.
The folks behind the Catch The Throne mixtape clearly care less about leaving any music to our imaginations prior to its March 11 release date. With Big Boi and Wale’s contributions circulating the Internets, the show continues with a track by Common called “The Ladder.”
