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RapCity Playlist for November 18

November 18th, 2011

For the week of November 18, RapCity featured videos from Drake, DJ Drama ft. Ya Boy and Akon, Trina, Common, Yelawolf ft. Lil Jon, Stalley, M.E.D., Rochester ft. K. Ryan, Lil B, and Juvenile. Drake Headlines Universal Directors: Hyghly, Lamar, Drake, El-Khatib, and Oliver Drake Marvin’s Room Universal Director: OVOXO DJ Drama ft. Ya Boy [...]

Tags: Akon, common, DJ drama, drake, juvenile, K. Ryan, Lil B, Lil Jon, M.E.D., Rochester, Stalley, Trina, Ya Boy, Yelawolf
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Common “Sweet” (Video)

November 15th, 2011

Almost one year ago, Haiti suffered a huge earthquake causing major damage and affecting almost three million people. Recently, Common headed down to Haiti to shoot his music video for “Sweet,” which includes a lot of imagery of the still damaged country. The clip has fast-changing cuts, which works well with Common’s fast-spitting, angry rhymes. [...]

Tags: common, Haiti, Sweet, The Dreamer The Believer
Posted in Blog, RapCity, Video | Posted by Simone

Common “Sweet” (MP3)

November 2nd, 2011

In his second single “Sweet,” Common declares, “I’m the hip hop to what Obama is to politics.” The track is off of his upcoming album The Dreamer, The Believer, which was entirely produced by No I.D., who also worked on Common’s first two albums, Can I Borrow A Dollar? and Ressurection. Stream “Sweet” below and [...]

Tags: common, No I.D., Sweet, The Dreamer The Believer
Posted in Blog, MP3, RapCity | Posted by Simone

Cocaine 80s feat. Common “Six Ft. Over” (MP3)

October 21st, 2011

No I.D.’s Cocaine 80s drops “Six Ft. Over,” the collaboration with Common. Lifted from the collective’s Ghost Lady free EP, the track is a pretty laidback affair with a heavy ’70s throwback flair to it. You can download both Ghost Lady and The Pursuit EPs here.

Tags: Cocaine 80s, common, MP3, No I.D., RapCity
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Common “Blue Sky” (MP3)

October 5th, 2011

The follow-up to his Nas-guesting “Ghetto Dreams,” Common brings in No I.D. to produce the second single from the upcoming The Dreamer, The Believer LP (out November 22nd via Warner Bros.). Classic rock enthusiasts will immediately pick up the title-nodding sample as something borrowed from the Electric Light Orchestra classic, “Mr. Blue Sky.” Nice.

Tags: Blue Sky, common, E.L.O., Electric Light Orchestra, MP3, Mr. Blue Sky, No I.D., RapCity
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RapCity P.M. News Round Up: Odd Future Records signs first artist

September 23rd, 2011

Back in April, Odd Future announced a deal with Red Distribution/Sony that gave them their own label they’ve christened, Odd Future Records. Originally, it was thought that the imprint would be an outlet for OFWGKTA’s members, but today the L.A. collective named their first external signing… and it’s a doozy: Young Ni**a. A statement was [...]

Tags: 50 cent, common, nas, Odd Future, Young Ni**a
Posted in Blog, News, RapCity | Posted by Cam

RapCity Playlist for September 22

September 22nd, 2011

For the week of September 22, RapCity featured videos from Big Sean ft. Kanye West and Roscoe Dash, J. Cole ft. Trey Songz, Snoop Dogg ft. T-Pain, Wiz Khalifa, Kardinal Offishall ft. Lindo P., Common ft. Nas, Pete Rock and Smif-N-Wessun ft. Freeway, Frankie Payne, Saukrates ft. Redman, and Nas. Big Sean ft. Kanye West [...]

Tags: Big Sean, common, Frankie Payne, freeway, j. cole, Kanye West, kardinal offishall, Lindo P., nas, pete rock, Redman, roscoe dash, Saurkrates, Smif N Wessun, snoop dogg, t-pain, Trey Songz, wiz khalifa
Posted in Blog, Playlist, RapCity | Posted by Simone

RapCity P.M. News Round Up: Outlawz claim they smoked 2Pac’s ashes

August 25th, 2011

This will leave a bad taste in your mouth. The surviving members of Tupac Shakur’s group Outlawz have confirmed rumours that they smoked the late rapper’s ashes way back when. Speaking to Vlad TV, E.D.I. Mean and Young Noble have confessed to cutting 2Pac’s remains with weed and puffing a joint at a beach memorial. [...]

Tags: 2Pac, Bow Wow, common, dmx, ice cube, No I.D., outlawz, Tupac Shakur
Posted in Blog, News, RapCity | Posted by Cam

RapCity Playlist for August 25

August 25th, 2011

For the week of August 25, RapCity featured videos by Lil Wayne, Bad Meets Evil ft. Bruno Mars, Rick Ross ft. Lil Wayne, Common ft. Nas, Ace Hood ft. Chris Brown, Maino ft. Roscoe Dash, The City ft. Gee Wunder, Cory Lee, JD Era and Kid Kut, and Aaliyah. Lil Wayne How To Love Universal [...]

Tags: Aaliyah, ace hood, Bad Meets Evil, Bruno Mars, chris brown, common, Cory Lee, Gee Wunder, jd era, Kid Kut, lil wayne, maino, nas, rick ross, roscoe dash, The City
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RapCity A.M. News Round Up: Jay-Z Talks ‘The Throne’ and Hip-Hop Culture

August 15th, 2011

Common is releasing an autobiography entitled, ‘One Day It’s All Make Sense’ on September 13th. Here’s the description of the book, In One Day It’ll All Make Sense, Common holds nothing back. He tells what it was like for a boy with big dreams growing up on the South Side of Chicago. He reveals how [...]

Tags: common, eminem, jay-z, Kanye West
Posted in Blog, News, RapCity | Posted by Emily