John Legend was ultra excited about shooting the video for he and The Roots' new single.
The video is for their new song "Wake Up Everybody" that features Melanie Fiona and Common and is the first single off ofThe Roots and John's collaborative album Wake Up due in stores September 21, 2010.
The singer tweeted photos from the shoot that took place near downtown Brooklyn earlier today. The weather here in BK was insane. I'm talking thunderstorms and heavy rain but it seems that they all pulled through it.
On set were Questlove, Melanie Fiona, Common and of course John...
Maybe it is the matchmaker in me, but wouldn't Common and Melanie make a great looking couple? Here, let me turn that mental picture into something more concrete...
I am definitely interested in seeing this Cinderella type story.
The Fox Searchlight Picture Just Right stars Queen Latifah asLeslie Wright - a physical therapist that gets assigned to caring for Scott McKnight, played by Common, and finds herself falling for him. In the end, she has to make a decision between choosing the job of a lifetime or answering the call of love from Scott.
Here is the new video from Kid Cudi for his song "Make Her Say" featuring Kanye West and Common.
The video is very simple but still laid back and chilled. The song is pretty cool using Lady Gaga's chorus from her song "Poker Face" as their hook, it adds a little Pop to their Hip-Hop.
I am still getting use to Common's new look, I can't help but still want the incense burning Birkenstock wearing Common.
Video Rating: A yummy B+.
Speaking of Kanye West, he and Lady Gaga are set to go on tour this Fall.
Here are the unofficial tour dates.
Oct 04, 2009 HSBC Arena Buffalo, New York Oct 07, 2009 TD Banknorth Garden Boston, Massachusetts Oct 10, 2009 1st Mariner Arena Baltimore, Maryland Oct 11, 2009 Wachovia Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Oct 13, 2009 Xcel Energy Center Saint Paul, Minnesota Oct 15, 2009 Madison Square Garden Arena New York, New York Oct 16, 2009 Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, New York Oct 17, 2009 IZOD Center East Rutherford, New Jersey Oct 28, 2009 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio Oct 29, 2009 Verizon Center Washington, District of Columbia Oct 31, 2009 Palace Of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, Michigan Oct 31, 2009 Palace Of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, Michigan Nov 02, 2009 United Center Chicago, Illinois Nov 05, 2009 Toyota Center Houston, Texas Nov 07, 2009 New Orleans Arena New Orleans, Louisiana Nov 08, 2009 American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas Nov 10, 2009 US Airways Center Phoenix, Arizona Nov 11, 2009 Cox Arena at Aztec Bowl San Diego, California Nov 13, 2009 Mandalay Bay Events Center Las Vegas, Nevada Nov 14, 2009 Honda Center Anaheim, California Nov 16, 2009 Staples Center Los Angeles, California Nov 18, 2009 Save Mart Center Fresno, California Nov 20, 2009 ARCO Arena Sacremento, California Nov 21, 2009 HP Pavilion At San Jose San Jose, California Nov 22, 2009 HP Pavilion At San Jose San Jose, California Dec 02, 2009 Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado Dec 03, 2009 Tingley Coliseum Albuquerque, New Mexico Dec 03, 2009 Tingley Coliseum Albuquerque, New Mexico Dec 05, 2009 Sprint Center Kansas City, Missouri Dec 06, 2009 Scottrade Center Saint Louis, Missouri Dec 09, 2009 Bank Atlantic Ampitheater FT Lauderdale, Florida Dec 11, 2009 Philips Arena Atlanta, Georgia Dec 12, 2009 Greensboro Coliseum Complex Greensburo, North Carolina Dec 13, 2009 Norfolk Scope Arena Norfolk, Virginia Dec 15, 2009 Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut
This will be an interesting and mind-blowing tour. The two of them are really eccentric and have unique performing styles.
I watched a live performance from Lady Gaga a few days ago and was floored by her performance.
There aren't too many people in this world that can play the piano with their foot, insane. I'm sure the classical musicians of the world are pissed with her.
Earlier this week, there was talk about Common and how he was grilling up a little beef with Lil Wayne because of this line that he spit,
"I ain't Lil Wayne but I got a lollipop...I ain't Lil Wayne but I'd f*ck a lady cop".
I personally don't see how people would misconstrue his line as a challenge, if anything, I think he was taking Wayne's words and making it his own like most artist do. Plus, it was only a freestyle. You be the judge.
But wouldn't it be cool to see Wayne and Common beef? Then again Wayne probably would be too busy with his free time being occupied with tattooing people's faces...
Here is a video of Common performing live on Jimmy Kimmel Live. I listened to Common's album and I was a little disappointed. I was expecting for the album to knock my boots off instead it just kicked it. He seems to be more about women and sex on this album. Granted he's been about women and sex before, it just seems so redundant. Universal Mind Control is still my ish though, the best song on the album if you ask me.
Either way, Common is a really good performer. He knows exactly how to get his audience in the vibe and keeps them entertained. But riddle me this, what is up with the bow tie?! I guess we might as well forget about the Bohemian Common cause' he appears to be long gone.
This video is insane!! Futuristic and vibrant describes this video in a nutshell. I was surprised and damn near shocked at this video coming from Common. You would almost forget that this man was a Birkenstock wearing, incense burning, nature loving hippie and now he has evolved into a space-age phenom. I love the lyrics, the beat, and the robotic mascot(played by the eclectic Pharrell). Common's flow is fresh and captivating and I am very impressed with his latest single. Welcome to the new millennium kiddies! Common's album is set for release on December 9th of this year.
I give this video a yummy A+ for futuristic video nirvana.
