Veteran poet Maya Angelou expressed disappointment over Common using the N-word on the cut “The Dreamer” off his freshly released album The Dreamer, The Believer. After Com appeared on Hot 97 yesterday, he spoke with Angelou during an appearance on BET’s “106 & Park,” with both parties stating that there are no issues between them.
“I don’t think the word disappointment quite makes it. I was surprised. I know Common is brilliant. He may in fact be close enough to be called a genius. I’m not sure,” said Angelou. “I know that we’re all in process, and young artists are in process. It’s important to realize that all of you – all of us – I’m 83 years old so I’m almost out of the running.”
Angelou cited Machiavelli in explaining how her relationship with Com couldn’t be ruptured.
“There was a statement made by Machiavelli in the 15th Century. He said if you want to control the people, separate them, you can rule them. Divide them and you can conquer them. I will not be divided from Common by anybody’s imagination.”
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YEA MY MAN MUTHAFUCKA!!!!!
Fuck a Drake. Get him Common…LOL Com album is great and Drake is Sweet.. Common a little mad that Serina showed a little interest in the dude, but black chicks love white dudes… LOL
Yeahhhhh nigga
Common you as fake as they come!! Atleast you aint hiding it anymore.. glad you put your PYRAMIDS on your album cover… pozer!
Stfu
It’s a square to me
Where do you get your info son? Common is fake? Where’s the evidence with that statement? What about the pyramids on the cover? What point are you trying to make? Oh, let me guess, you think he’s runnin with the Illuminati! You’re a clown. Get off the illuminati bandwagon you jackass! Leave real hip hop for the real hip hop fans.
the pyrmaid represent “As Above So Below
stop be a dumb ass….Know Thy Self you ho ass nigga.
Personally if I were Drake Id Just GO!! no need Im getting money no need ..cuz Drake Vs Common beef ?is a Career Ender for Drizzy !!!! I like Dakes music but he aint built for a verball colision with Com
common put Cube into early retirement, he will destroy drake
better run common! MAYA GOT THAT EATHER ALL READY FOR UA
They are making this non-conflict way too dramatic.
Just like all them dumbass kids/teenagers were doing on the kanyetothe(dot)com from…making this non-conflict way too dramatic, making it like common was in a real feud with her or something
na common always has like 5 posts
I think older people have to understand our generation have effectively changed and declawed the word.
Common’s a genius? lol Yeah, and Obama’s a savior.
I heard that there was some sort of feud between com and maya and saw comments from people on that kanyetothe forum making mentions of it and after watching this video i can now see that people were blowing this shit WAY OUT OF PROPOTION! God these muthafuckas were reaching and seriously making such a big deal out of nothing SMH