Common is currently at work with No I.D. for his upcoming Warner Bros. Records debut, The Dreamer, The Believer, due November 22nd. In preparation for the album’s release, Com spoke with The BoomBox about how the LP is taking shape and that he and No I.D. are crafting “positive Hip Hop.”
“It’s going to be positive hip-hop. Hip-hop that can really generate good spirit, the spirit of the music and just good energy,” he said. “I’m excited about the album [‘The Dreamer, The Believer’]. I feel blessed that I got to work with No I.D. I’m enthused to do hip-hop, which is something that I have to do when I feel it.”
The Chicago, Illinois native also explained that he’s trying to channel the sentiment of veteran rappers like KRS-One and Rakim.
“It’s the spirit and energy of hip-hop that made you just enjoy it and love the music and not feel like, ‘Man, is this gonna sell?’ or ‘I sold this many.’ It’s stuff that made you feel something, it’s stuff that you can use that inspired your life. I think about hip-hop like Brand Nubian and KRS-One and N.W.A. and Rakim, that stuff inspired my life. Those things really shaped who I am.”
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i love common..cant wait
Good to hear, bring that “Can I Borrow A Dollar”,”Resurrection”,”One Day..” “Like Water for Chocolate” vibe back.
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Yeah, look to Rakim who hasn’t made a decent fucking record since 1992!!
Common is a bore and if he’s so ‘positive’ now how does he explain that last piece of shit album, besides positively horrible?
The two records with Kanye beats are garbage too, Common is stone wack BORE.
you’re a dickhead with no common sense
What’s the matter martin? too complex for you?
^^i get it “common sense” you made a funny
this nicca……smh.
The 18th Letter and the Master were both sick. Be and Finding Forever are as well.
Are you a Solja Boy fan or something?
co-sign. Rakim hasn’t done shit worthwhile since Eric B. left, only rap retards with no CONTEXT pretend otherwise
Common was always dogshit and dogshit he remains
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So your saying Be and Finding Forever were garbage ? -.- What a fucking Soulja Boy fan. The 18th Letter and The Master were both decent albums by Rakim.
real hip hop!
I,FEEL U COMMON WE NEED SOME REAL HIP-HOP IN 2DAY ERA OF RAP MUSIC , SO WHY NOT LOOK 2 THE GREATS 2 CHANNEL THEIR ENERGY !
what the fuck was Common’s last album if not positive? positively awful?
rap nerds need to WAKE THE FUCK up and listen to other music–
Gil-Scott Heron DEAD is smarter, funnier and more politically astute than three Commons put together.
The fuck are you talking about o.0
yo…did you really just say that bullshit out loud…IN PUBLIC? oh wait your anonymous…typical…nevermind smdh…
yes we need more positive hiphop
Can’t Wait!
Believe the dream– you can and SHOULD wait, this douchebag will bring NOTHING to the table except maybe
Punch Drunk Love Part 2?
Someone has to bring back the boom bap. I’m hoping it’s Common.
did you hear his last album? only thing this jerkoff is bringing up is last night’s dinner.
Well hurry up with it Com !
Lonnie is Spanish for asshole; this fuck should stick to “acting” hah hah, how’s that career doing shithead?
Only an idiot who has no connection to real struggle would find a joke in what he sayin…should be zero comments man like seriously…then again this IS the internet where the spineless of all cowards meet up to run their mouths…
wow…you REALLY know alot about com…but you seem to hate him with a passion…why? he owe u bread? fronted on a guest verse? Do you know how that makes YOU look? I just dont get it…how do you follow niggas around to talk shit about them? Thats like that TO video floating around online, dude callin TO all kinda bitch nigga etc all for an autograph!! u kidding me!?! same type shit with this guy… Wont catch me following weezy drake and the rest of em around to run my mouth…hiding while I talk tough…
now who’s put themselves in the over the top venting stalker like position. two paragraphs is enuff homie, lets leave it alone. look at how YOU look….and i guess i’ll call you a faggot to stir shit up and piss that simple mind off. facebook faggot
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Punch Drunk Love!!
haha its embarrassing to admit but i fucks wit that punch drunk love.
Positive? Fuck that. Just go all out and make music about bitches like Ghetto Dreams.
Yeah or he could at least talk about some positive BITCHES lol
Thank god for Common. Glad to hear he is looking to KRS and Rakim for inspiration too. I NEED THIS ALBUM! Positivity is what hip-hop is all about.
I just hope its better than that last bullshit album
Do you guys see a pattern with Common’s albums. He’s going to put out some real hip hop records for like 2-3 staright. Than when hes comfortable he experiments.When he experiments it sucks than he goes back to what he does best. Check out the first 3 albums all real hip hop. Than electric circus. That album sucked he refocused and he made Be and Finding Forever. Relax his last album suck this is going to be banging. Plus No I.D is producing the whole thing. What happen when No. ID produced a whole Common record? Resurrection!
yes his 5th and 8th albums were…different. (mostly gay). i gotta say though i gave umc some spins, hate me i dont give a fuck i semi enjoyed that shit. and electric circus had some decent dilla work on there. especially that soul power track. so dont go with a cliche opinion without knowing the facts, its not really a pattern yet.
I agree with Eddie to some extent. Electric Circus was a dope album except where he was singing shit (I still dont get what he was thinking)! UMC failed to grab my attention. I have bought all his work since One Day… but UMC was just too damn much for me. Like Water for Chocolate was his best in my opinion! That shit was raw as fuck!
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Can’t wait definitely looking forward to this album!
I can feel that this is definitely going to be better than UMC. “Ghetto Dreams” is sick so I can’t wait to hear the rest.
This mother fucker is boring as fuck and raps over bland beats. Just stop.
and ur a fucking dumb ass who doesnt kno shit about hiphop
Yeah ya fucking moron, go eat a dick or learn how to like good music ya faggot.
FINALLY SOME REAL HIP HOP FOR OUR EARS.
COMMON DOING IT BIG
Im a big fan of positive of Common and positive hip hop, cool with some battle shit to but it all sounds the same
This cat is cool and seems to have some roots but doesnt have a lot out.
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