Posts Tagged ‘Common’

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India Arie and Bobby Valentino make respectable debuts in the Top 10 this week at the number three and seven spots respectively. India’s third release, Testimony: Vol. 2, Love and Politics sold 76,000 units, while over 64,000 fans copped Bobby’s independent offering, The Rebirth.

Despite claims made on his Twitter page about his album selling out “all over,” the latest Soundscan shows that rookie Ryan Leslie was in fact only able to move a paltry 24,000 copies of his own release.

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I Am…Sasha Fierce is finally out, and honestly, I am majorly disappointed. (more…)

Listen to this brand new track from Com’s Universal Mind Control after the click.

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In 2007, it was Kanye vs. 50. Now, it’s Kanye and 50 vs. Beyonce, Ciara, Akon, Luda, Brandy…

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Scroll to the 3:00 mark to see Common and Chad of The Neptunes go old school.

You may have loved Be and Finding Forever, but Common doesn’t want to give his fans the same ol’ same ol’. So, his next project has been reworked with new songs, producers, and a new title.

Universal Mind Control is now scheduled for a November 11 release and will feature beats from the Neptunes and Mr. DJ of Outkast fame. Fans will remember the album was originally titled Invincible Summer with the majority of the production handled by his frequent collaborator Kanye West. (more…)