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Common Featured In Jeep Commercial
Common’s getting that Jeep money, narrating their latest commercial and official partnership with USA Basketball. The spot features CP3 and “The Believer” featuring John Legend as the backdrop for the 2012 Jeep Wrangler Altitude Edition.
Kanye West Freestyle Dedication From Common
Common just turned 40 and at his birthday party, he kicked a freestyled and dedicated to his friend Kanye West. It’s hard to hear at some parts because of the crowd reaction, but that was mighty nice of him.
OS REWIND: R.I.P. To Drake and Common Beef Pt. 2
OS REWIND: Common Freestyle On “The Come Up Show” (Part 2)
R.I.P. To Drake and Common Beef
Common was on the red carpet at the Grammys with Toure yesterday and when asked about his beef with Drake, Common said it is finally over.
After Drake addressed the situation and pretty much killed the controversy, Common had no choice but to cease fire and retreat. The veteran tried to bait Drizzy but it backfired, but sometimes that’s just how the ball rolls. Just take the L and keep it moving.
Welcome to hip-hop in 2012.
OS REWIND: Common Freestyle In Atlanta
Common Freestyle In Atlanta
They put Common on the spot to freestyle down in Atlanta and he kicked some bars over “The Light.” He even threw a couple shots at Drake in there too.
Drake still hasn’t responded to him besides “Stay Schemin.”
OS REWIND: Common Freestyle For D. Wade’s Birthday
Common Freestyle For D. Wade’s Birthday
Common loves to freestyle off the top of the dome, as we’ve seen him kick his fair share of rhymes lately. This particular one was at Dwyane Wade’s 30th birthday party the other night in Florida. He was one of three performers to hit the stage that night. The other two were T.I. and Rick Ross.
BAWSE!
The Weekend Playlist (2)
The second weekend of the year is here and there even though things were kind of slow, the internet(s) still got blessed with some gems throughout. The week started off strong with Common’s Drake diss and Jay-Z’s dedication to Blue Ivy Carter, but they took the story lines of the week since we first heard them on Monday.
After the jump you can check out what we’ll have in rotation this weekend, including some of the best tracks to drop this week, as well as some of our picks that have been getting major burn already. Let us know if we missed anything and tell us what you’ll be bumping Saturday and Sunday in the comments.
Baby Has Drake’s Back No Matter What
The boss has spoken. He said it’s ride or die because Drake is fam, but they’re not about making diss records to sell records. They’re just about making music, but however this situation turns out, that’s just how it is.
We’re just waiting for Drake’s response track at this point.
OS REWIND: Common – Stay Schemin (Remix)
Common – Stay Schemin’ (Remix)
It’s nine days into the new year and we’re already witnessing rap beef. After hearing Common acknowledge he went at Drake on “Sweet,” and hearing Drizzy fire back on the recently released “Stay Schemin” from Rick Ross’ Rich Forever mixtape, he fires back with his own diss, calling Drake out by name.
He could have done better but we’re guessing he’s throwing jabs just to see if Aubrey will react. We grew up in the ’90s where we saw some of the greatest beefs of all time, though. This is definitely some lightwork. We expect more from Common even if he did throw some good shots. It’s your move Drake.
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Top 5 Videos Of The Week (January 8, 2012)
With so many videos released on a weekly basis, we figured we’d catch you up with some of the best that came out this week and picked our Top 5. Of course, these are all in no particular order, but they definitely showcase some of the hottest songs to have visuals for the first week of 2012. The OnSMASHtube has you covered.
Check our list after the jump.
Its The Real: “The Check-In” (feat. Common)
Remember when Childish Gambino tried to play the Common role when Its The Real couldn’t get him for an interview. Well, redemption is sweet and now the Rosenthal brothers finally got the most gangster rapper of all time for their latest episode of “The Check-In” (he looked so confused). These clips are always entertaining.
OS REWIND: Its The Real: “The Check-In” (feat. Diggy)
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Common vs. Drake: Who Do You Got In A Battle?
Not trying to instigate anything, but after listening to Common’s album The Dreamer, The Believer and Drake’s Take Care back to back last night, we were wondering what you guys would think of a battle that would match up the two on wax.
One one hand, people will always say how Drake can’t spit because he sings too much, but if you take it to the old catalog, you know the boy has bars. Common is a natural born spitter, so we already know he can bring it. It almost seems like “Sweet” was only a shot to see if Drake (or anyone else) would take the bait. Things have kind of fizzled since the day Com and 40 went at it on Twitter after calling Drake out by name last week.
So hypothetically speaking, who do you got in a battle: Common or Drake?
Common – The Believer (Alternate Version)
Common’s album The Dreamer, The Believer has been on repeat for a minute now, with no signs of that ending any time soon. Aside from his current “beef” with Drake, musically, the album is quite uplifting and takes us back to the Be days. No I.D. really laced Com.
The current version of “The Believer” features John Legend, but this is the alternate version of the track and what might be the rough version. Better or worse than the final?
OS REWIND: Common “Cloth” Album Commentary (Part 6)
Common “Cloth” Album Commentary (Part 6)
Common explains his track “Cloth” from The Dreamer, The Believer album. He says the song is about two people who might have grown up in different parts of the world, different environments but can still be cut from the same cloth.
Common “Lovin’ I Lost” Album Commentary (Part 5)
For part 5 of his album commentary series, Common breaks down one of the standout cuts from The Dreamer, The Believer, “Lovin’ I Lost” and recalls what inspired him to make the track. He says it was one of the last songs he recorded for the album, but as soon as he heard the sample, he knew what to record to it.
OS REWIND: Common – The Dreamer, The Believer [Album Stream]
OS REWIND: Common Interview On Chelsea Lately
