Common and the rest of the G.O.O.D. Music crew are gearing up for the September 4th release of their compilation album Cruel Summer. But for Com, he isn’t sure who is featured on which track. During an interview with Shade 45’s Sway Calloway, the Chicago, Illinois rapper said that Kanye West encouraged them to record verses in the studio and he would take care of the rest, including assembling the cuts.
“For me, I was going in and ‘Ye and everybody was like, write to the songs and whichever verses are right, the people keep. I don’t know how many songs I ended up on, but I’ve heard songs that are just banging,” he said. “It’s a variety because you’ve got Big Sean, you’ve got myself, you’ve got 2 Chainz, you’ve got Pusha T, you’ve got ‘Ye, you’ve got Kid CuDi, so it’s like this album has some music where there’s some hood and then there’s some artistic, out-there music. I haven’t heard the finished product, to be honest.”
Common, who recently expressed interest in connecting with West to record a follow-up to 2005’s Be, praised the G.O.O.D. Music leader for his ability to bring a diverse spectrum of artists together.
“It was more like, be artistic, be you. it was like, I got all these people together because each person got something special. When you putting me and 2 Chainz on a song, that’s something that people probably wouldn’t have thought about doing. You’ve got Q-Tip as part of the crew and Big Sean. I think one thing ‘Ye is a master at is bringing different people together, like sounds and everything, whether he go get Bon Iver to do something or he got Pusha T on a song with ballet dancers in the video. It’s like bringing art together and really being a visionary and a master. That’s what I think he’s really great at.”
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Ha, poor old Common is going senile. Kanye doesn’t want this guy on any tracks. Kanye is soundscan poison. Nothing common does sells. Kanye threw all of those verses out as soon as common left the studio. It’s nice that Kanye is at least pretending to involve kanye for the project. It shows that kanye has respect for grandpas.
I bet Com can spell, bitch.
Im only 15 and I don’t understand what this means. Can you explain? Fuck boi.
“It’s nice that Kanye is at least pretending to involve kanye for the project. It shows that kanye has respect for grandpas.”
So you’re saying that Kanye is pretending to put himself on the album and that he respects himself for being a grandpa? I don’t get it.
Dentaldamboy’s entire statement is one big retarded hate filled rant. Anyone who takes this guy seriously should get slapped.
lol, has CyHi been dropped from the label? No one from GOOD seems to be acknowledging him these days
CyHi is average as hell, he will always be that guy who didn’t live up to the standars he set on So Appalled.
needs to retire——-) opinionguy2011 com
it’s 2012. fyi
shove dat dick between yo lips and suck faggot, common gon bless errr track nigga
Where’s So Icy Boi??? I wanna laugh a lil something lol
So was Finding Forever not Be’s follow up?
well, be was solely produced by Kanye. Finding forever was not. He wants another like be which was produced almost entirely by kanye west
I HOPE THEY GOT WAYNE AND BABY ON SOME TRACKS. KANYE WOULD BE AN IDIOT NOT TO INCLUDE THEM
lil wayne sucks. his raps are not lyrical at all.
(new) wayne and birdman are gay as shit
As long as there’s plenty of Kid Cudi on there…
lmao. Lonnie keep losin. diz pop-rapper cant fuck wit ma nigga Drizzy Drake… YMCMB supporter Big Sean will outshine diz old ass nigga on every track. nice bald head Lonnie! ha! sucka! swag
ignorant child
where is Mos Def, thought he was part of the fam?
for G.O.O.D Music to be a Buckingham Palace, Kanye needs to drop the current roaster and recruit a new line up
This is what would make Good Music a Powerhouse
Common
Mos Def
Talib Kweli
Black Thought
The Roots
Pharoah Monch
Nas
AZ
Jadakiss
Q-Tip
Get rid of Pusha T, Kid Cudi, 2 Chainz, Cychi da Prince and Big Sean