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No I.D. is notoriously known for his contributions on some of Common's biggest albums like Finding Forever and Nobody's Smiling, in addition to serving as the primary mentor to Kanye West. It's safe to say that the Def Jam's Executive Vice President has notched himself a reputable career. He ...

Swedish born singer Snoh Aalegra releases her new video "Bad Things" featuring rap vet Common. Today (Nov. 18), the singer released her EP There Will Be Sunshine, which was entirely produced by the legendary No I.D. You can purchase the EP on iTunes or you can stream it here as well. Relat...

No I.D. has been behind some of Def Jam's most successful releases this year, including Logic's Under Pressure, and Common's No Smiling, and the producer has been rewarded for his work. According to a Billboard report, No I.D. has been promoted to Head ...

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“A black figure...in the middle with chaos and gunfire…the beast is runnin' rampant.” Those are words Common rapped on “Chi-City,” a song off his 2005 album Be. That album, now considered by some to be one of the few hip-hop classics of the 2000s (XXL gave it its highest rating), was a detailed account of life on the city’s South Side, where Com grew up. When you listen to it, you can’t he... Read

During an in-depth interview with NPR, Nasty Nas spoke on a litany of topics including artists like Jay Electronica and ScHoolBoy Q motivating him to make new music, Oprah, J.Cole, meeting A Tribe Called Quest as a teenager, the making of Illmatic, and what young rappers he currently listens to...

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Last year, Logic graced XXL’s Freshman cover and many fans seemed to question who he was. The Maryland MC was unknown to some, but quickly became a household name in a matter of months. After reaching the milestone of becoming a Freshman, something he’d been dreaming about since 2010, he has released the impressive Young Sinatra: Welcome To Forever mixtape, signed a deal with Def Jam and toured wi

News broke today that Common's upcoming album, titled Nobody Smiling, will be produced entirely by No I.D., and it didn't take long for the duo to unveil their first collaboration from the project. The track tackles "Chiraq," the new stylization of Chicago that compares the violence-riddled city to war-torn Iraq, and at one point lifts the Mobb Deep line, "There's a war going on out

Common has been gearing up for a busy year, announcing in September that he'd be working on an EP and an album in 2014. In a recent interview with Revolt TV, it looks like that EP may have morphed into a full-on album, as Common's studio sessions with No I...

Logic sat down with HotNewHipHop.com recently and spilled some details on his upcoming debut album for Visionary Music Group/Def Jam. "The album. Expect the album," he said about his plans for 2014. "Been working on it with my homie 6ix, with C-Sick, with No I...