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May 27, 2011 – "I mean, he is -- within the genre of hip-hop and rap, he is what's known as a 'conscience rapper,' or a 'conscious rapper,' rather. And I would quote a report just six months ago from Fox News where he was described as a rap legend and quote, 'Your music is very positive and you're known as the conscious rapper. …
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May 13, 2011 – Lots of musicians tweet -- but all that Twitters is not gold.
That's why you'll want to check out SPIN.com every Friday to see whose tweets we're reading this week -- then update your TweetDeck! (Obligatory Self-Promotion: ...while you're at it, be sure to follow @SPINmagazine!)
This week's winners:
Common@common
Why You Should Follow: As far as controversial rappers go, Common is... well... not. …
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June 9, 2010 – Kanye West turned 33 yesterday, but he didn't celebrate by tearing up the clubs in Chicago, bashing former presidents on MTV, or interrupting pop stars during their award-acceptance speeches.
Instead, he performed a free concert for three Chicago Public Schools as part of the Kanye West Foundation's third annual "Stay in School" event -- a program targeted at improving students' grades, behavior and attendance [via the Chicago Tribune] …
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April 7, 2009 – The lineup for this year's installment of the Rock the Bells festival has been unveiled, and it's jam-packed with top-notch artists: Nas, Damien "Jr. Gong" Marley, the Roots, Common, and Big Boi of Outkast are just a few of the acts billed for the traveling hip-hop event.
Additional artists scheduled to appear include KRS-One, Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek, K'naan, Busta Rhymes, and the Wu-Tang Clan's RZA, Raekwon, and GZA. …
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March 21, 2009 – Kanye West invaded Austin, TX, Saturday for the last night of South by Southwest. But rather than perform a set of standard Kanye tunes, the hip-hop star played host to new artists on his label G.O.O.D. Music, including Consequence, GLC, and Big Sean. And he invited friends like Common, Erykah Badu, Fonzworth Bentley, and Kid Cudi to join the party onstage.
'Ye hit the spotlight at Fader/Levi's Fort at 9 P.M. …
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December 9, 2008 – Here's a rundown of the essential albums available online and in record stores this week:
Cat Power, Dark End of the StreetThe queen of indie-rock soul struggles with the real thing. Read Review >>
Common, Universal Mind ControlThe electro bandwagon welcomes yet another passenger. Read Review >>
Justice, A Cross the UniverseBehind-the-scenes doc unveils nu-electro hijinks...zzzzz... …
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December 9, 2008 – What? Originally slated for a June release under the title Invincible Summer, Common's eighth studio album, renamed Universal Mind Control, drops today, six months late but with no less of a feel-good summer vibe. …
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Big Eyes, Almost Famous
Japanther, Eat Like Lisa Act Like Bart
Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats, Mind Control
Pure X, Crawling Up The Stairs
pacificUV, After The Dream You Are Awake
Destroid, The Invasion
Marques Toliver, Land of CanAan
Gene The Southern Child & Parallel Thought, Artillery Splurgin'
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Human Eye, 4: Into Unknown
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