Common

Common recently came forth revealing a tidbit of news that everyone probably should have already known. Explaining that the short beef between him and Drake back in 2012 stemmed from both rappers mutual love for Serena Williams, Common says he's glad things were eventually resolved and didn't escalate into something more...

There’s plenty of new music to sift through. How do you know what is good or bad? Well, that’s where we come in. Aside from a busy week of interesting news, there’s always a plethora of dope music that drops. Sometimes it’s out of nowhere, and sometimes it is promoted and released right when we expect it. As rap heads, we are a...

We've reached the halfway mark of the year, and only six of our 25 Most Anticipated Albums of 2014 from January have been released. YG, ScHoolboy Q, Rick Ross, Freddie Gibbs and Madlib, Future and Asher Roth all came through and delivered on their promises with big time albums that helped to define how we will remember 2014...

After signing a new deal with Def Jam, Common didn't waste any time putting together his new album Nobody's Smiling. The new album is set to be released July 22 and features a slew of artists including Big Sean, Jhene Aiko, Vince Staples and more. Man...

Sports, especially basketball,  go hand-in-hand when it comes to hip-hop.  So much that many rappers possess the skills of what could have been an all-star player. From Master P actually playing in the NBA to 2 Chainz playing professional college ball to many MCs who simply have the skill, check out 12 Rappers Who Could Be Professional Basketball Players....

Common's upcoming Nobody Smiling is shaping up to be his best album in years.  The Chi-town rapper follows the intense Vince Staples-featuring "Kingdom" with a solo performance on "Speak My Piece." The Biggie Smalls-sampling beat produced by No I.D. takes a looser a...

Common's No ID collaboration, Nobody's Smiling is almost here. Today, we get the track list for the project which drops July 22. The standard version of the LP contains 10 tracks including the previously released, "Kingdom" featuring Vince Staples, Lil Herb, Cocaine 80's, Jhene Aiko, Big Sean, Elijah Blake and others...

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Common releases a powerful visual for his single, "Kingdom," which features Vince Staples. In the Hype Williams-directed video, Common and Vince Staples aren't the focal point, but rather a young teenager who is hustling in the Chicago streets trying to survive...

Here are 64 rappers who chose, for one reason or another, to take on new rap names as their careers have gone on.

When XXL released its 2014 Freshmen Cover last month, one of the biggest talking points among hip-hop fans was the strong presence of Chicago rappers. With Chance The Rapper, Lil Bibby, Lil Durk and Vic Mensa all making our list this year, it marked the first time in the cover's seven-year history that a single city was rewarded with four XXL Freshmen, and brought Chicago's total Freshmen tally up

Last week, Maya Angelou's death rocked the world. The exemplary author influenced a lot of poets, leaders, and also artists, especially in the form of Common. The Chi-Town rapper wrote a letter highlighting his first encounter with Maya Angelou, and the fond memories the two shared. Des...