Thanks to Eric B for this one… “Strange Fruit” was originally intended for Common’s album, Finding Forever, but the song didn’t appear on that album when it was released back in 2007. The beat, which is produced by Devo Springsteen, ended up on Cassidy’s album, B.A.R.S.: The Barry Adrian Reese Story (2007) and still features [...] Read More…
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Common and John Legend – “Strange Fruit” December 2, 2009
Dillanthology 1 April 29, 2009
A new compilation of songs produced by one of the greatest hip hop producers, J Dilla, is available in stores now. Released on March 31st, Dillanthology 1 is part 1 of what will be a tribute series celebrating the contemporary musical brilliance of the late producer. This first album in the series showcases “some [...] Read More…
Weekly Dose (4/6/09) April 6, 2009
My friend told me to check out Heartless Bastards‘ new album The Mountain (Feb 2009) over the weekend and I listened to a bunch of the tracks online. Some of them I didn’t really get into but there were a couple that I liked a lot. Their style of bluesy, guitar heavy rock (Jack White style [...] Read More…
Classic Common, Remixed January 3, 2009
CommonRemixed.com is the site where producers Beatnik and K Salaam are providing a free download of all 10 tracks that make up their new remix album of classic Common songs- S.T.O.R.Y. Their production on the album ranges from funky, neo-soul, R&B type beats (listen to: “Reminding Me, Remix”) to raw club bangers (listen to: “The Corner ’09,Pt. 2, [...] Read More…
Weekly Dose (12/1/08) December 1, 2008
First song is sort of thanksgiving themed. It’s William Devaughn’s classic, “Be Thankful For What You’ve Got”, originally released in 1974. William Devaughn – Be Thankful For What You’ve Got Second song is from the upcoming Common album, Universal Mind Control. This track is called “What A World (featuring Chester French)”. The album will be officially released on December 9 [...] Read More…
