Common has his hands full as he balances both a successful recording artist's career as well as a, yet to be seen, promising acting one. He appears in this spring's "Street Kings" with Keanu Reeves and Game, and in "Wanted" with Angelina Jolie, which hits theaters June 27. He's also patiently waiting for his turn as the Green Lantern, assuming the "Justice League" movie will get back on track after being shelved during the writers' strike.
On yet ANOTHER project, Common explains about the new material he's collaborating with Q-Tip on. "Q-Tip and I been planning the Standard album," he said, referring to the duo the pair have formed. "We been conceptualizing, but we just gotta continue to work on it. We will. I look at it like two jazz musicians getting together, the way Charlie Parker and cats would get together and do work. I feel a lot more free with my music now that I'm doing films and stuff, because I don't put as much pressure on the music. It ain't my only source of income and way to make a living."
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dayum i cant wait for the album
i love all of commons album
common is da truth
also good looks on the actin
whoa nice shit...doesnt come close to matching me and my boy Zach the ass crack attacks shit ovr Dre beats...RW for life nukkkka
An Icon.
It all makes Sense that dis dude is really on right now!
Q-TIP + COMMON = 5STARSTATUS!
Going to be some heat rocks thrown out this year for hip-hop...
anticipating the music!
Now this is something I wanna ear!
Thank U COMMON!
damn this nigga common on his grind hopefully it will be on the album BE's status...........
co-sign. Common's that dude yo. Chi Town stand up..
This nigga really be doin his thing. Can't wait for his new CD to drop. Can anyone name anything bad this nigga has done, whether it be his music or his acting? '08 turning into a big year for hip hop
Legend of Tru Hip-Hop
And you say chi-city.....
Top Ten in my books
Common is on some true legendary status. Dude is getting better with time...which is rare these days. Da acting is also a good look to go along wit his lyrical collection. Keep it up. Learn it.
ReDef.
Common is dat nigga!
I been fuckin wit em since"Can I borrow a Dollar"
take it easy was the shit!
Oh shit Wizewun! I thought chu was dat gay dude at first!!
Dat nigga got a Omar avi too...my bad!
Yeah "take it easy "was da shit
I like "they dont know" wit john legend and Kanye dats da shit too
Everything here sounds G.O.O.D. From his new album taking shape to him playing the Green lantern. Sounds like good news to me.
he always put out great music so im lookin foward for this
Dude is a DAMN good actor...and thats just judging from his semi-small role in smoking aces....
he gonna be nice once he gets his hands on a role where he can be the STAR or main character...If he gets that Green Lantern gig, its gonna be a WRAP..
I hope he gets Rap album of the year in the grammys or go platinum for this one
I'm lookin' forward to this. Common has always been comin' correct lately.
... *waits for someone to hate*
true definition of hip hop
kanye andree 3000 and common are in my top five
and of course wayne and if they aint the best then
whos is
thought so this hip hop shit is crazy
its bigger than the goverment politics
and religion
yeah I said it
what?
thought so
im out
hip hop can change the world in a postitive way
if some artist actually gave a fuck
because the little shit these rappers do and say
influences the world around them
Are u white dude Joe????
HE AINT SHIT AT ALL
common is the truth
thats whats good
Common is ill as fuck!!! Hes so versitile with his flows that it pisses me off that when people make top 5, top 10 mc lists that he seems to get left off of them. You got cats screaming Wayne!, Papoose!, and even Santana! (What???!!) Dude is trying to keep real hip hop alive, and yet still only gets a lil props, thats puzzling. And while were at it how come cats cant give Little Brother, Sean Price, Buckshot their props??
WTF I'm nigga I'm blk just dis dude spiderak is an ignorant fuck
And u ain't?
common can act real talk, he did his thing in smokin aces and american gangster, although they were small parts. hopefully he gets to finish the justice league, that green lanter role could solidifiy him as an actor and bring many more major roles his way......as for his music, hes been GREAT since "can i borrow a dollar" so i know he wont disappoint...
Im hip. That smokin aces was a great flick. He played his part very well.
Common is a multiple threat.
*lantern
go get that
asdfkl u the type of nigga to listen 2 a song for its beat. or u like the chorus. u aint a fan of hip hop. u prolly on lil waynes dick. u the reason why hip hop is dead
FUCK OUTTA HERE J-RUEBA!...I LISTEN TO EMINEM PAC DRE BONE THUGS KANYE TWISTA T.I. LIL WAYNE NAS....ALL OF THEM REAL RAPPERS BUT COMMON SHIT JUST DONT GRAB MY ATTENTION AT ALL...AND YEA I LISTEN TO BEATS AND CHORUSES WHO DOESNT DUMB ASS!...FUCK OUT OF HERE WIT DAT BULLSHIT NIGGA!
^^^^^^Well I don't know if anybody told you, asdfjkl...
But when you name Em, Nas, Pac, Jay, BIG, names of that caliber, any true hip hop head wouldn't follow that up with the likes of Lil Wayne, T.I., Twista. I'm not saying these are bad Emcees but there not in that league.
However the next few names you do call are (what do you know) Common, Etc.
So whether or not he "grabs your attention" or not he's in that category. I actually am not an frequent Common listener. But I DEFINATELY know enough NOT to make an outrageous statement such as his CDs are shitty. Out of your group of "Real Rappers" you names Only 4 have made Cds with the caliber of Common.
And children listen to the beat first chorus second and lyrics last.
Just some real talk.
Looking forward to another "Real" (Lol) MC dropping another classic LP.
Peace!
Yo, I was just thinking about it; Common's been making albums for like 19 years! You know how many cats have come and gone since then.........check below
Tupac
Biggie
Death Row as a label
Boot Camp Click
MC Eight
Spice One
Wu Tang Clan
DMX
Lil Kim
Big Pun
Bone Thugs in Harmony
Do or Die
Eight Ball and MJG
UGK
Ying Yang Twins
Clipse
AZ
Da Brat
Helta Skeltah
State Property
c'mon y'all, I know I'm missing some heads, help me out here...
Tim Dawg
Das Efx
Domino..LOL
I dont think its been 19 years doe homie
Its been a long ass time
What year did "Can I Borrow a Dollar" come out?
Dat was his first album
Whoa, whoa. Don't include Ball & G with that, because we still bump them niggas in the south. Did you hear they're last album?
But to help you out with that:
No limit
Ruff Ryders
Young Guns
J-Kwon
Drama
Dont be puttin Bone Thugs in there cuz they still relevent and some of tha realist niggas in the game n if Bizzy come back theyll be runnin shit again
I think he meant all those artists are still puttin' shit out while other artists have came and gone
Let's keep it real dawg, there time in the spotlight has come and gone. Nothing wrong with being a true fan, I give you props for that
what the fuck is you sayin common said his favotite
mc is wayne
Yeah, but niggas don't listen to Common & Ye when they say shit like that though. That's when them niggas say he don't know what he's talking about, lol.
Sad but true.
I dont think he said he was his favorite but he definitely
Said dat he gets inspired when he listens to MC's Like Lil Wayne and Jay-z!
He said dat when he was gettin an award at da Hip-Hop Awards!
I like Bone Thugs and Harmony but they seriously need to stay away from Jermaine Dupri...
A Common NEVER said his favorite rapper is Wayne. He said he's feeling him right now.
And Wayne is sick. I'm just waiting for him to mature. So he'll be worth listening too without hearing the same stuff and topics I heard back in Junior high.
You hear that shit on Wayne's features and mixtapes. Never on his albums.
yo common is one of the best MC EVER .
and his last album was strait fire so i cant wait for this one to come out,so i can jam to his shit.
Good job, Common. Keep puttin' that work in.
Good I am glad Common coming out with another album I swear his music so much better than a lot of BS I hear
common is most def doin his thing right now and is really startin to get noticed. big ups to common!
im not gone front for props like some niggas do but....i kno common a great lyricist and all but i dnt really care for his music u know like he doesnt grab my attention i know niggas gne abuse the trash button but fuck it its how i feel
he has great songs thats uplifting and shit like that but his particular prescence on the mic jus doesnt grab me like he does others just being honest
he doin big things tho thats wats up
Yeah I know what chu mean!
His shit is not high in entertainment value
Like i was tryna listen to his new album Finding Forever
and dat shit was just borin as hell
But da album he had before dat was kinda Hott
It had dat song "Go" dat song "testify"
And a hot ass song wit John Legend and Kanye called "they dont know"
Str8 fuckin Fire!!!
yea man he can spit no doubt but he's boring as hell!
Nigga I feel just like you. I feel the same way about Lupe's the Cool too. His first album was very good to me though.
Im surprised to hear that from a die hard Nas fan though.
Not saying he's boring after hearing the same flow and delivery for a while though....???
i knew niggas was gne trash me lol niggas kno they b in denial!
Common ain't nothing special in my ears i co-sign birdman
MOST UNDERATED RAPPER ALIVE.
fuck cashmoney they fucked up. lil wayne WAS a beast but makin up words and havin a SILLY flow fucked him up. he needa ask gillie for another set of raps. and all u niggas talkin bout lil wayne seem to really ignore the fact that there is a REAL pic of him kissin baby. cmon now. if u really idolize wayne that makes u just as much as a homo thug as him.
common doin his thing. i think hes going to be a good green lantern too. Chamillionaire killing the compitetion.
ULTIMATE VICTORY!!!!
Man, this song seems like ages ago, Common's definitely survived the different eras of hiphop. I mean this is from way back in the Das Efx flow era. check it out (paste into your browser):
http://youtube.com/watch?v=gXwY4AaqBHk
FUCK COMMON!
Haha funny nigga.
OH YEA!...HE SUCKS TOO!
If Common ain't saying nothing special to YOUR ears. That only means your BRAIN is having problems interpreting what he's saying.
Just simply say "I DON'T UNDERSTAND"
I'm sure there's plenty of people hear that can help you.
But reguardless of whether or not your feeling him, he'll be here long after your favorite rappers aren't. And he's already put it twice as much work and years.
Deal with it.
Oh and Lupe is by far the best of the young rappers. Period.
Or maybe da shit is just borin sometimes
HELL YEA!..LUPE FIASCO WAY BETTER THAN THIS NIGGA!...WAAAAAAY BETTER!..THE COOL IS A CLASSIC
fuck common!
big ups common,because if this year is worse than 07 common releasin his album at the end of the year can atleast close the year out with a REAL HIP-HOP album and not that lame commercial snap ya fingers bullshit, you chi town niggas stand up!