“Reminisce” -Bilal & Mos Def & Common

Yes please.

2011 Favorites

Albums/EP’s (No Particular Order)

Blum-First Blum

The Roots-Undun

Common-The Dreamer, The Believer

SBTRKT-SBTRKT

Jesse Boykins III- Way of a Wayfarer

BLU- J e s u s/ NoYork! /Give me my flowers while I can still smell them (ft. Exile)

James Blake- James Blake

Muhsinah- Gone

Little Dragon-Ritual Union

J*Davey- evil christian cop/new designer drug

Frank Ocean-Nostalgia/Ultra

Open Mike Eagle- Rappers will die of natural causes

recess-recess

Childish Gambino -EP

Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie XX- We’re new here

Lupe Fiasco- Friend of the people

Toro Y Moi - underneath the pine

Raphael Saadiq-Stone Rollin’

Kendrick Lamar-section.80


Singular Favorite Songs from 2011:

Bilal- “Levels (Sonnymoon Rmx)”

Incubus- “In the Company of Wolves”/ “Switchfoot”

Monroe- “When There Is War (Body Snatchers)

C.9ine- “Wonder”

Mar & INT- “Harbor” —(every Mar Variation from this year)

Albums from 2010 that remained in 2011 rotation

Mara Hruby from her eyes (11/2010)

Full Crate & Mar- conversations with her (1/2010)

The Roots- how i got over (2010)

The Black Keys- brothers

Happy Common/”The Dreamer, The Believer” Day Ya’ll!

Common is REALLY going in on this new record. and the videos have been so amazing :)

Can’t wait for it to come out!

Common “Sweet”

Common- “Blue Sky”

I love this video. Really well done and just….this is great. I can’t wait for the album. Such a fitting visual.

thegalzia:

Common - Blue Sky (Sneak Peak)

=]

ahhh i can’t wait :) the fact that Nas and Dr. Maya Angelou are the main features on the album could only mean a masterpiece!

morning grooves.

“Thelonious”- Common, Slum Village, J. Dilla.

from Like Water for Chocolate

brain-food: joemartinez: Can’t believe I’m just now seeing these.  They’re amazing, but as usual, no photographer credit.  Anyone know who made these images??   Photographer Trevor Traynor backstage at Rock The Bells, San Francisco via Okayplayer.  Agreed, nothing peeves me more than not crediting and I will purposely change all the source links to the photographer instead of the OP.  this. this is magic. i want to buy these poster size from the photographer

brain-food:

joemartinez:

Can’t believe I’m just now seeing these.  They’re amazing, but as usual, no photographer credit.  Anyone know who made these images??  

Photographer Trevor Traynor backstage at Rock The Bells, San Francisco via Okayplayer.

 Agreed, nothing peeves me more than not crediting and I will purposely change all the source links to the photographer instead of the OP. 

this. this is magic. i want to buy these poster size from the photographer

(via jayislegend)

One Day It’ll All Make Sense

Common’s autobiography comes out in a couple weeks :)

I can’t wait to read it.

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“Ghetto Dreams”-Common ft. Nas

Can. not. wait for Common’s new album.

Too epic for comprehension.

block party!!

i’m about to watch it :)

my reward for getting through this week in one piece!

:) hello Mos and Common.

this makes me happy.

Jon Stewart goes in.

this is hilarious. FOX news is a mess. jon stewart is great for this. but you know…Common’s a “vile” rapper.

camovement:

GoWhereHipHop Sits Down With Common & Dr. Maya Angelou

This interview is incredibly insightful. Please take your time to check this out. I was honored just to be able to capture an interview with Dr. Maya Angelou. And of course Common adds great thoughts as well, being one of the best minds we have in hip-hop.

GoWhereHipHop Sits Down With Common & Dr. Maya Angelou in Chicago for the Common Ground Foundation.

Interview By: Jeff Baraka

A Camovement

Video By:
Cam Be
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Edited By:
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this is beautiful. absolutely beautiful. two of my heroes and biggest sources of inspiration. such a moving moment :)

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