Common recently made the switch from his longtime label home Geffen Records to Warner Bros. Records, a move that he explained came almost two years after being released from the imprint. Speaking with MTV News, the Chicago, Illinois native explained that Warner CEO Lyor Cohen coaxed him to signing with his shingle with a phone call.
“Point blank, I got a call from [Warner CEO] Lyor Cohen,” he said. “He was like, ‘Look man, I know who you are. I always told you, you was one of my favorite MCs, and I really meant that.’ I felt the sincerity in what he was saying. He didn’t tell me, ‘We’re going to do this, do that.’ He was more like, ‘I know how we can do your record, and I want to work this. I want this to be on my roster.'”
Com decided to sign with Cohen and Warner since it was easier than going the independent route.
“I felt like, man, it would be good because it’s so much … we do have a lot going on,” he continued. “I am doing these acting projects. I do have my foundation. I do have a daughter and a life, too. So it’s all these things I want to take care of, I felt like I didn’t want to have an independent label that I felt like you gotta be there for everything, every decision. I’d rather have a team that’s already in place that’s really confident in what I’m doing.”
Though he’s no longer with Geffen, he did claim that he’s still affiliated with G.O.O.D. Music, which recently became a subsidiary under Island Def Jam Music Group. His Warner debut, The Dreamer, The Believer, is due in November.
[July 1]
UPDATE: According to XXLMag.com, Common’s The Dreamer, The Believer is slated to hit stores on November 22nd. The LP will be produced by No I.D. in its entirety.
[July 21]
UPDATE #2: Common revealed via his Twitter page that his upcoming album, The Dreamer, The Believer, has been delayed to December 2011.
[October 20]
UPDATE #3: During an interview with 104.5 WSNX’s The Morning After, Common revealed that his new album will release on December 20th.
“We just wanted to get all the singles out that we wanted to get out before the album comes, give it the right preparation time,” he said. “But we’re really charged about it. It’s looking really good.”
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As long they give you the team you ask for.
this is very unfortunate.
Cohen Is The Fuckin Man, What a great signing for him, But PLEASE Common? DON’T DELAY THE ALBUM PAST NOVEMBER!!! If Im not Mistaken It will be a double Disc, and I Guarantee it will be classic, Leaps and Bounds ahead of His Last Record.
Does this lam fuck still rap? Why doesn’t someone ask him what his last album was about? Two albums of wasted Kanye beats before that also, wow, T.I. Cohen is right on top of shit.
“Be” and “Finding Forever” were fucking dope son
Yeah in my opinion those were not only his best two albums but two of the best hip hop albums of this decade.
Ha! you people cant people cant be serious Chocolate For The Water was by far the best album he made.
You mean “Like Water for Chocolate”?
Be was Classic
Find Forever was Good
Like Water for Chocolate was Classic
Electric Circus was… experimental
Resurrection was Classic
Can I Borrow a Dollar was Classic
y’all need to learn a little history
Common top 10 dead or alive
^^^
yo son. dunnie pooh. resurrection was THE BEST shit this duke eva, eva eva eva eva eva made. do ya homework youngins!!!
BE is a Top 10 ten album ever IMO.
Kanye is the best ever.
‘EASIER THAN GOING INDEPENDENT’ WB’S NEW LABEL HOE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CWALMOB!!!!
Chocolate for Water and BE are within the 100 greatest hiphop albums of ALL time
^guess you too young to remember “Reserrection”
EVen if he’s too young to remember that one, at least he knows what’s up…
JU CRAZY!!!!! Resurrection and BE are top 30 Ever!, aint alot of joints that you can say every fuckin song is dope.
yeah smart move, trust a ceo-jew called cohen, to work with you. Wait until he dumps your ass cuz you ain’t bringing in money for the company. Be and Finding Forever are your best, but still ain’t forgetting that shitty LP from 2008 common. You sold out more than enough, get back to your roots. Ghetto dreams is a good start
Who cares what label its on!? The most interesting line in this post is that No I.D. is producing the whole album. Sounds promising!!
Damn, november?? they should bump up that release date a bit after Ghetto Dreams.
Shit, no.
YAWN!! DON’T EVEN BOTHER PUTTIN IT OUT GRANDPA!!! STRAIGHT NAPTIME MUSIC!! YOUNG MOOLAH BABY!!!
shut the fuck up and take waynes dick out your mouth
Why even post on this article if all you listen to is Young Monkey music?
Haha, Your a sweet kid, Time for your flintstone vitamin.
“him to signing with his shingle with a phone call.”
HHDX do the writers proof read their articles
I have a feeling that this will be his best album since Resurrection.
My question is did Jimmy Iovine drop Com because Universal Mind Control didn’t do any good numbers? The two before that joint, Be and Findin’ Forever, both went gold and at a time when less and less people are buying records. Whatever, Jimmy’s loss. I hope Lyor holds Com down when the album drops.
This guy should not be rapping at all, he always sounds like he has a head cold.
yeah he’s been pretty boring the past few years no doubt
SHEEEEEIT!!!!!!!!
I Remember When I Had My First Beer.
his best album is (BE)
true
LWFC
Resurrection.
But everyone has another favorite, that shows you how great his discography really is.
Finding Forever, Be is my second fav.
lol sorry jeezy. i’ll be coppin this instead of yours
december is gna be a good month for hiphop. Everybody go out and cop that new Common and that new Rozay
It seems like all the heavyweights are dropping albums in 2011.
Dance puppet dance!
u already lost ur common sense, so keep dancing, i tell u !!
check my people’s out on youtube just type in BLACKLAWREBELMUSIC give feedback.
The same thing we said once we saw you type a racial slur using your Facebook account, why even bother? SMH @ Herberpayy