Making Sense: Hip-Hop Star Common Raps About Rev. Jeremiah Wright

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Common: I Used To Love Him [Judgment]
Published 3/24/2008 by Hamilton Nolan at Gawker
... is a tool? The feel-good, conscious-style Chicago rapper makes truly fresh music, he reps causes like animal rights, and he's an Obama supporter. He's even speaking out with a message of love to defend Obama's controversial pastor Jeremiah Wright [BV Buzz]! I can get with that. So what's the problem? Oh! I know what it is. He rhymed in a fucking ...

Morning Soul: The Way It Is
Published 3/25/2008 by Butta at SOULBOUNCE.COM
Common defends his pastor Rev. Jeremiah Wright. [BV] Mos Def visits the City of God in a new MTV documentary series. [SSU] Mary J. Blige and Jay-Z kicked off their tour with a little help from Kanye West. [TT] The DOJ has approved the XM and Sirius merger. Those unemployment lines are about to get real long. [VH1]

Updates On Barack O., T.I. & Xscape
Published 3/28/2008 by Natasha at Young, Black, and Fabulous :: It's A Brand Name.
... Barack O. is back from his Virgin Islands vacay and was spotted arriving at Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art today to give a speech on economic policies. And only he can make something that boring look so sexy. By the way, Common defended Barack (somewhat) from the Rev. Wright hoopla in an interview with Black Voices . And the Senator himself will appear on The View tomorrow. Can’t wait to see him shut Elisabeth’s ass down real quick. T.I. gave a mini press conference after entering his guilty plea re: gun charges this afternoon. The sentencing is ...

POLITICAL ROUND UP: COMMON ON PASTOR WRIGHT / CARTER HINTS AT OBAMA SUPPORT / HILLARY ON TONIGHT SHOW
Published 4/4/2008 by J. Dakar at CONCRETELOOP.COM
POLITICAL ROUND UP: COMMON ON PASTOR WRIGHT / CARTER HINTS AT OBAMA SUPPORT / HILLARY ON TONIGHT SHOW Friday, April 4, 2008 In a recent interview with Black Voices , Common defended his pastor, Jeremiah Wright . The 36-year old rapper and actor, who has been a member of Trinity United Church of Christ since he was eight, said:“I am a member of the Trinity United Church of Christ, which is the church of Pastor Reverend Wright who has now become a national figure and I’m very proud of that. As we can see, as Barack has spoken, he said he has learned a lot from Reverend ...