Throwback Thursday: "1999" — Common ft. Talib Kweli & Sadat X

This track's so good. I can't believe I'd forgotten about it before finding it again last night. These words just need to be played. And this beat...oh my gawd.

Monday Kickstart: Bye Felicia

Everyone who ever put their heart and soul into hip-hop, only to watch Oprah's shady comments over the years insult everything they stand for, is mentally hugging Common for this moment at last night's Academy Awards.

COMMON IS MY NEW FAVORITE RAPPER COMMON IS THE REALEST FOH OPRAH https://t.co/ENAMYaJqav
— Shea Serrano (@SheaSerrano) February 23, 2015

And speaking of sending out mental hugs, this week's inspiration is Swedish beauty Ms. Kenza Zouiten:

☀️

A photo posted by Kenza Zouiten (@kenzas) on Feb 3, 2015 at 10:20am PST

Let's go.

Throwback Thursday: "Testify" -- Common

I'm usually not a fan of videos that are turned into huge productions, but in this case it perfectly matches the cinematic rhyme that Common spits over one of Kanye's finer beats. And any extra chance to see Taraji's fine self, I'm all for it.

Throwback Thursday: "Respiration" -- Blackstar ft. Common

Escuchela...la ciudad respirando...

Behind the Lyrics

Life + Times' "Decoded" series recently took a look at Common's "The Believer", as well as his verse from Blackstarr's "Respiration"—which I've embedded below. It's always interesting to hear firsthand what the thought process was behind an artist's rhymes. Definitely worth the watch.

DECODED: Common "The Believer" & "Respiration"

Common on The Daily Show

I'm a little late on posting this, as it aired last night. Good food for the mind and soul from Common, and his take on the Fox News b.s.

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Video: Common ft. Nas -- "Ghetto Dreams"

Please accept this as an apology for putting you through my last post. It should more than soothe the pain in your eyes and ears.

*K Lew voice* "This track gooooeeessss..."




Found on Life + Times

Throwback Thursday: "The 6th Sense" -- Common ft. Bilal

"If revolution had a movie I'd be theme music/
my music, you either fight, fuck, or dream to it"

This 1999 track by Common remains a hall of fame track.

Video of the Day: "Two Words"

"Ayo, two words: Chi-Town, South Side, worldwide
Cuz I, rep that, til I, f*ckin' die ..."

Those bars give me chills every time I hear them - every time. They're the opening lines to Kanye West's stanza of "Two Words," off his seminal debut album, "The College Dropout." Until now, the only time the song's been performed in a "video" format was on "Chappelle's Show," where Mos Def, Ye and Freeway performed as musical guests.

But today, Yeezy posted this to his blog, saying an actual music video of his got canned over creative control:

"This video never got played because I refused to remove the titles on it. They said people will think a TV show is going off and I said that's the whole point. Wow... even only 3 videos in to the game.... I refused to compromise my vision."

I dunno what took him so long to release it, but I'm hella glad he did. His portion of the video makes me homesick, and I'm sure my NY and Philly homies will feel the same about Def and Free's parts.

Download: Kid Cudi ft. Common and Kanye West "I Poker Her Face"

This beat is bananas. Kid Cudi is slowly growing on me and Kanye is actually rapping on this one, which I'm always a fan of. Actually he gets off with an ill scoliosis/comatosis/osmosis sequence (I probably spelled all those words wrong). Then Common comes in and murders it. And I'm not even a Common fan.

Zshare Download

via 2dopeboyz

New Downloads (Singles)

T.I. "Message to the Government"

Asher Roth "The Day I Got Crowned" (Freestyle)

The Game ft. Lil Wayne "Red Magic"

Wale ft. Brother Ali "Second Time Around"

Curren$y "Look up to the Jets"

Ghostface Killah ft. Malic and Raekwon "Kilo Remix"

Ghostface Killah "Slept on Tony"

Freeway "Blaugh"

Common ft. Pharrell "Punch Drunk Love Remix"

All links via 2dopeboyz

Common and Serena go surfing

I had no idea that Common was dating Serena but I guess in this crazy world of celebrity hook ups it makes some kind of sense. I thought she was dating the jewish producer but looks like she has moved on. I think these pictures are the... well, take a look.






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Video of the Day: Common "The Corner Remix by Ro Blvd."

Tail Report: Serena + Common = <3

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