Common On Self Love, Jennifer Hudson, Mos Def & Drake, Favorite Producers, + New Book
Common sat down with Ebro in the Morning for a conversation about his career, the importance of self care, his newly revealed relationship with Jennifer Hudson, and more.
The multi-talented rapper began the conversation discussing the importance of self love, meditation, and the importance of taking some time to yourself. He also opened up about a star-studded conversation between Jay-Z, Steve Stoute, and Nas in which they discussed the importance of vacations.
The Chicago native then opened up further on his relationship with Jennifer Hudson, how they met keeping things private, and even working on some art together.
Common also revealed he is working on a brand new album with Pete Rock and discussed the different producers he has worked with throughout the years.
Other topics include Andre 3000, Nas' talent, an old conversation between Kanye West and J. Dilla, the Mos Def & Drake conversation and Hip Hop going pop, his top 5, and even his dislike for mac & Cheese.
His new book 'And Then We Rise' is out now!
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He never said he had problems with Drake. He just said that his music is pop and it reminds him of shopping. We need to normalize having an opinion without it being hate… 💯
GenZ will always sleep on common & pete rock, unfortunately, because its GenZ saying "who is this yasiin bey that has the audacity to challenge OUR drake"
@@frequentiisayo respectfully that isn’t all of Gen Z. Some of us youngins are serious about our Hip Hop
@@AlexanderDivineEmcee true, i agree, but 95% of GenZ are migos, weeknd, drake, future, cardi, latto, ice spice, you are the 5%, my friend
That’s disrespectful
Well and the truth is Drake doesn’t write his own music. Andre 3000 addressed that too. If you’re not writing your own rhymes then you’re not an emcee you’re a pop star.
“Be” is still one of the best hip hop albums i ever heard
Produced by the Greatest producer of all time YE
The album and song itself is amazing ✊🏾
greatest intro ever
and he did 3 better albums
“Be” definitely was official.
Drake, Mos 23:37
Thank you ha
only reason why i was here thank you boa
you da goat
Thank you
Thanks g!
My Top 5 Alive; Nas, Common, Black Thought, Lupe and Andre 3K Peace to therapy and health.
That's a good list!
I’ve never understood people’s obsession with Lupe. Can you share your thoughts on what landed him in your top 5?
@@jahazshine4587go listen to his first 3 albums
*Amazing list bro*
@@jahazshine4587He’s in my top 5 as well. I can go in-depth as to why but I’ll spare you my long-windedness and simply bless you with this link: kzhead.info/sun/n6lrf9xrpYuMh6c/bejne.htmlsi=sFmizGyhtcYIwh_L
If I don’t like it I don’t like, that don’t mean that I’m hatin!- Common
I just want to innovate and stimulate minds
Absolutely
Yea but wen u add different variables calling it TARGET music it turns into hate
Exactly
From which song is that line?
"The 6th Sense" is my favorite hip-hop track of all time... and it's not even close. Thank you sir 🙏🏾
That whole album is 🔥🔥🔥🔥
You got good taste brother
Resurrection was so fucking good, thank you Common Sense.
a fucking classic bar none
I love all of his albums. Electric circus was underrated and misunderstood and they tried to mischaracterize him! Be was a phenomenal album!!!
That album got me through some times.
I love J HUD and Common together ❤❤❤❤
'Til you don't.
Yall better not sleep on this Pete Rock project either
GenZ will always sleep on common & pete rock, unfortunately, because its GenZ saying "who is this yasiin bey that has the audacity to challenge OUR drake"
“If Revolution Had A Movie , I’d Be Theme Music..” my favorite line from Common 👏🏾
He's always been a positive, zen, healing type of artist. Him and jhud better work out. Drake is a commercial hip hop artist, not an MC I think that's what Mos meant.
Hip Hop is pop now that's point. Did you not see the Hip Hop 50th celebration at the Grammy? The Grammy awards is highest level of pop culture recognition.
Common Sense In A Word #Iconic
Thank you Common. You remember when Drake gave you a shout out on his earlier songs like Thrill is Gone"(2006) and was making music compatible with yours " Room For Improvement" (2006). Mos Def seems to forget he cosigned Drake real early in his career by having Drake open for his show via 2005 or 2006. Drake said coming up in his early career (2004-2006) in 2010 that he use to just listen to Common, Phonte, J Dilla etc. and didn't care for the mainstream at all . He knows about Drake boom bap/backpack rap roots just like Common does, that's how you know it was little bitterness on Mos end, but Mos is an amazing lyricist "Black on Both Sides" , Blackstar and the work he did on Lyricist Lounge (97 Rawkus days) undeniable greatness. That's why Drake called Common a god on Stay Scheming because he looked up to him lyrically and content-wise coming up.
Mos def want hating on Drake , he was making a statement of consumerism. the expanded clips has been released, if u hear the rest of what he said, it really wasnt about Drake but using Drake as the example since he was asked about Drake
@@mrlij6534 Regardless of what Mos was trying to imply, there's something he needed to understand which is hip hop is not a "street" genre anymore. Nowadays you got rap songs for all kinds of ears, ranging from drug rap, boom bap, melody rap, boogie rap, braggadocio rap, trap, luxury rap, mumble rap and the list goes on. Mos Def sounded like he wanted hip hop to remain seen as "street music". Hip hop is the most popular genre in the world right now, and Drake was definitely a part of that movement along with Kendrick and Cole who are very different artists but all three of them helped keeping hip hop alive and evolving to other demographic groups by experimenting fusing hip hop with other genres. I love Mos Def but I have never heard anyone say Mos Def is in their top 10 compared to Drake, Cole and Kendrick respectfully... he should be showing love to these young artists instead of trying to put them in a box. Just giving my $0.02 though
GenZ will always sleep on common & pete rock, unfortunately, because its GenZ saying "who is this yasiin bey that has the audacity to challenge OUR drake"
U sound like a Drake fan lol
Facts
Just saw the Jennifer Hudson footage, he got the croches on, oh he in love love love a love like this again.
Com real cause he beefed with drake yet still gave him respect
Love listening to this guy talk; always so wise and insightful. Headed to go listen to “Be” right now >>>>
Was just listening to that earlier....that album 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Common one of the most resilient OG's to surface outta Chi town ❤
Mos Def is extremely calculated in his intentions. He knew calling out Drake would shine a very bright light on him. Thus creating a moment for his words to be heard by all. The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion
All blessings to Common
Crazy Ye and J Dilla met, and on Mother's Day. R.I.P. Jay Dee
RIP to the god Dilla
Man needed to hear this …thanks Common
I'm glad Common wasn't on his salty sh** today. A very measured and intelligent reply about Drake. Drizzy has earned his success.
Like water Like chocolate still my favorite album from common...
Ebro was Going in deep *pause in this Interview☝🏽 Love 🖤
I love this ❤
Respiration 👀👀❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Common a real one
Dope Interview #Fact
Love you Mr Cammon!!!
Got put onto COMMON with his Resurrection album. He's a true Emcee.
I love Common, I love his music
I can imagine how many women common said the same things to and they all fall for it.
Thank you the same exact stuff
I was saying to myself I hope he doesn’t waste her time😮💨 she’s still young but not that young.
Hey he's right about taking care of yourself
I don't know about y'all, but I'm inspired
Great content
Whoever did camera work for this one keep this format, the lighting is like real late with rosenberg but the camera angles are better, its own identity for the next year or so
I'm just Here for the GOAT talk .. Drizzy DRAKE.. Biggest in Hip Hop ever.
I think those some of those Dilla drums were used on "They Say" from the Be album
Man, yall gotta work on doing chapters on the KZhead channel
YESSS. 1❤
Andre 3k and Common song needs to happen.
Like the he's thinking ❤
In 2006, Common changed and named my religion... My religion is To Be...
My favourite rapper of all times. If Com' was from NY, he'd probably be in everybody top 10. My man Rashid. I love how his paying homage to Nas. 1. One Day It'll All Make Sense 2. Resurrection 3. Be 4. Like Water for Chocolate 5. Finding Forever
Common giving Kendrick his flowers 💐❤.
Hey, Common 😍😘
0:55 HE'S A GREAT PROPHET
29:25 a lot of us missed the importance.🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Pete Rock collab album should be dope.
He said that about every woman he's been with. We know avoidants when we see them!
WITH ALL THAT CHICAGO LUVING. 1❤
Ok..Questlove out here "album sequencing".
Hi-Tek is one of them ones
Funny thing is Drake gave Mos Def a shout out on his last album (For All The Dogs) on the song Away From Home
Youp💯
Crazy how Mos Def words went completely over most these Katz heads. Which really speaks to his exact point. The lack of critical thought. Drake is Hip Hop as much a Elvis was R&B. Again, mos won’t get the connection…
Drake is hiphop and Mos was disrespectful and disappointing as and elder to discredit the talent coming after him
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I’m with Common I don’t like Macaroni and Cheese either! Love pasta but something about that Mac noodle I don’t like 😂
Well you know, I wrote a song, “I use to lover”. 🗣🔉
17:40
Chitown represents ....Common Sense.
Common is one of the greatest. Mos critique was bigger than Drake and hip hop. It was about capitalism, empire and what it means to be human/ i.e spirtuality. It went over most peoples heads bc everything is about personality worship. Drake is super talented but chooses to make shallow music in order to maximize sales- consumerism always has a negative effect on art
Common got a call
“I used to love her!”
😎🔥
Common needs to work with MADLIB
Yeess!!
☮️🎶🎤
Yall remember when Common gave Drake that smoke a few years ago with that Canada Dry bar...over Serena. Drake quietly backed off and went to go pick on Meek Mill 😂
It bothers me when the gods get to actin like the broads...
Drake ended common on stay schemin you casual
@@kayeezycop it was aight. But no one really cared lol
@@dn30001they still rapping that verse today lol wym
Meek n drake wasnt beefing at the time he came after common. Yo yall weird..
they ask him about Andre 3000 and he quotes Nas lyrics lol
Nas is the greatest mc of all time
Drake & Kanye are "Hip pop."(i.e., Mainstream... A subscitorary of Hip Hop)...Nicki, Cardi, Meg are "Stip hop."(i.e., inspired outta Strip club culture)...Everlast, Kid Rock, Cowboy Troy, Yelawolf & Tom McDonald are "Hick hop."(i.e., inspired by Southern/Country music culture laid on top of Hip Hop beats)...Lacrae & Bizzle are Gospel Hip Hop.(Christian/Religious culture in Hip Hop)...A few examples of sub cultures w/in the culture of Hip Hop...Simple as that
Common bodied what Least Def was talmbout 😂
Yup completely invalidated what he said intelligently
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@@shyheimparker8433 word man. Least Def had me doin face palms
@@thetruest7497 🤣🤣 we have stop with the shenanigans
GenZ will always sleep on common & pete rock, unfortunately, because its GenZ saying "who is this yasiin bey that has the audacity to challenge OUR drake"@@thetruest7497
No ID
I don’t like Mac and cheese either 🤷🏽♀️ I love him and JHud together. He treats her special I’m sorry! I pray they stay together
I beg to differ. Rapping is what we do on a day-to-day basis, if you on the block rapping with your homeboys that's what you doing. You are rapping about this that and the third. Hip hop is a culture that is deeply rooted into the very fabric of where we come from. Fee facilitate what we feel through hip hop, rapping is what we do everyday, but it's not necessarily culturally driven from my point of view. View. Hip hop is break, dancing, graffiti and of course the music that we've all grown to love. That's just my opinion and my assessment.
Which is exactly what he said
Pay attention to patterns I won't be surprised if he breaks up w her.
Right? He should have settled with his very first girlfriend instead of finding a woman just right for him.
Aint NONE of these chicks trapping Com Sense 😂
Right Anglea Rye again
#metoo karen alert, i repeat, metoo karen on the loose
#metoo karen alert, i repeat, metoo karen on the loose@@danteroots-hf7tz
The world know Drake don’t right well maybe lately because then bars he be spitting grammar school bars son no cap
Drake is a rapper and Yasiim is a B-Boy that Raps . A B-Boy and B- Girl live Hip Hop Culture. Pillers of Hip Hop - 1)DJing 2) Breaking 3) Graffiti 4) Rapping
La bro e sye feena ro sty ra
Common forgetting about drake having ghostwriters.. So NAH i'm with mos def on this 1.
drake is only reason we come here anymore
700th 👍 🫶🏾🤎🖤🤎🖤
Serena Erakah Badu Angela Rye Tiffany Haddish
SO
@@deborahtillman9866 abuse
Basically he has said that about every woman he dates how beautiful they are and how down to earth they are. That they are good people.
How many ppl have you dated
@catrinahall8581 EXACTLY!!! They've had WAY more than him yet, they ALWAYS brings up these 5 women. He dated Erykah 24 years ago....Silly Rabbits🤣🤣🤣.
I also hate Mac and Cheese
If Suge Knight wasn't evil..
Lmao
These guys never allowed Common to finish his point. They sort of directed him towards their point of view…. Thumbs down
let the guy finish his sentences my god.
Bro do your research before someone comes in your show. 🤦🏾♂️ reading accolades from a paper is crazy. That wasn’t a lot to remember 😂
Man most Def was hating call it wat it is his whole manorizim was hate how drake not Hip Hop wen he drop Scary Hours 3
Exactly people have the memory of fish I swear because two months ago whole Hip Hop community was praising Drake for Scary Hours 3
If your world view is that of a simpleton to the point your biggest flex is having ability to identify a “hater”. Adds tremendous value to Mos Def comment.
@@danteroots-hf7tz 1st rule of Hip Hop… write your own lyrics!
GenZ will always sleep on common & pete rock, unfortunately, because its GenZ saying "who is this yasiin bey that has the audacity to challenge OUR drake"
@@danteroots-hf7tz GenZ will always sleep on common & pete rock, unfortunately, because its GenZ saying "who is this yasiin bey that has the audacity to challenge OUR drake"
if ur callin drake an MC, what are u callin mos def??? like really??? FOH - drake is a pop artist, mos def is an MC... there's a serious difference
I cant front on commons contribution to hip hop, he also seems to be a fairly nice person in general... But anybody talking in public about "self love"should be locked up in jail until he/she apologizes to the public and promises to never do it again. The person should also be obligated by law to stop loving themselves immediately! I didnt watch the interview yet but i really hope he did not actually say this type of stuff, thats where i draw the line, its just too far.
😂
I NEED NAS COMMON ANDRE3000 LAURYN HILL KENDRICK LAMAR TRACKS PLEASE 5 OF MY FAVOURITES RAPPERS HIP-HOP RAP ARTIST MC EVER 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤💯💯💯💯❤️🏆🥇🔥🥶🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Ebro looks 60 is it really working for him cut it
I denouce my fandom of Common....BECAUSE...he doesn't like Macaroni and cheese.
Com is a genius lyricist, but he’s always been poorly-spoken. It’s a bizarre paradox.
Why does Rosenberg even speak. His takes are trash....
He still sending shots at Ye
😂😂😂😂
Drake is not a emcee
Drake is an emcee you saying he's not doesn't make it true lol He's emcee according Chuck D and Krs-One
I don’t like Common anymore he doesn’t understand the way of the world
What do you mean?
He doesn’t understand anything about racism police brutality how law works against black men in America his eyes is closed
if you think age devalues your view of the world your immature in the view of how it works ❤
@@axysbeatswhat does age how to do with anything I said it’s my opinion and everyone has one just like an asshole
lol. what? random statement
this is amazing advice much needed to heal a world that’s bleeding 🩸
Rap / hip hop, Black America’s gift to the world. Funk and R & B are the DNA of hip hop. I Don’t like Commons music.
And Disco