Veteran Chicago rapper Common revisits his musical past on May 25th with the release of Go! Common Classics. The 13-song opus is a retrospective of some of Common’s most popular songs from the past decade, including the fabled Ice Cube diss track, “The Bitch In Yoo.”

Go! Common Classics consists of songs from Common’s MCA/Geffen albums Like Water For Chocolate (“The Light”); Electric Circus (“Come Close” featuring Mary J. Blige); Be (“The Corner” featuring The Last Poets, “Testify,” and “Go!”); Finding Forever (“The People,” “Southside” featuring Kanye West, “I Want You,” and “Drivin’ Me Wild” featuring Lily Allen); and Universal Mind Control (“Universal Mind Control”).

In addition, Go! Common Classics includes a new Queen Latifah featured track, “Next Time (Just Right Version),” from the upcoming movie Just Wright, which co-stars Common and Latifah, and hits screens Friday May 14th. Despite Common’s major motion picture activities, he is expected to release an album later this year. 

  Track Listing:

  1. The Light

  2. Universal Mind Control (UMC)

  3. Next Time (Just Wright Version) featuring Queen Latifah

  4. Go!

  5. Come Close featuring Mary J. Blige

  6. I Want You

  7. The Corner featuring The Last Poets

  8. Love Of My Life (An Ode To Hip Hop) Erykah Badu featuring Common

  9. Testify

  10. The People

  11. Drivin’ Me Wild featuring Lily Allen

  12. Southside featuring Kanye West

  13. The B**** In Yoo

Worldwide cognac brand Hennessy has announced a four-city tour for its fourth annual Hennessy Artistry series. The event will be curated and headlined by rapper/actor Common, along with hip-hop band The Roots, who will also serve as the house band.

Each night, the event will feature performances from a variety of artists, including emerging talent, as well as high-profile special guests.

“Hennessy is the master of blending, and Artistry, is all about artistic blends of music genre, culture and style. The lineup is coming together nicely. The Roots and I are really collaborating to create a musical blend of talent that will do Artistry justice. We are planning some surprises as well, it should be quite an experience and I am thrilled to be a part of it,” says Common.

Hennessy Senior Vice President Andy Glaser stated, “Our vision is for each event to be a blend of musical, artistic, and cultural experiences that give our brand’s fans a once in a lifetime experience—a memorable legacy that will remain synonymous with Hennessy.”

Since its inception, The Hennessy Artistry series has featured a myriad of talent, both local and mainstream (Kanye West, LL Cool J, and Ne-Yo [curator of 2007 series]).

In the past 12 months, the event has taken place in various regions of the world such as Stuttgart, Sydney, Hong Kong, and Hanoi.

Below is the four-city tour schedule:

The Shrine in Chicago                                  SEPTEMBER 12

The Velvet Room in Atlanta                         SEPTEMBER 19

The Corinthian in Houston                          OCTOBER 3

“HALO” in New York at Terminal 5             OCTOBER 7