Common

Exclaim!'s Top 15 Hip-Hop Albums

Best of 2016

PUBLISHED Dec 5, 2016

Our Best of 2016 albums lists by genre continue today with our staff picks for the 15 best hip-hop albums this year.   Click next to read t...

Common

Soul By the Pound

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

"I wanted that sound; that funk and soul food," says Common, stressing the f-word. "Something that could sound like it ain't no hip-hop son...

Common Says Going Vegetarian Made Him Rap Better

PUBLISHED Nov 16, 2016

Common released his 11th studio album Black America Again just over a week ago, and if you're wondering what helped him pen the poignant, s...

Common

"Black America Again" (Remix) (ft. Gucci Mane & Pusha T)

PUBLISHED Nov 14, 2016

Common dropped his poignant and powerful 11th studio album Black America Again earlier this month, and in reworking its title track, he's g...

Common

Black America Again

PUBLISHED Nov 9, 2016

Since its inception, hip-hop culture has expressed the struggles, thoughts, fears and celebrations of Black and Latino communities, achievi...

Solange

"Cranes in the Sky" (Common Remix)

PUBLISHED Oct 18, 2016

Solange's defiantly honest full-length A Seat at the Table has continued to capture listeners' hearts and ears since its release earlier th...

Common Details His 'Black America Again'

PUBLISHED Oct 14, 2016

Last month, Common began leaking details about his return with Black America Again. Now the curtain has been entirely pulled back. Black A...

​Common Gets Stevie Wonder, Chuck D, Esperanza Spalding for "Black America Again"

PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2016

Common dropped "Lovestar" earlier this month, and now he's unveiled the title track from his upcoming album Black America Again.   The powe...