Even in the middle of rap beef with Drake, Common still has time to “Celebrate.”  VIDEO: Common “Celebrate”  The veteran rap spitter was on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night performing his latest single off of his The Dreamer, The Believer album. DETAILS: Common And Serena Re-Kindle Over “Loving I Lost”  As confetti fell from […]

The Common and Drake beef is fresh out of the oven and it looks like it’s not going to cool down anytime soon. VIDEO: Common & The Roots “Celebrate” On Jimmy Fallon  Common was on Sirius Hip-Hop Nation last night and, naturally, the current spat with Drake came up. DETAILS: Race, Identity & The Black Experience […]

Birdman has spoken! As most hip-hop fans know, the Drake vs. Common beef has been the talk of rap town, and now Cash Money CEO/Founder Birdman weighs in on the beef.  BURY DA BEEF: Common Goes Smack At Drake, Again!! Birdman stopped by the Big Boy In the Neighborhood radio show and put his two cents in: “Drake […]

  And the rap beef between Drake and Common continues! VIDEO: Drake Disses Common At Cali Christmas! Lord knows we are over these two having lyrical fights every other week, but this sh*t is starting to get real interesting! Rick Ross, Drake, and French Montana dropped the visuals for “Stay Schemin” on Friday, and to […]

Rick Ross said “f*ck a blog,” and Scarface said “f*ck a rap beef.”  Besides news about Jay-Z and Beyonce’s baby, Common’s latest Drake diss has been the talk of music town. BURY DA BEEF: Commons Goes Smack At Drake Again! A lot of people have been weighing in on the matter, but rapper Scarface tweeted […]

“Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to pay our last respects to a ‘friend’ that has been dear to many musical artists, fans and readers….that ‘friend’ is HIP-HOP BEEF.” What forward-moving purpose does Hip-Hop beef serve? Can someone please educate me? I was a little thrown aback by the recent beef that spread quickly throughout […]

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Listening to Stay Schemin’, Common‘s Drake diss track this morning, I was struck by this verse: you a bitch cuz you cling like a bitch that’s 18 can’t say my name but rap about a nigga’s wife you so black and white/ trying to live a n*gga’s life (Italics mine) Those lines are an old […]

Common and Serena Williams may be re-kindling their romance through music, either that or Serena is just a real fan of her ex-boo’s new song about her. STORY: Serena Williams Subtweets Drake! In an exchange of Twitter gems, Common simply tweeted out asking his fans which one of the songs on his album were their […]

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When Common first dropped “Sweet,” the aggressive third single off of his ninth solo album, The Dreamer, The Believer, the collective rap blogosphere went nuts. As you all probably already know, in the song it seems like Common sends some subliminal disses to Drake.  BURY DA BEEF: Drake’s Producer Noah “40” Shebib Goes Smack At […]

Noah “40” Shebib reps hard for his homies! Though 40 is mostly known for his ability to deliver heavy hitters to the radio waves, his most recent Twitter rant proves that he’s not shy to hit heavy on Twitter either. BURY DA BEEF: Common Joins The List Of Rappers Who Aren’t Feelin’ Drake The Canadian […]

Celebrate, celebrate, it’s time to celebrate! EXCLUSIVE: Common Turns The Dreamers Into Believers At His Album Listening Party Common celebrates in his new video “Celebrate.” The video kicks off with an Army soldier arriving home from years at war, when he’s surprised by his closest friends and family in a huge celebration.  “Celebrate” is off […]

Monday (Dec. 12) Warner Bros. Records held an intimate listening session at Catch for Common’s ninth album, The Dreamer, The Believer. It took place in the heart of the Meat Packing District in New York City. The dimly lit room created a calm ambiance as the excited crowd awaited Common’s arrival. PHOTOS: Common Finally Gives The […]