New York, NY (Top40 Charts) This morning,
Common brought the ecstatic love song "My Fancy Free
Future Love" — as well as an off-the-cuff birthday freestyle — to The View for a special birthday performance for co-host Sunny Hostin.
Common also discussed family therapy and how his daughter Omoye helped him grow as both a man and a father. The modern renaissance man - a GRAMMY-, Emmy-, and Oscar-winning rapper, activist, actor, and New York Times Bestselling author - is fresh off the release of his "exquisite" (People) new album, Let Love (out now on Loma Vista), which Stereogum calls "one of his most personal, raw collections."
Watch his performance of "My Fancy Free
Future Love" here: https://youtu.be/siEILCcGGBY
And watch the interview here: https://youtu.be/zXJLYG0hpNk
Last week,
Common headlined the legendary Apollo Theater. Backed by a stunning band,
Common weaved the new album with a mix of classic cuts, special guests, and heartfelt storytelling that provides an intimate look at the ups-and-downs of fatherhood, relationships, and therapy and chronicles his journey to self-love and actualization.
Catch a glimpse of Common's thrilling one-man show in a "whirlwind performance" (KCRW) for Good Morning Love | A COLORS SHOW: https://found.ee/Common_Colors
Praise For
Common and Let Love
"The
Chicago rapper serves up more lucid rhymes and exquisite jazz-derived beats…deeply spiritual and introspective." - People
"One of his most personal, raw collections." - Stereogum
"Fluid, deceptively intricate…[Common] has never been more open." - AllMusic
"The universally recognized master lyricist is back…A very personal exploration of Common's relationship with love." - KCRW
"Meticulous storytelling…
Common approaches the ideas of light and hope with a more realistic outlook, producing a record that effectively touches every listener." - Hypebeast
"Sonically, the album is a time capsule of the greatest moments in black music history. Lyrically, it's hard-hitting reality about the present day…a captivating tale about using love as a weapon to overcome." - Exclaim
"It couldn't be more timely." - The Independent UK.
