They may no longer be label-mates due to Common recently leaving Kanye’s G.O.O.D Music imprint but that doesn’t stop him from unleashing a video for his Big Sean featured track ‘Diamonds’ which see’s both rappers reppin’ their hometowns of Chicago & Detroit.
Common continues to embrace the newer generation and brought out Jhene Aiko & Vince Staples to assist him as he performed “Blak Majik” & “Kingdom” live on the Jimmy Kimmel show.
To entice you to purchase the special Target version of his new album “Nobody’s Smiling”, Common adds a bonus track titled ‘City To City’ featuring a heavy horn led production from No I.D.
With his new album ‘Nobody’s Smiling’ freshly released, Common stopped by Hot 97 and chopped it up with the Breakfast crew about the new project, movies, working with J Dilla, Chicago’s current gang violence, Drake, Serena Williams & more.
With the release date for his new album ‘Nobodys Smiling’ just around the corner (July 22nd) Common decides to give us a couple of treats before it drops and unveils a new single with Lil Herb & Cocaine 80’s titled ‘The Neighbourhood’ and a video teaser for ‘Diamonds’ featuring label mate Big Sean.
It’s a G.O.O.D Music affair as Common taps the talents of his label mate Big Sean for his latest cut ‘Diamonds’ which features No I.D on production and is lifted from Common’s upcoming album ‘Nobody’s Smiling’.
With a classic Biggie sample on board, Common unloads another cut from his upcoming album ‘Nobody’s Smiling’ with a No I.D produced track titled ‘Speak My Piece’ which is available to purchase now via iTunes.
Common is definitely repping for his hometown of the Chi with his upcoming album ‘Nobody’s Smiling’ as he reveals the standard & deluxe edition of the album’s cover with the later featuring Lil Herb & King L. You can check the covers below and peep up top as Common breaks down how he came up with the concept for the artwork.
Common’s upcoming album ‘Nobody’s Smiling’ will be a concept driven project inspired by Chicago’s problematic gang violence and to kick things off the Chi-town MC delivers a cinematic video for his Vince Staples featured single ‘Kingdom’ directed by Hype Williams.
After announcing on Monday that he would be teaming up with long time producer No ID for his forthcoming album ‘Nobody’s Smiling’, Common unloads the first track to be taken from the project titled ‘War’ where he addresses the street violence that’s taking over the streets of Chicago.
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