Artist: Common

The Complete History of G.O.O.D Music With the release of  Cruel Summer ,  G.O.O.D Music  has finally given the world a single project that fully showcases every aspect of the highly multifaceted label.  Kanye West  and company are one of the most recognizable and respected crews of the moment, but G.O.O.D. has been helping shape the landscape of music for eight years. G.O.O.D. Music epitomizes Kanye’s vision and aesthetics. Working with family, staying true to their respective dreams, and standing behind their product remain the core values of the crew. Their efforts have paid [...]

hasHBrown teams up with frequent collaborator Hollywood Floss over the No I.D. produced Common "Sweet". 'Bittersweet' is filled with punchlines and trash talk from two of Houston's elite MC's. hasHBrown's 'Rap Mayor II:Landslide' is inching closer and closer to its fall release. Check out the previous releases from RM2 on www.rapmayor.com

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Here's a smooth track featuring Common, Kendrick Lamar and Lloyd off DJ Drama's upcoming  Quality Street Music project. DJ Drama – My Way (feat. Common, Kendrick Lamar and Lloyd) Download: DJ Drama – My Way (feat. Common, Kendrick Lamar and Lloyd) DJ Drama – My Way (feat. Common, Kendrick Lamar and Lloyd) is a post from: [...]

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The Golden Age Of Hip Hop can be broken up into two time periods By now you should already know how much we at LYFSTYL love this ERA of Music. Here’s some of the things you should know about our beloved Golden Age Of Hip-Hop. The Golden Age of  Hip Hop  refers to roughly the mid eighties up to the late nineties when Hip Hop, in this sense the rapping and beatmaking aspect of it, was known and appreciated for its Lyrical content (MCing or Emceeing) its musical depth and its stark [...]

King I Divine is quickly becoming one of my favorite producers. His beats and instrumentals are always so excellent, it's impossible to not take notice of the man's talent. On October 16th, King I Divine and London poet LD Henriquez are releasing a ambient hip-hop album titled, Cloud 127 . Fly is the first offering off of the project, and it sure makes the rest of what's to come sound really promising. It's a smooth, hypnotic track that has the perfect amount of space to it, begging to get lost within. I have to be honest, I was [...]

Common, Kendrick Lamar and Lloyd link for "My Way" from DJ Drama’s upcoming full-length, Quality Street Music. Lamar raps like he's the missing member of OutKast on the laid-back, Hit-Boy-produced cut. Quality Street Music drops ... read more �

DJ Drama drops Quality Street Music next Tuesday, and to whet everyone's appetite, here's present "My Way." First appearing on Shade 452s "Toco Tuesdays," and featuring bars from Common and [...] The post DJ Drama Ft. Common, Kendrick Lamar & Lloyd - "My Way" appeared first on The Smoking Section .

Late last night, the team at Al Lindstrom let loose one of the most anticipated cuts on DJ Drama's upcoming  Quality  Street Music album. It's "My Way", an uplifting joint that finds Common and Kendrick Lamar —I know, right?!—trading verses over a smooth Hit-Boy production. The only problem here is that it's got a bunch of tags, but hopefully we'll get the CD-quality soon. Until then, stream this jam below.  Quality Street Music drops Oct. 2. [ via ]

Well this is an interesting pairing put together by Dram Emanuel. Tony Touch got the exclusive leak of this and tonight we have the radio rip for you. This was definitely one of the most anticipated tracks off Drama's Quality Street Music , which drops next week. They did this one their way.

Well, G.O.O.D. Music 's debut album as a crew, Cruel Summer , has officially been out for a week. And if you're a nerd/music head, you know what that means: the first-week sales numbers are and ... well, they're not that pretty. The project sold  less than P!nk's latest album,  Truth About Love , which moved 280,960 units and debuted at number one. As for Kanye West and his crew? Well, they moved a total of 216,115 copies. That's a shitload more than their competitors in 2012, aka Maybach Music Group, who [...]

Common, DJ Quik, Immortal Technique, Action Bronson, Layzie Bone & Flesh-N-Bone of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Royce Da 5'93 & Crooked I of Slaugtherhouse, and A-Trak describe what "This Generation" means to them. Pre-Order Murs & Fashawn collaborative album, 'This Generation,' out Sept 25th: http://bit.ly/mursxfash Interview by Shane Gill Shot & Edited by Guy Blelloch

MTV got to hit up G.O.O.D. Music artist Common to talk about his plans for the future (musical and otherwise) and the release of Cruel Summer . Check it out above.

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On BET's 106 & Park , assorted members of the G.O.O.D. Music clique (including Big Sean, Pusha T, Common, Teyana Taylor and 2 Chainz) were featured guests, sitting down for an interview and a blinding performance - primarily because they were decked out in all white everything, ripping through tracks like "Mercy", "Clique" , "Birthday Song" , "New God Flow" and "Don't Like" for the packed house. No Kanye, though. [ Complex ]

During a quick Q&A session with MTV , Com Sense revealed that he plans on releasing his new album at the top of 2013. Com expects to get in the lab with No I.D., Kanye and a few other producers for the LP. Excited yet? We are. In the clip above, Common also talks a bit about two upcoming movies you can expect to see him in - LUV and Now You See Me.

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Do any of you still bump The Dreamer, The Believer ? I didn't think so. It wasn't a bad album, though, it just didn't resonate like prior Common works. With that said, I have been more entertained by his recent role in Hell On Wheels than any musical output of the past few years. Seriously, though, it is a great show. That doesn't mean we can give up on the MC that created albums like Like Water For Chocolate , Be , and many more just yet. In fact, he has [...]

Shortly after video of Kanye's commentary on Cruel Summer hit the web, clips of G.O.O.D. Music up on 106 & Park starting buzzing as well. Big Sean, Common, Pusha T, 2 Chainz, Teyana Taylor, CyHi The Prynce, and Travis $cott donned all-white apparel and sat on their own custom stage for this interview, check it out above. Hit the jump to see more of the interview and video of the label performing "I Don't Like", "New God Flow", "Birthday Song", "Mercy", and "Clique".

While the rest of the G.O.O.D. roster has made the rounds this week, Kanye West has been noticeably absent. Until today, when Yeezy updated his YouTube channel with a clip [...] The post Kanye West & The G.O.O.D. Music Family Talk "Cruel Summer" appeared first on The Smoking Section .