Common Covers YRB Magazine

Author: Staff | Date: December 14th 2008 | Views: 126

Common Covers YRB Magazine

Common covers the December 2008 issue of YRB Magazine. In this issue Common talks about what made him start acting, his tour with N.E.R.D, his legacy in hip-hop, and his new album: Universal Mind Control.

YRB: Earlier this year, you mentioned the up-tempo tone of Universal Mind Control as a response to going to clubs and not hearing your own music. Was that a conscious plan going into recording?

Common: I think it evolved naturally. My experiences always come through in my music. I ain’t get up to Pharrell and say, “Make dance music.” Those words never came out of neither one of us. But in my mind, I knew I wanted to have some music that people could dance to. When I did Electric Circus [in 2002], I wanted to do some music that was “out there.” That was the only way I could describe it to the producers. That’s what my experiences were and what I was listening to at the time. This time, I was inspired to just make fun music. A lot of people see what’s going on in the world and awareness is at a high level. The information is out there. At this point in my career, it’s not necessary to tell people what’s going on or how to resolve the situation. More than anything, I wanted to give people something they could enjoy. A lot of times, I still was having fun in my life but I felt I needed to make some music that could inspire some people in other ways.

Universal Mind Control is IN STORES NOW so make sure you go out and support! Click HERE to read more of the interview.

Filed: Magazines | Tags:

HOT LINKS FROM OUR FRIENDS

NICOLE RICHIE HOSPITALIZED WITH PNEUMONIA! (POP EATER)

» NICOLE RICHIE HOSPITALIZED WITH PNEUMONIA! // POP EATER

» KENNI’S OPEN LETTER TO DONNIE MCCKLURKIN + VIDEO OF DONNIE BASHING GAYS // GOSSIP ON THIS

» ADAM LAMBERT‘S RECORD LABEL TRIED TO HIDE HIS SEXUALITY? // POP EATER

» WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BEYONCE, LIL KIM AND TRINA? // NECOLE BITCHIE

» CHER‘S DAUGHTER SON CHAZ BONO: “GENDER IS BETWEEN YOUR EARS, NOT YOUR LEGS!” // POP EATER

» DRAKE & NICKI MINAJ = KEN & BARBIE? (OR YOUNG MONEY DIAPER GENIES?! LOL!) // CRUNKTASTICAL

» PRETTY RICKY TAKES OVER WAL MART IN ATL TO PROMOTE NEW ALBUM (SERIOUSLY!) // FREDDYO

» BEYONCE SAYS NO BABIES FOR RIGHT NOW! (SORRY JAY-Z!) // MEDIA OUTRAGE

» WOMAN SELLS 5-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER INTO PROSTITUTION — HEAR THE 911 CALL! // MISS JIA

ADVERTISEMENT

LEAVE A COMMENT:

NOTE: We here at GOT have adopted the use of Gravatars, little icons/avatars that appear directly beside your name on this site's comments, and most likely, all of the rest of the blogs you visit. You can get a Free Gravatar account, and any other site that supports it will show your avatar also!





ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISEMENT