Common is a very busy man. Between starring in TV shows, writing best sellers and rapping at an extremely high level, of late, it’s a wonder he has time to catch up with old friends. Thankfully, the hard-working Chicagoan did find some room in his hectic schedule to link up with long-time collaborator Karriem Riggins Read the rest of this entry »

Relax back for a second and let R&B take the spotlight for a second. JoiStaRR hails from the City of Angels and she’s aiming to give the music world a heaping dose of her heavenly voice with Broccoli & Noodles, a full serving of harmonious nutrition hosted by Don Cannon. Read the rest of this entry »

Planned or not, every member of G.O.O.D. appears to be active on the recording scene with the exception of Common. So when a new track from the brother slid across my radar, I was intrigued to say the very least. As it turns out, the Karriem Riggins produced “Follow Me” is unfamiliar to our ears, but was recorded some years back, Read the rest of this entry »

Unearthed from the dusty depths of dope music obscurities, comes Common’s unheard story of inducting a young light skin into the Mile High Club. Produced by Metro Detroit soulster Karriem Riggins, “Next Time” shines by elaborating on precursory story, rather than the raunchy cockpit shaking that surely followed – keeping Lonnie’s gentleman status intact once again. Read the rest of this entry »

For archival purposes, Meka doing the honors of emancipating two unreleased tracks from Black Thought, off his shelved Masterpiece Theater album. Read the rest of this entry »

On a daily basis, I get a lot of bullshit in my inbox.

Stuff that has ZERO relevance to what we do. Sorry, but I don’t care that Soulja Boy has a new ringtone or that Puffy videotaped himself on the crapper. Miss me with that.

On the other end of the Bell Curve, we get material that I feel obligated to pass along but I can’t always find the thoughts & words to frame it. That’s the case with this one. So just watch the clip above, read & then check to see when Karriem will be in your area. Read the rest of this entry »