Dilla is LOVE

Last week a listener asked me to explore some J Dilla beats on the SEVEN O CLOCK SAMPLE, so I said… Ok, let’s TURN IT UP! DIlla passed away in 2006, after a long battle with Lupus.  Many knew Jay Dee was sick, but few saw his death coming. When he passed, the Hip Hop [...]

Common takes the witness stand.

This week on the Seven O Clock Sample, I’ve decided to open Pandora’s box, and explore the music samples of Kanye West. There is no doubt that Kanye has lost his mind over the past few years, …but his production quality has remained stellar! In 2005, Common called on Mr. West to bring the soul [...]

Summerfest Journal: Interview, Malik Yusef

As some of you know Lupe Fiasco is performing tonight at the Miller Oasis Stage at 10pm at Summerfest.  However, at 8pm a multi-talented artist also from Chicago is performing.  His name is Malik Yusef.  He is a spoken word artist, MC, and actor.   He has been featured on Def Poetry Jam and played [...]

Video: Common x Kanye West x Erykah Badu Live @ SXSW

So I missed another SXSW, and by all the the tweets it was really good.  I have to figure to get our station to send me down next time. To be honest, I was getting sick of all the SXSW tweets though. However, this video of Erykah, Common and Kanye performing “The Light” was real [...]

Common’s Ghetto Child

Today’s seven o clock sample comes to us from Common’s 6th studio release BE. This critically acclaimed record was viewed as many , as Common’s come back record. After receiving mixed reviews about his ELECTRIC CIRCUS project, he teamed up with Kanye ( and Dilla ) for a boom bap heavy album. Here is the [...]

New Music Wednesday: U2, Michael Franti, Common, The Decemberists

  For New Music Wednesday 1/28/09, we have new music from U2, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Common with Chester French, and The Decemberists. Listen to the tracks below and then let us know what you think by voting for your favorite tune. We’ll announce the winner next week. You can also grab this week’s picks in our iTunes store! [...]

Freebie: Milwaukee’s Kid Cut Up presents the official New Common Mix Tape

Milwaukee STAND UP for your boy KID CUT UP! This year has been amazing for our hometown hero from the No Request Sound System Crew… He began his own radio show, took over Milwaukee’s Hip Hop scene as the go-to DJ, was the man at Scribble Jam, DJ’d for KRS-ONE and just this last week [...]

Kumasi Manifests Hope Through Compton

Bringing a new light to the city of Compton; take a moment to appreciate the simple things with Kumasi. Hope and progression for positive change are in the air. The Game calls him “The Common of Black Wall Street”. Keep yourselves close…we are about to get to know Kumasi and his plan to Change the [...]

Are You Feeling This: Common, “U.M.C. feat. Pharrell

I mentioned that Chicago’s Common is going to dropped a new album in July. It will be total sonic departure from his last album “Finding Forever”. The album will be more electronic driven which I am looking forward to hearing sort of similar to the Electric Circus. Well a track leaked on the internet a [...]

Common knows…

Chicago’s Common is about to drop a new album entitled “Invincible” later this Summer.  The album will be a complete departure from his last. It will be more electonic sounding (see my post on Electrohop…Trancehop…Thugstep).  He will aslo have Santogold on his album which is his favorite artist right now. He knows what is going [...]