Lav's Music Corner

Common is a Los Angeles based rapper who was very influential in the world of jazz-centric conscious rap in the late 90's and early 2000's. Albums like Be  and Like Water For Chocolate  are sounds of a specific era in hip hop they are among the best in that era. Common has had a more difficult time recreating that success in more recent years, coming the closest on his last record Black America Again  in 2016 but now that he is back many old school hip hop fans are hoping he has something substantial to say on this new record. Review By Lavender: Common has some great songs, albums and features in his back catalog that are among the best of his era in hip hop. Be is a fantastic record and if you've never heard it before I highly recommend it. Unfortunately since this great record Common has failed to really impress me and even when many were justifiably impressed by his socially conscious 2016 record Black America Again  he was still sounding to me like a rapp...

1. Bon Iver - Faith Bon Iver grabs a second #1 debut of 2019 with the announcement of a new record and two follow-up singles to the two excellent songs they released a few months ago. 2. Jenny Hval - Ashes To Ashes Jenny Hval takes off strong in 2019 after her excellent solo EP and the debut of the lost girls project made waves in 2018. 3. Of Monsters And Men - Wild Roses Of Monsters and Men return with their second single and attempt to turn back the clock to the early years of this decade. 4. Common - Hercules  (Feat. Swizz Beatz) Common recruits veteran Swizz for production on the lead single to the legendary rap artists new project. 5. Nas - Jarreau Of Rap Nas' Lost Tapes  series gets its first true taste with this out of the blue single. 6. Future - 100 Shooters  (Feat. Meek Mill & Doe Boy) Future proves to be as prolific as ever and drops yet another single after releasing a full length album and a follow-up EP earlier this year. 7. Rosalia - M...