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Releasing his 12th album in 27 years, Common talks to NME about personal growth, the Soulquarians, Nipsey Hussle and why he still loves '...H.E.R.'It's all about love for Common in 2019.Hip-hop has more than its fair share of quotable lyrics. Among them are the conflicted lines of Jay-Z’s ‘Moment of Clarity’ where the legendary MC opts to abandon appeasing rap purists in favour of lining his pockets. “Truthfully I wanna rhyme like Common Sense/ But I did five mill’ — I ain’t been rhyming like […]The post Common: “I needed to unlearn some of the things I thought I had to be as a black person" appeared first on NME.
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"You unbuttoned your shirt, and I looked at your heart," Brigitte Naggar intones at the start of her new Common Holly song, followed by a stunning silence that feels much longer than three seconds. When the music finally resumes, she continues: "Then you showed me your lungs, yeah you pulled them apart." It's a captivating…
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Common: We’ve Got A File On You: Common
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We've Got A File On You features interviews in which artists share the stories behind the extracurricular activities that dot their careers: acting gigs, guest appearances, random internet ephemera, etc.…
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Common: Holly – “Joshua Snakes” Video
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Montreal singer-songwriter Brigitte Naggar is building up to the release of her second album as Common Holly, When I say to you Black Lightning. Her first for new label home Barsuk, it serves as a follow up her 2017 debut Playing House. We've already heard one track from the upcoming release, the playful "Central Booking," which was shared a...
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Common: Holly – “Central Booking” Video
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Montreal singer-songwriter Brigitte Naggar makes earthy and ruminative music as Common Holly. Following up her 2017 debut Playing House, Naggar has announced her sophomore full-length, When I say to you Black Lightning, her first for new label home Barsuk. The new collection of music chiefly concerns humanity’s emotional challenges and how we ...
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Common: – “Hercules” Video (Feat. Vince Staples)
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Common released his last studio album, Black America Again, back in 2016. Last year, he shared an album with August Greene, his supergroup with pianist Robert Glasper and drummer Karriem Riggins. Today, Common announced his forthcoming solo LP and shared a new single. "Hercules" is the second single off Let Love, following lead…
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