Calm down, Chris Brown is not on the album
Common’s new album Invincible Summer is slated for July, with the first single dropping in May. Based on the Billboard preview, the tentative tracklist should go like this:
Terribly excited to see Santogold on there.
Now that I got your attention, let’s talk about HIV/AIDS. Common wants you to help him fight the lethal disease. So, head on over to Aminutecontest.com and help his cause by participating in a rhyme-crafting contest. In true Comm style, the Chi-town MC says he’ll “take the hottest, freshest lyrics and perform them on MTV.” And just like that, you’ll become an overnight celebrity … for a day.
Fellas, please remember to stay strapped during your Valentine’s Day sexcapades.
Common endorses fellow Chicagoan Barack Obama for the White House. Comm, who was the first to namedrop Obama on a rap record (to the best of my knowledge), says he’s voting for the Illinois senator on February 5th.
Who are you voting for?
thisisme then, titled after one of Common’s songs, is a collection of hits from his early years. The compilation draws mostly from the wealth of bangers on Comm’s first fourthree albums: Can I Borrow a Dollar, Resurrection (his best work, imo), and One Day It’ll All Make Sense.
The latest video from Mr Love Song, starring Alicia Keys, will.i.am, Kanye West, Serena Williams, etc.
(Directed by Chris Robinson)
Ahhh…a video that suits the song’s concept for a change. I bet you Dame Dash is excited that someone still cares enough to namedrop him on a song.
“Your live show was hollow
You shoulda kept it local
Rapping over vocals
Sounding soft as Jojo
With 12 monkeys on stage it’s hard to see who’s a gorilla
You was better as a drug dealer
Feel the passion of this b-boy rationale…
Guess it’s time for you to stop cashing out
It’s overflown, tell your guys to put the glasses down”
I’m just saying…
Sorry Rizoh, I had to do it first…. ;-D
And for the record, I’ll probably be buying both a vinyl and CD version of this album. It just seems like it’s gonna be THAT good….
- Ivan
Behold!
- Ivan
Guru + Common - ‘State of Clarity’
Off the fourth installment of Guru’s renowned Jazzmatazz series, this collabo track has been in my heavy rotation for a while and should be in yours. The video to match is superb to say the least. A throwback to the good ol’ days, it’s unreal: cartoons never looked and sounded so grimy.
Enjoy (and just be yourself)!
EDIT: The video utilizes various clips from Robert Crumb’s ‘Fritz the Cat’ (Big ups to our pal James for the find! ;-P)
Next up we’ve got:
Young Buck + Latoiya Williams - ‘U Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere’
Sure it’s a pretty weak track, but hey, I gotta keep things balanced, right? At least you can get to see Buck Marley dancing by the sea….. (pause)… You might wanna crawl back up to that Guru vid.
- Ivan
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