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Common
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Common Gets Back on His Storytelling Tip on “Congratulations” (Listen & Download)
Posted by Nathan S. on 04/15/13 |
Filed under CommonFresh off a wack verse on Big Sean's "Switch Up", it's good to hear Common get back on his superb storytelling tip. "Congratulations" joins the immortal "Int'l Player's Anthm" as the only "songs about marriage from a guy's point of view" in hip-hop history.See more...
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What I Learned From Listening to Big Sean’s “Switch Up” (Listen)
Posted by Nathan S. on 04/08/13 |
Filed under Top Stories, Big Sean, Common, GOOD Music"Switch Up" doesn't really teach us anything we didn't already know. Sean has a great ear for beats, he can make some catchy tracks, and he loves rapping about working and then relaxing.See more...
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Sweet Baby Jesus, Common Dropped the Next Chapter to “Used to Love H.E.R.”
Posted by Nathan S. on 02/01/13 |
Filed under CommonI'm gonna go ahead and say that Common's "Used to Love H.E.R." is the most copied concept in the hip-hop history. I can't even begin to name all the tracks I've heard that follow the blueprint he laid down almost twenty years ago.See more...
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Game Breaks Out The “Jesus Piece” With Help From Common & Kanye West (Listen)
Posted by Danielle Harling on 12/05/12 |
Filed under Downloads, Kanye West, Common, GameEven if Game wasn't able to clear that Kanye West sample for "Rollin'" at least he was able to secure Ye for "Jesus Piece," the title track on his upcoming album and one of the project's most anticipated songs. See more...
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It’s A Delightful Double Dose of DJ Drama Thanks To New Records, “Clouds” & “My Way” (Listen)
Posted by Danielle Harling on 09/26/12 |
Filed under Downloads, Rick Ross, Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T, Common, Currensy, Miguel, Lloyd, DJ DramaRick Ross, Miguel, Curren$y, and Pusha T...No, this isn't the line-up for the 2012 BET Hip-Hop Awards, instead it's the list of artists featured on just one of a handful of records DJ Drama released this week.See more...
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Battle Of The Funkmaster Flex Freestyles: CyHi The Prynce vs. Big Sean vs. Common vs. Kendrick Lamar
Posted by Danielle Harling on 09/18/12 |
Filed under Downloads, Kendrick Lamar, Big Sean, Common, Freestyles, CyHi Da PrynceWhy is it that Funkmaster Flex is unarguably the most annoying personality in radio, yet he still managed to somehow get Kendrick Lamar, Big Sean, CyHi The Prynce, and Common to drop dope freestyles on his show? See more...
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Common’s Unreleased Sh*t Is Better Than Your Album: “No Sell Out” (Listen & Download)
Posted by Nathan S. on 08/28/12 |
Filed under Top Stories, Downloads, Common, No I.D.I think it's telling that in over 100 comments on our official Best Rapper of All-Time debate, not a single person (including me) brought up Common. Not even a single, "You know who should at least be mentioned here? Common." See more...
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Common & Cocaine ‘80s Offer Some “Motivation” & “Express OG” (Listen & Download)
Posted by Nathan S. on 05/30/12 |
Filed under Downloads, Mixtapes, Common, No I.D., Cocaine 80sAt this point it's damn near impossible to figure out who is and isn't in Cocaine '80s, and that's probably the way they like it. As far as I can figure out, the simplest version goes like this: No I.D. makes new music with who ever happens to be around the studio. Listen and download...See more...
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Haters Gon’ Hate: Cocaine ‘80s ft. Nas “Chain Glow” (Listen & Download)
Posted by Nathan S. on 05/22/12 |
Filed under Downloads, Nas, Common, No I.D., Cocaine 80sWell then. Looks like maybe this whole Cocaine '80s thing might be more than just Common, James Fauntleroy, No I.D. and Makeba Riddick releasing random tracks when they feel like it. Do you really drop a new Nas track just for the fucks of it? Listen and download...See more...
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Catching the F**k Up W/ Cocaine ‘80s: “Queen to Be”, “Take My Keys” & More (Listen & Download)
Posted by Nathan S. on 05/21/12 |
Filed under Downloads, Common, No I.D.Boom, just like that we've been hit with three new tracks over as many days from Cocaine '80s: "Queen to Be", "This Can't Be a Crime" and "Take My Keys". While "Queen to Be" will likely grab most of RefinedHype Nation's attention first, all three cuts are some seriously laid back hip-hop-ish goodness.See more...
