Add another slash to Common’s resume—the rapper/actor/New York Times bestselling author‘s memoir One Day It’ll All Make Sense has debuted on the October 2 New York Times non-fiction bestseller list at number 31.
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Common’s chosen professional name is quickly becoming a misnomer, as it’s quite uncommon for anyone to rubs shoulders with Hollywood and The White House like he has. Davey D takes a moment to ask Common backstage at Rock The Bells what’s its like to be a rap and movie star, and what he could contribute to the Obama 2012 campaign.
Rock The Bells, the hip-hop superfestival that has also become a Bay Area fixture every summer since 2005, just concluded west coast run last weekend with a show at the Shoreline Ampitheatre in Mountain View, Calfornia. We’ll have backstage interviews and other exclusive materials from the show later, but for now, take a look at the photos that Madelynn and Amari Kenoly took for us in the crowds and press pits.
NEW Music video by John Legend, The Roots, Common & Melanie Fiona performing “Wake Up Everybody”
ORIGINALLY Recorded in 1975, “Wake Up Everybody” is an R&B song originally performed by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, with Teddy Pendergrass singing lead vocals. (Written by the team of Carstarphen, McFadden, and Whitehead)
