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2.10 The Cooler

TSSCrew — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:10:07 +0000

Heather Nikole Kanye West’s Snub And The Proud History Of Grammy Incompetence [A To Z] Roland Martin, CNN, GLAAD And The Silence Of Black Leaders [Washington Post] Oil Can Boyd [...]

Video: Common – Come Up Show Freestyle

nation — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:42:20 +0000

Previously: Common – Cosmic Kev Freestyle

Video: Common – Come Up Show Freestyle

nation — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:42:20 +0000

Previously: Common – Cosmic Kev Freestyle

PoV: Sneak A Peek Into Dilla’s Studio & Record Collection

Beware — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:25:01 +0000

In an effort to make every vinyl collector on the planet jealous, The Doctor’s Orders have unearthed these rare snaps of Jay Dee taken while he was fine-tuning Common’s Like [...]

New Music: Mac Miller Feat. Cam’Ron “Dig That”, Plus T.I. And Common

Mr.North — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:05:32 +0000

We’ve heard of Mac Miller recently working with Killa Cam in studio. Here’s one of several tracks the duo has recorded, enjoy the Big Jerm-produced “Dig That.”

New Music: Mac Miller Feat. Cam’Ron – “Dig That” (prod. by Big Jerm)

via Mac

The latest from T.I. and Common after the jump…..

New Music: T.I. – “I Need Dollas” (Tags)

DJ MLK and DJ Scream released their 2012 Vol. 2 mixtape today, here’s an exclusive that appears on it. (Props to HHNM)

New Music: Common – “Come Up Show Freestyle”

Common’s promo tour made a stop to Cosmic Kev’s Come Up Show. So you know Lonnie had to give a couple freestyles for the listeners, here he goes over French Montana’s “Shot Caller” and Jay-Z’s “Streets Is Watching”.

Loosies: Don Trip & Wale’s Athlete Tributes, Yelawolf Says “I Do” And Common’s A “Shot Caller”

J. Tinsley — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:00:07 +0000

With quotes from Bubba Chuck’s turbulent life and career – including the legendary “practice” speech – Don Trip describes life isn’t always greener when setting out to cash in on [...]

Common – Cosmic Kev Freestyle

Mr. X — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:55:07 +0000

Common spits 2 freestyles on Cosmic Kev’s show over ‘Streets Is Watching’ and ‘Shot Caller’.

Download: Streets Is Watching Freestyle

Download: Shot Caller Freestyle

Previously: Common – Blue Sky + Freestyle (Live @ Sundance Film Festival)

Common “Cosmic Kev” Freestyles

B.Dot — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:20:10 +0000

When has Common turned down the chance to freestyle? Never. And on Cosmic Kev’s show on Power 99, he showed off his improvisational skills.

“Shot Caller”

“Streets Is Watching”

Drake’s Officially Done With Common, Apologizes To Vanessa Bryant

Gotty™ — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:33:14 +0000

Drake took the diplomatic approach when asked to expand on why he wouldn’t be responding to Common’s invitation to battle and essentially saying “for shame” to the Chi-town vet for [...]

Drake Tells Nahright: Common’s Beef Isn’t Hip Hop, It’s Publicity

Miss Info — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:09:12 +0000

(photoshop via EgoTrip’s video montage)

Let us quickly recap the season of Common vs. Drake Beef thus far:

Common dates Serena Williams. Drake dates Serena Williams. Common is down with Kanye. Drake is down with Young Money. Common spits subliminals at Drake on “Sweet.” Drake makes subliminal outburst onstage in Cali. Common admits to Drake subliminal disses on the song “Sweet”. Drake spits subliminal lyrics in “Stay Scheming.” Common disses Drake by name on “Stay Scheming” remake. Common tells interviewers the beef is just normal “hip hop competitiveness” and that he’s done….

But does Drake see this as just rap battling? Will there be a rebuttal? Nahright’s Nation (a liner-noted friend of Drake’s) got an exclusive comment from Drake on the set of “The Zone” video:

Nation: So people want to know: will you respond to Common?
Drake: No. Because despite how it’s been worded by him that situation is not a “hip hop moment” or a “battle for the sake of musical integrity”…it’s a ploy for attention around the release of an album. More than anything it was just disappointing cause what kid isn’t a fan of what Common has done for our genre. A guy who made such an incredible career for himself based off expressing genuine feelings about life and love is now targeting me for sharing my story.

Oh. Dang.

After the jump, Drake explains why he took a shot at Kobe’s wealthy ex-wife on “Stay Scheming”….

(never can get enough EgoTrip parody)

While everyone was analyzing Drake’s subliminals towards Common on Rick Ross’ song “Stay Schemin’”….the line that turned into a meme was about Kobe Bryant’s expensive split with his now ex-wife Vanessa.

Kobe ’bout to lose a hundred fifty M’s
Kobe, my n—a I hate it had to be him
Bitch, you wasn’t with me shooting in the gym
(Bitch, you wasn’t with me shooting in the gym)

Vanessa ended up with 75 M’s not 150, but she certainly earned more from her time as “good wife” than she ever would have….as a video extra which is what she was when she met Kobe. However…I’d say a more relevant rap line might be: “Bitch, I must have had a mild concussion when I refused legal counsel and the pleas from my family when I passed on a pre-nup….”
Nation asked Drake about the line, and he chalked it up to….sucks to be you, won’t be me.

Nation: There’s a line from your “Stay Schemin” verse about Kobe’s soon to be ex-wife Vanessa that has gotten some negative attention. Can you speak to what you were trying to express with that line?
Drake: That line came from a conversation about being this young and making this much money and the fear of losing it all. I just used his potential situation to address my own life. I never intended to offend Vanessa or anyone else. That line had everything to do with me and what goes on in my head as a 25 year old man with this much income flowing in. Kobe is and always will be a friend and an icon to me.