Airing Monday, May 11, 2009 at 8:00 pm Eastern Time (5:00 pm Pacific Time), and re-airing several more times over the month, FUEL TV will showcase “Check 1,2 - Common.”
Hip-hop legend Common brings his positive sound to the Winter Dew Tour stop at Northstar-at-Tahoe, California, the Toyota Championships, for an unforgettable mountainside performance.
Common is a Grammy Award winner and multi-platinum selling recording artist who has collaborated with heavyweight hip-hop producers Kanye West, the Neptunes and many more. Expanding his talents beyond music, Common can also be seen acting in the films “American Gangster,” “Terminator: Salvation” and the upcoming “Justice League: Mortal” as the Green Lantern.
Professional snowboarder Keir Dillon sits down with Common to discuss his latest record, action sports and his acting ambitions. In addition to Keir’s interview, Common gives a spirited performance of songs from his catalog of hits and also shows off his sharp freestyle skills.
Pick up the January 2009 issue of Remix Magazine to see Common on the cover and the accompanying article titled A Healing Thing: Activist, peacemaker, rapper and actor Common and producer Mr. DJ take a positive position in the midst of an economic downturn, creating musical therapy with Universal Mind Control
Pick up the January 2009 issue of Skinnie Magazine to see Common on the cover and read the feature article titled Redefining Fresh: From The Stage to the Screen, Hip Hop's Renaissance Man Aims To Take Control!
Pick up your copy of The NY Daily News to see Common featured in "Common Bets the Raunch"
Check out Newsday to get a full review of Common's new album Universal Mind Control!
On news stands now!
The spotlight is on Common in the latest issue of USA Today! Be sure to pick up your copy before they run out!
“Truthfully I wanna rhyme like Common Sense, [But I did five mill']—I ain't been rhymin’ like Common since,” quipped Jay-Z on his song “Moment of Clarity.” The point is clear; rhyming for the sake of the art doesn’t really pay. But then again Chicago rhyme slinger Common isn’t doing so bad.
Surely you’ve seen Lonnie Rashid Lynn hawking Zunes and Lincoln Navigators, getting his acting on in flicks like Wanted and American Gangster, and on tour performing selections from his eight albums. On December 9th he drops his latest LP set of MP3s, Universal Mind Control, proving that having the skills can pay the bills.
AllHipHop.com: Over your career you’ve worked with production giants, Dilla, Kanye, the Neptunes; what have you gained from working with some of them?
Common: Working with Dilla I just learned that…that’s somebody that I felt was like all he knew was about making good music. I mean of course he wanted to make money but his love was with the music man. His mom told me he was walking around when he was three years old with 45’s on his wrist. His dad would walk him to the park, he would have 45’s on his wrist. I felt that coming through him. - AllHipHop.com
Click HERE to read the rest of the interview!
The rapper Common wants to take hip-hop in a new direction, he says, and he has an unsuspecting ally -- President-elect Barack Obama.
Obama "is going to change hip-hop for the better," predicted the rapper, whose eighth album, "Universal Mind Control" (G.O.O.D. Music/Geffen), hits shelves Tuesday.
"I really do believe we as hip-hop artists pick up what's going on in the world and try to reflect that," he told CNN, outlining his belief that mainstream as well as so-called "conscious" rappers -- the more socially aware -- will pick up on what he sees as the more optimistic prospects of an Obama presidency. - CNN.com
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Common will be performing "Universal Mind Control" and "Punch Drunk Love" on Jimmy Kimmel Live tonight, Tuesday December 9th.
Tune in to ABC @ 12:05PM EST to watch!
The new album Universal Mind Control is in stores now!
Pick up a copy at your local store or click HERE for iTunes and Amazon links
For today 12/9 only, Zune is selling the entire album for .99 cents, head over to zune.net/common for more details.
Also, AmazonMP3 is selling the new album for only $3.99, click HERE!
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