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Common video interview
Okayplayer did an interview with Common. He speaks his mind on the coming of his album “Universal Mind Control” as well as the Chicago hip-hop scene. In the video you can see excerpts of Common’s live show and to his upcoming video clip for his next single “Announcement”. Universal Mind Control drops December 9th.
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Common “Universal Mind Control” video featuring Pharrell
The amazing video for Common’s first single to his next album directed by Hype Williams features Pharrell as a robot nonetheless.
Previously titled “Invincible Summer”, Common’s 8th studio album will be retitled “Universal Mind Control” will be released on November 11th.
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Common pushing back “Invincible Summer” to a fall release
Common was supposed to drop his eight studio album mid-July but didn’t get around completing it so his “Invincible summer” album, due out on Geffen Records, has been pushed back to a September 23rd release. Nothing points in the direction of an album name change as Common stated that he created the songs in a [...]
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Skillz: The Million Dollar Backpacker
Is the state of Hip-Hop in the past few years been deceiving you? Do you long for when the “Undergound” was Mainstream and the backpack was an essential fashion accessory part of a lifestyle?
Skillz aka Mad Skillz (for the old school heads) seems quite moved by this as he just released his second official album [...]
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Smirnoff Signature Mix Series: Common & Just Blaze’s “The Light ‘08″ is released
Last week I posted news about a Signature Mix Series by Smirnoff cooking up revisions of hip-hop classics teaming up the respective song’s emcees with famous producers. The first sip of this series was KRS-One & DJ Premier’s "Criminal Minded ‘08". Well this week marks the release of Common & Just Blaze’s remix of "The [...]
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Common speculates on next album: release planned in November
It is unsure if the album will be ready by November but this means good news for Common fans! In an interview with MTV.com, Common aluded to his next album being ready for November. Apparently, he is already in studio for "The Believer". His last record, "Finding Forever" had somewhat of a commercial success [...]