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With his 1994 single "I Used to Love H.E.R.," Common gave the conscious hip-hop movement one of its anthems. My colleague Collin Robinson once elaborated that the Resurrection track "chided hip-hop artists for moving away from afrocentric and socially aware rhymes to combat gangster rap's quickly growing influence in the mid '90s and consumerism exploding…
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submitted by Nick Oct 9th 2019 04:00 am (www.nme.com)
Meet her rap alter-ego: Troublemaker You know Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o. Now meet Troublemaker, the rap alter-ego she introduced during a recent appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. In the clip uploaded to YouTube on Monday (October 7), Nyong’o revealed that she secretly raps under the moniker which Common had giv...
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HEALTH: Charli XCX opens up about the "stigma" surrounding mental health and therapy in the UK
submitted by Nick Sep 22nd 2019 10:00 am (www.nme.com)
"I think it’s less common here to be very open about it."Charli XCX has opened up about the "stigma" surrounding mental health and therapy in a new interview Charli XCX has opened up about the stigma surrounding mental health and therapy in the UK in a new interview. Read More: ‘Am I depressed’ – help and advice on mental health and wha...
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Common: Holly – “Measured”
submitted by Nick Sep 17th 2019 03:00 pm (stereogum.com)
"You unbuttoned your shirt, and I looked at your heart," Brigitte Naggar intones at the start of her new Common Holly song, followed by a stunning silence that feels much longer than three seconds. When the music finally resumes, she continues: "Then you showed me your lungs, yeah you pulled them apart." It's a captivating…
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Common: “I needed to unlearn some of the things I thought I had to be as a black person"
submitted by Nick Sep 9th 2019 11:00 am (www.nme.com)
Releasing his 12th album in 27 years, Common talks to NME about personal growth, the Soulquarians, Nipsey Hussle and why he still loves '...H.E.R.'It's all about love for Common in 2019.Hip-hop has more than its fair share of quotable lyrics. Among them are the conflicted lines of Jay-Z’s ‘Moment of Clarity’ where the legendary MC opts to ...
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Common: We’ve Got A File On You: Common
submitted by Nick Aug 29th 2019 05:00 pm (stereogum.com)
We've Got A File On You features interviews in which artists share the stories behind the extracurricular activities that dot their careers: acting gigs, guest appearances, random internet ephemera, etc.…
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