Common stopped by Howard University on Tuesday to speak to the students. He also dropped a freestyle for the crowd which they really enjoyed. Check it out and let us know what you think.
Common stopped by Howard University on Tuesday to speak to the students. He also dropped a freestyle for the crowd which they really enjoyed. Check it out and let us know what you think.
Dope song and video from Jennifer Hudson, Lupe Fiasco, Common who pay homage to their city, Chicago in this black and white visual, “We Can Do It Now.” The track was produced by No I.D. and its the single for Gatorade REPLAY series. Check it out and let us know what you think.
Last night the Bet Hip Hop Awards aired and needless to say I was far from impressed. In my opinion the show was not that great. However, I did thorougly enjoy the cyphers. I would have to say that my favorite was the Ice Cube and Rev Run father/combo and of coruse the boys from Good Music did the damn thing. Check out the videos below and let MMIM know which cypher really got your attention.
Click after the jump to see the remaining cyphers.
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The Roots, Melanie Fiona, Common and John Jegend release the video for their collaboration, “Wake Up Everybody”. You can find this song on The Roots and John Legend joint project, “Wake up!” As I said before, amazing cover to compliment a great video. Check it out below.
Came across a mixtape that Queen Latifah and Common put together that was inspired by their upcoming movie Just Wright. The music was assembled by Twilite Tone. There isn’t a download link as of yet, so click on the image below to listen. You won’t be disappointed.
Just Wright Mixtape Volume 2 Tracklisting
1. Settle For My Love / Patrice Rushen
2. There’s Nothing Like This / Omar
3. You’re Always On My Mind / SWV
4. Guilty (Featuring Barry Gibb) / Barbra Streisand
5. Promise Me / Luther Vandross
6. Someday / George Duke
7. Making Love In The Rain / Herb Albert
8. That Day / Muhsinah
9. Daylight / Ramp
10. I Still Love You / 702
11. Inspiration Information / Shuggie Otis
12. Uno Esta / Bobbi Humphries
13. One On One / Hall & Oates
14. When Will The Day Come / Rasa
15. The Makings Of You (Live) / Curtis Mayfield
16. Nothing Even Matters (featuring D’angelo) / Lauryn Hill
17. Light My Fire / Jose Feliciano
18. Paperchase / Clara Hill Meets Vivkter Duplaix
19. Tomorrow / Quincy Jones & Tevin Campbell
This is Common’s new video for his collaboration with Cee-Lo “Make My Day.” The song is from his current album, Universal Mind Control.
Yay! Common is back in the studio working on a new album…and “double yay” for hooking back up with Kanye and No ID on this project “The Believer.” Hopefully, it will be much better than “Universal Mind Control”.
Check out this footage from Maxwell’s concert in NYC last night. Maxwell will be in DC on Friday and judging by this footage it looks like he is going to put on a great show! Shout out to The Life Files for capturing this.
Maxwell Performs In NYC With An Intro From Bilal! from the.LIFE Files on Vimeo.
This weekend, the Hennessy Artistry tour kicks off in Chicago with acts like Common, The Roots, Elevator Flight, and Colin Munroe. Check out the clip below where Common and Questlove speak about how hip hop is a survival tool and what it means to be a True Artist.
Check out this footage of Common and The Roots’ Questlove, co-curators of the 2009 Hennessy Artistry series, as they discuss why they and Hennessy put art before commerce to create the right musical blend.
Series dates: Chicago 9/12; Atlanta 9/19; Houston 10/3; New York 10/7