http://www.thefader.com The FADER is the definitive voice of emerging music and the lifestyle that surrounds it. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:13:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/07/j-dilla-shine-on/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/07/j-dilla-shine-on/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:30:44 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=173792 In this 2006 feature from FADER #42, collaborators and family tell the stories behind some of the late J Dilla’s great productions. Think twice, youngbloods, precocious hoodrats, beatbox prodigies. Somewhere in the fine print of … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/07/j-dilla-shine-on/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/19/common-wants-to-settle-his-beef-with-drake/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/19/common-wants-to-settle-his-beef-with-drake/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:30:51 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=169445 Common is making efforts to end his beef with Drake. Today, the Chicago rapper/actor told Rolling Stone that he is fond of Drake’s music and their fight is over for now: I think [Drake] makes … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/19/common-wants-to-settle-his-beef-with-drake/feed/ 5 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/09/why-is-common-beefing-with-drake/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/09/why-is-common-beefing-with-drake/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:50:51 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=166667 Common took Drake to task last November, calling the introspective rapper a “Sweet motherfucker! Sweet ass bitch muthafucka,” on “Sweet,” a track from his new album, The Dreamer/The Believer. Last Friday, Drake fired back at … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/09/why-is-common-beefing-with-drake/feed/ 28 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/19/maya-angelou-is-upset-with-common/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/19/maya-angelou-is-upset-with-common/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:45:01 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=164222 For rapper Common’s new album, The Dreamer/The Believer, Maya Angelou agreed to craft and recite new work for the track “The Dreamer.” But, according to an interview with The New York Post, Angelou is disappointed … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/19/maya-angelou-is-upset-with-common/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/16/what-were-reading-common/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/16/what-were-reading-common/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:00:34 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=163317 Tired of reading the same recommended books from the usual sources? Just think of our weekly What We’re Reading column as your non-committal book club with The FADER and some of your favorite bands. For … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/16/what-were-reading-common/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/14/stream-commons-album-the-dreamerthe-believer/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/14/stream-commons-album-the-dreamerthe-believer/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:47:10 +0000 Kiran Samuel http://www.thefader.com/?p=163078 Common presents the full, 51-minute long stream of his upcoming album The Dreamer/The Believer. If you’re concerned about not being able to distinguish the songs in this YouTube-powered player, fret not! The video allows for … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/14/stream-commons-album-the-dreamerthe-believer/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/05/stream-common-f-john-legend-the-believer/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/05/stream-common-f-john-legend-the-believer/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:00:43 +0000 Kiran Samuel http://www.thefader.com/?p=160163 True to its title, “The Believer” is uplifting and full of hope. Eternal optimist Common imparts his wealth of positive energy while longtime partner No I.D. loops a steady, ricocheting beat under choir vocals and … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/05/stream-common-f-john-legend-the-believer/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/15/video-common-sweet/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/15/video-common-sweet/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:13:04 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=154958 Last night Common premiered the music video for “Sweet” on Ustream, viewable for a $1 donation to Sean Penn’s non-profit J/P Haitian Relief Organization. It was an innovative decision for a man straddling two worlds—that … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/15/video-common-sweet/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/26/come-on-irene-songs-for-the-hurricane-that-claimed-new-york/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/26/come-on-irene-songs-for-the-hurricane-that-claimed-new-york/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 19:01:11 +0000 Amber Bravo http://www.thefader.com/?p=134943 Hard not to include four Bob Dylan songs,* here, but in between reading rounds, correcting captions, writing incredibly witty blog posts, procuring rations, batteries and wind up emergency radios from Brookstone, stocking up on Bushmills, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/26/come-on-irene-songs-for-the-hurricane-that-claimed-new-york/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/15/video-cee-lo-green-bodies/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/15/video-cee-lo-green-bodies/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:30:42 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=91432 The “Bodies” video features an increasingly out-there Cee Lo Green as the One Heel Killa, sexing models for shoes and getting stabbed by a Karl Lagerfeld for H&M switchblade. It’s shot like they switched the … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/15/video-cee-lo-green-bodies/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/19/daily-inspiration-common-kanye-west-the-food-live-on-chappelles-show/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/19/daily-inspiration-common-kanye-west-the-food-live-on-chappelles-show/#comments Fri, 19 Nov 2010 23:00:45 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=79310 Kanye with a boxy brown blazer and a backpack. The DJ has a sticker on the record for scratch pinpointing. Six and a half years ago might as well be a lifetime. This song is … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/19/daily-inspiration-common-kanye-west-the-food-live-on-chappelles-show/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/19/john-legend-the-roots-f-common-and-melanie-fiona-wake-up-everybody-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/19/john-legend-the-roots-f-common-and-melanie-fiona-wake-up-everybody-mp3/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:45:07 +0000 Judnick Mayard http://www.suite903.com/?p=6482 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/19/john-legend-the-roots-f-common-and-melanie-fiona-wake-up-everybody-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/19/the-roots-john-legend-f-common-and-melanie-fiona-wake-up-everybody-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/19/the-roots-john-legend-f-common-and-melanie-fiona-wake-up-everybody-mp3/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:30:21 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=37154 The Sound of Philadelphia! Arguably one of the greatest sounds in the history of soul music, singer/songwriters Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff started TSOP Records in the early ’70s releasing a tidal wave of impassioned … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/19/the-roots-john-legend-f-common-and-melanie-fiona-wake-up-everybody-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/11/stream-queen-latifah-and-common-present-just-wright-mixtape-volume-3-i-still-love-h-e-r/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/11/stream-queen-latifah-and-common-present-just-wright-mixtape-volume-3-i-still-love-h-e-r/#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:24:41 +0000 admin http://www.suite903.com/?p=6068 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/11/stream-queen-latifah-and-common-present-just-wright-mixtape-volume-3-i-still-love-h-e-r/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/08/hennessy-artistry-tour-blows-up-new-york-city/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/08/hennessy-artistry-tour-blows-up-new-york-city/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:10:50 +0000 Felipe Delerme http://www.thefader.com/?p=17504 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/08/hennessy-artistry-tour-blows-up-new-york-city/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/08/live-hennessy-artistry-tour-f-common-the-roots/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/08/live-hennessy-artistry-tour-f-common-the-roots/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:09:29 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.suite903.com/?p=4448 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/08/live-hennessy-artistry-tour-f-common-the-roots/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/05/the-hennessy-artistry-tour-curated-by-common-the-roots-is-coming-to-a-city-near-you/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/05/the-hennessy-artistry-tour-curated-by-common-the-roots-is-coming-to-a-city-near-you/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:19:47 +0000 Peter Macia http://www.thefader.com/?p=11494 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/05/the-hennessy-artistry-tour-curated-by-common-the-roots-is-coming-to-a-city-near-you/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/05/the-hennessy-artistry-tour-curated-by-common-the-roots-is-coming-to-a-city-near-you-2/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/05/the-hennessy-artistry-tour-curated-by-common-the-roots-is-coming-to-a-city-near-you-2/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:27:45 +0000 Felipe Delerme http://www.suite903.com/?p=3522 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/05/the-hennessy-artistry-tour-curated-by-common-the-roots-is-coming-to-a-city-near-you-2/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/07/20/video-kid-cudi-f-kanye-west-common-make-her-say/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/07/20/video-kid-cudi-f-kanye-west-common-make-her-say/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:25:30 +0000 Peter Macia http://www.thefader.com/?p=9893 http://www.thefader.com/2009/07/20/video-kid-cudi-f-kanye-west-common-make-her-say/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2009/04/06/freeload-kid-cudi-f-kanye-west-common-a-trak-lady-gaga-i-poke-her-face/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/04/06/freeload-kid-cudi-f-kanye-west-common-a-trak-lady-gaga-i-poke-her-face/#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:10:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/04/06/freeload-kid-cudi-f-kanye-west-common-a-trak-lady-gaga-i-poke-her-face/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2009/03/24/sxsw-2009-party-apple-saturday/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/03/24/sxsw-2009-party-apple-saturday/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:03:38 +0000 Derek Evers http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=19581 Meiyee Apple takes us through her guide of SxSW day parties with her search for free music and drinks on Saturday, March 21. Check out her Thursday and Friday installments too -- her liver appreciates it. read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/03/24/sxsw-2009-party-apple-saturday/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/03/23/fader-tv-common-f-erykah-badu-the-light-live-at-the-levi-s-fader-fort/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/03/23/fader-tv-common-f-erykah-badu-the-light-live-at-the-levi-s-fader-fort/#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:39:00 +0000 THE FADER In case you missed the epic G.O.O.D. Music showcase on our live video feed from The Levi’s®/FADER Fort on Saturday night, we’ll be chopping it up into the best bits throughout today and the rest … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/03/23/fader-tv-common-f-erykah-badu-the-light-live-at-the-levi-s-fader-fort/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2008/12/04/common-is-funky-also-a-hip-hop-junkie/ http://www.thefader.com/2008/12/04/common-is-funky-also-a-hip-hop-junkie/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:25:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2008/12/04/common-is-funky-also-a-hip-hop-junkie/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2008/10/06/video-common-f-pharrell-universal-mind-control/ http://www.thefader.com/2008/10/06/video-common-f-pharrell-universal-mind-control/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:45:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2008/10/06/video-common-f-pharrell-universal-mind-control/feed/ 0