Common’s new LP, Nobody’s Smiling, is a great album, one where the legendary rapper hooks back up with longtime collaborator No I.D. However, one of the names missing from the album is Kanye West, who executive produced Be and Finding Forever. So where is he? Common talked to Sway about ‘Ye recently on MTV’s RapFix. Common confirmed […]
They’re black and magical! Common and Jhene Aiko performed their collaborative song “Blak Majik” on Jimmy Kimmel Live yesterday. Dressed in all black (duh), Common and Jhene delivered a high energy performance of their sinister uptempo cut. Jhene Aiko is currently gearing up to join The Weeknd on his “King Of The Fall” tour with […]
Common just released his tenth studio album Nobody’s Smiling yesterday. So far, he’s received nothing but positive reviews. Today, we get a listen to one of the exclusive bonus tracks, “City to City.” This track can only be found on the Target-sold editions of the album. “Yea, I’m the future but live for the now now/Make my momma proud […]
There’s quite the scandal swirling around country star Tim McGraw after TMZ released a video of McGraw smacking a female fan during one of his concerts. TMZ asked McGraw’s rep about the incident. Here’s what the rep said: “Tim was singing out in the audience and someone firmly grabbed onto his leg and wouldn’t let go […]
Legendary Chicago emcee Common links up with Detroit star Big Sean on his No I.D.-produced track “Diamonds.” “I wrote this on my born day, it was a warm day/ N*ggas gotta eat, we gon’ do it gourmet/I’m hearing f*ckin’ voices, like when porn play/ Stay, stay on your grind like foreplay/What more can I say? Diamonds are […]
As a part of the BET experience, Future brought his Honest tour to L.A. last night and he even gave the crowd an added bonus – the Young Money experience. The “Move That Dope” hit-maker brought out Lil Wayne to help him out for his popular songs “Karate Chop” and “Love Me,” and the crowd definitely went wild. [Rap-Up] […]
L.A.-based singer/songwriter Destani Wolf has released a new single entitled “Nothing But The Best” featuring Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, in anticipation of her forthcoming EP Peek Away. Put a little soul in your morning with this ’70s funk-tinged shot of Latin jazziness. Listen to the track above. [SoundCloud] Common has released a Hype Williams-directed music video for his […]
Common has been in the rap game for more than 20 years. And he has no plans on stopping anytime soon. The Chicago rapper just announced that he’s signed to the legendary Def Jam Records. Common also revealed that he has a new album dropping this summer: it’s called Nobody Smiling, and will be executive produced by […]
Common hinted that he would be dropping a brand new track soon, but it was much sooner than we expected! The 42-year-old rapper released “Kingdom” to kickstart the weekend right, a track produced by No I.D. that features Vince Staples. It’s the first song we’ve heard off of his upcoming album Nobody Smiling. But that’s not all. Visuals – directed by […]
“You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I’ll rise” – Maya Angelou She was remarkable, exceptional, unbelievably humble, and wise beyond measure. Today, the world lost a phenomenal woman, Dr. Maya Angelou, who not only impacted the African-American community […]
R&B crooner Anthony Lewis stopped by The Queen Latifah Show this week to perform his remake of Soul for Real’s 1994 classic, “Candy Rain.” He even showed off some of his dancing skills. Check it out. [RapUp] Chris Martin and his band, Coldplay, are going on a mini world tour to promote their upcoming album, Ghost […]
