Common Spits a Dope ABFF Freestyle! Kendrick, J. Cole & Lil Bibby All Rolled Up in 2 Verses

Common's influence has paved the way for so many artists including Kendrick, J. Cole and Lil Bibby, so when he freestyles you can hear pieces of him they've incorporated into their own music.
Joining us this morning he spit a crazy freestyle around the topic of the American Black Film Festival. Common flows smooth as ever as he drops names of influential black role models as well as mentioning things black people have had to fight against.
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[@skalewags]

Common one of the realest, top 10 MC

[@shebleedmari4965]

Yep

[@sillybillychittychann5223]

no doubt🙌

[@RinaPinxz22]

Definitely. He's my #2.

[@nofame7016]

definitely

[@nelu1891]

+RinaPinxz22 who's #1

[@JakeLewisReal]

ALL I HEARD WAS STRAIGHT FACTS COMING OUT OF THIS MANS MOUTH

[@ucnhtmenow1]

That's them grown man bars. That's why he's so underrated, to many chil-len (children) can't comprehend

[@LeekEscoBar]

+ucnhtmenow1 I can comprehend everything he saying but yet again I'm on another level for my age (17)

[@aaronsanchez4831]

Humble yourself before someone humbles you.

[@amanSpawn00]

if you can appreciate Common and MF DOOM, you are well beyond 17. Some reason, both get underrated so much.

[@joshbaker33]

+Kalamite I appreciate both of them, as a matter of fact comm is my favorite rapper ever, and I'm 14 😂

[@LueyPNewton]

"We the lab rats, you built the projects for/ Now you want your hoods back/ I guess if you could rap, you would express it to, that PTSD we need professionals/ You know what pressure do, it makes the pipes bust/ From schools to prison yards they trying to pipe US../" Common is that dude we need in the hood, the kind who makes it OUT and STILL speaks for the people in the forgotten ghettos. Mad respect for this man, some probably won't even get the big fuss.

[@badnewz9]

That verse was so powerful it gave me the chills. Damn we need this in our music.

[@_Tahmar]

90's hip hop WINS AGAIN

[@V59971]

It will ever win

[@iveywebb]

ALL DAY

[@desertmusic7O2]

No, REAL HIP HOP wins again. Dates / time frames don't make it real

[@aguywhocodes]

You know this is dropping this year though? It's not about what year it was made, or when the creator was born. It's all about the dedication to the culture of hip hop and the art of rapping. People are saying that Kendrick Lamar is following or influenced by artists such as Common. I say that's a compliment to his style because if you're not grounded in the history of Hip Hop, you're going to be a slave to the industry. If you're not dedicated to the art of the rhyme, you're going to be relegated to standard ass shaking bootie bouncing material. Nothing's wrong with that, if that's what you want to do. But don't try to label that bullshit hip hop.

[@amanSpawn00]

Honestly, any kind of material is trash if it is not done creatively. For example, I don't mind druggie songs per se, but many have no creativity, just I sell packs or smoke loud or drink lean. But then songs like Leanin'(Only & Ill album) say similar things but do it creatively and even delve into deeper issues(much like Swimming Pools). I would beg to differ that unless you take those influences to heart, you'd be a slave to the industry. It sounds silly, but knowing you may meet that person who influenced you to a large degree(for Kendrick that would be Tupac and Common), you bear with the bullshit a bit longer than if you bared it alone. Majority of Hip Hop where people just make hits but nothing though-provoking(Drake, Future, Young Thug, Chief Keef, Desiigner, etc. Unfortunately, Kanye has joined this list with Yeezus and TLOP) are more what I classify as Hip-Pop and artists like Common, MF DOOM, Kendrick, J Cole and many others are current Hip Hop.

[@biggrhymees88one]

''I know black lives matter but does it matter to us.''

[@assite82]

Thats real

[@standardbrah]

hella heavy

[@lighthousemaccabee8133]

How long??? Smh

[@MrJ.S.R]

ITs like he catches the holy ghost everytime he spits. Jesus....

[@bigpoppaa1]

I'm confused are you asking Jesus this question?

[@aaronjabari6895]

+HarryPukangkang what you said doesn't even make sense.

[@NathanSooalo]

+Jaidee King yo if we're correcting people, he didn't technically 'say' anything.. 😏

[@aaronjabari6895]

Nathan Sooalo he said it with his inner voice, I heard him.

[@sseriehnacedes6145]

+Jaidee King I like that answer

[@SleepFan771]

Common is one of the greatest rappers to ever pick up a mic. I swear Can I Borrow a Dollar?, Resurrection, One Day It'll All Make Sense, Like Water for Chocolate, Be, Finding Forever, and The Dreamer / The Believer are all classic albums. Nobody's Smiling has some cool tracks, but hearing Common spit here gives me hope he's hungry again and filled with knxwledge. I cannot wait for his next album!

[@SleepFan771]

beanie0112 Nah, his other albums are alright, honestly. I just mentioned the amazing ones that I recommend to people.

[@BrianJangima]

Your DP just made me go back and play liquid swords from the top

[@keithlovelace1651]

I think its funny you didn't mention Universal Mind Control lol I wouldn't either!

[@ClapperDan]

Electric Circus is a favorite of mine. But you are correct. Common himself said that he had not felt this inspired since Dilla passed. The first time I heard Black America Again, Common snapped, Common is angry, Common exudes that passion that black men are known to have, that is often used against us. I'm excited for the album, as he's actually dropped two singles

[@magloresaleh3992]

Ocean Sage i heard me speaking throughout ur comments

[@mojomiles8773]

real hip hop nice to hear real bars in these days of time

[@MrJduke40]

People ask why he in my top 5 smh. Easy to talk that gun talk

[@ucnhtmenow1]

Naw its too easy to talk that gun talk. I'm an 80's baby and really only listen to the old school late 90's early 2000 shyt so for ex. Common/jay-z/Kanye grown man bars style never really caught on with me, but wit all this garbage lately, makes me wanna fk wit common. artists like common make the statement that hip hop is still alive, at least on his album haha.

[@kingkendrick7709]

+ucnhtmenow1 listen to Kendrick Lamars To Pimp A Butterfly

[@thegenerationmax123]

Nah listen to good kid mad city

[@magloresaleh3992]

Arthur Chichester Kindrick is great ..but Common is not rapper but king poetic

[@chrissheldron9511]

King Kendrick I'm a big kendrick fan but TPAB was overrated. I'd rather listen to Section 80 or GKMC albums. Some of common albums are on the same level like Go and Finding Forever. They're classics

[@emmanuelisfresh]

Instrumental Milkbone - Keep It Real

[@oneshot1824]

thanks alot for 10 years i wonder what beat this was.

[@JSmith-kh4vo]

Greatness....Real messages!

[@tinicoleofficial]

Yes!

[@a.w.rachnid596]

Truly one of the best rappers ever

[@qwampa1]

Common is such a pro, didn't fuck up, made himself sound clear, enounciated his wordz, not too many rappers can do this. Common Sense has never sold out that's why I respect him, he does it for the people.

[@SoCloseToToast]

Watching him is just amazing, you know he has been doing this forever when it just flows so well together. Was really nice hearing from Common again

[@gregoryharris2207]

There's so much to be digested in just these two verses. I return to this time and time again and pick out something new every time. Common is one of the most important rappers ever and he's proving he can span decades/generations.

[@SpiritLedServant]

When Common spits ... you shut the fuck up and listen! Poetry in motion! #HipHop

[@Keepyourheart3stacks]

Damn. When words touch the soul...

[@assite82]

💯

[@itzdamanhamenwalker]

Common & Black Thought the dopest ever

[@jdbernard1976]

I was driving to work this morning and I heard this and I promise it stopped me in my thoughts and literally brought tears to my eyes!! HE IS SPEAKING... LISTEN!!!

[@Ayplus]

Wow. . .I dont know what to say. . .Common is so important to the culture

[@toafavaikeli]

"The colour of my skin they comparing it to sin. The darker it gets the less fairer it is been" 🔥🔥🔥

[@AaronDouglas]

GOAT. After watching this, I just said Thank you Common

[@SmookDevilleTV]

"It took viola davis to say this, The roles of the help and the gangsters is all they really ever gave us" Common is a monster ‪#‎Salute‬

[@SmithGrindEnt]

This is a reminder to never forget Common when discussing the the most incredible lyricists of all time

[@tre.jluster2574]

You can't not like this dude. Common is one of the best to ever do it.

[@kyleb7488]

it's impossible to not sit here and smile whenever I listen to the very end of this video

[@ArtofZenDigital]

Common is a legend. He embraces all of the classic pillars of hip hop properly. His lyrics are well thought out from a poetic and socially relevant perspective. His voice is poignant as well, delivering both feeling and conveying presence. Having seen him live a few times, he freestyles, break dances and puts on an amazing live show with a full backing band. I had the chance to meet him after one of his shows, despite how tired he was, he signed every Common CD I had, which is all of them, as well as my Common "Finding Forever" and "Be" album shirts. He's humble too, having looked at my copy of 'Electric Circus' and saying I don't know too many people who have this. My favorite Common albums is "Like Water For Chocolate."

[@l-y-d-s]

I've replayed this a dozen times already

[@TrainedToGoProductions]

Man Common is truly one of the greats.

[@sebastianphillips4960]

You know when Sway pulls the phone out you got a real OG on the mic. Respect Common.

[@slimsgroovers]

Common will never dissapoint. Respek to the OGs

[@airrod1]

That Sandra Bland Line Tho. Common Top 5 in the culture without question

[@samuelmaat4148]

"That PTSD, we need professionals" nuff said...

[@Cloneme12]

Man this song been a classic shout out to milkbone but the way common caught this beat is just incredible

[@wrya187]

Common fucking killed the beat... damn my eyes are watery.

[@Tim_Ntengerenji]

we need anointed singers like Nina, Marvin, Stevie who freed me. hot damn black America again. #respect

[@WoozieSensei]

this flow is dope I perfer this over my generation's music

[@Dezdirectz]

Exactly

[@ArmandTheBlackRevolutionary]

...you sound like such a hipster

[@BlueJudySuite]

+Armand Bryan naw fam, a hipster wouldn't speak on it in the youtube comments. Just sounds like a chode.

[@WoozieSensei]

+BlueJudySuite you are so insecure keep your personal problems to yourself. 😂

[@shebleedmari4965]

Same, even though there are alot of great rappers in this Era (pro)

[@bcole1637]

this man spit that culture..if this aint talent then i don't know what is

[@rdv2482]

Liked this as soon as I saw Common in the title.

[@b-m9480]

His hand movements lmao

[@narutoxzx123]

helps at times to do stuff like that trust.

[@gloriempaka9474]

he crushing these wack ass mc's in his head lol

[@alexlapena]

Hahaha too dope to hate tho

[@Strobeez]

Prolly jittery from heather treatin him from under the table 😂😂😂😂 I kid I kid

[@carlDJS]

Lmao you should see Redman's rap hands

[@sethcohen7542]

One of the better freestyles I've seen on Sway. Mad respect for Common.

[@mrThezachary225]

Common inspires me so much , he's such a great MC. Filled with truth and knowledge and love

[@TheKnicks2012]

A MC like common is a rarity

[@Wizdomizer1]

Fantastic. I felt this from the beginning to the end - true MC, Common never disappoints, perfect beat for his flow...

[@1990HondaEFHatch]

one of the most underrated of all time. never heard an emcee literally reinvent themselves from album to album like common. looking forward to the next project.

[@joanstone5981]

LOVED IT AND SHARED IT !!!! Common making sense.

[@bitchwomenbeater4lyfe839]

Common always bringing that fire and knowledge

[@robertwornanu6265]

Sometimes i sit and wonder what my life will be without you Com,you keep me going. I am soo blessed

[@virgil.alonso]

Who freed me? Lincoln or Cadillac? PAUSE/Rewind

[@Mumbai-Toronto-NY]

Damn!!! That line😍🙏

[@jross4725]

Straight fire😈💯. But his hands in the beggining had my dyin😂.

[@belect7243]

That's what it do when u spit with passion from tha heart, tha heart. :)

[@wanassmoke]

Like them Japanese kids that be counting mad quick

[@jenny3306]

I've never listened to Common's music until recently, but I've always like him in general. It blows my mind why I didn't start listening sooner. This man is a beast!

[@sotrillsoill]

soooo good. thx common. i hope his new project gets the push it deserves

[@SenseiMJ4]

OH MY GOODNESS!!!! Much respect!!! 1 of the best writers in the History of the Art!!! Cant wait for the project!!! Salute!!!! Hope to see you soon out in Johannesburg again!!!

[@moisesmontes4821]

Greatness at it's best!! God bless you Common!! All facts spoken here my people.

[@Annatar3469]

Common man..... He's not only a amazing freestyler but makes amazing musical albums too.

[@Lu-ce6kp]

To the new generation-Once upon of time there was this thing called Hip Hop...

[@gdiggedy9]

When it comes to radio freestyles you can guarantee Common is going in!! Never disappoints. Legend!

[@UrbanLuvNaturals]

He is one of my favorites...so gifted!!!

[@goddamnitjesuschrist]

I never seen a man who is such a punchline maker like Com!GOAT!

[@bwilli34]

Man ... this is so necessary! Hip Hop music for the soul ... from the soul.

[@samuelibegbulam1698]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@skinteethsmilez]

This man is blessed with amazing skill and the uncommon sensibility of real issues to rap about

[@krovix]

I just like that he starts with both hands down. Then you see them shaking. Then his hand goes up and he goes in. Dope.

[@TheWasabiDonut]

Dope shit. good to see Common back at it

[@plainvelocity]

Tnx b...found it...really feeling this soul vibe!

[@siobhanhardacre5704]

Some of the best raps I've ever heard. Like a movie!

[@mortomusic8072]

Always lays down the soul

[@GeronimoTheGreat]

Still listening in 2019.. The message still shall be televised

[@DJJR617]

I needed this today

[@victoriat7537]

Exceptional lyricism and flow! An incomparable genius

[@fosjdjdjjrdkjodhshsh1615]

He seems so smart and knowledgable.

[@sir.b7860]

Nothing but RESPECT for both these men

[@miked3209]

this is like a breathe of fresh air to ya brain. good lookin out common

[@miked3209]

true vet

[@badmeetsevilfan1]

Just pure bars.

[@dylanredinger1766]

You know how much love common gets when Sway is taking a video on his cell phone

[@justroger7541]

its been a week and i'm still coming back for this freestyle

[@TheKlownMC]

My nigga common working on an album and nobody told me?

[@SELF213_]

really when Is it dropping?

[@skalewags]

Lol right?

[@SELF213_]

+Capn Pringles Haha for sure I'll buy it, if he is.

[@Cloneme12]

+killaf89 august

[@youngnino4750]

Anyone know if the Nas/Common collab album is still happening?

[@carinasanchez1505]

second verse gives me chills. common a prophet speaking the truth!👑

[@gregoryharris2207]

Common is incredible. I remember being in high school trying to get my friends to listen and they weren't down, but now the most popular Chicago rap is "conscious," and I love it.

[@TheTrinirocker]

I need more of this

[@bboykabir2]

i freaking love and missed this

[@TheMCJ77]

Saw this video 5 minutes ago.. Still got the goosebumps!

[@trollking3329]

Thank you for the uplifting video.

[@ededdneddy988]

0:44 lol Sway's acting, priceless

[@V59971]

I would want Sway to bring CL Smooth on his show..I can see him killing this beat with that flow of his.. Common is so underrated and I hate it...

[@ucnhtmenow1]

Right, that's them grown man bars. Fools aint ready. I'm an 80's baby so I'm still stuck on the late 90's early 2000's shyt. He's underrated cuz he aint got braids, doesn't sags his trousers to the floor (or these days wear skinny jeans) and doesn't talk about cars n jewelry in every verse. Hip Hop is really dead. Whatever the style he spittin here is in a different tax bracket, don't even know what to call it lol.

[@Quake2815]

true, but he's eating though.

[@pilotperry4525]

Only true hip hop enthusiast appreciate lyricists like Common, same with Chuck D.

[@chicago23cub]

Truth! Only the Real heads

[@amanSpawn00]

DOOM is also super-underrated.

[@sirr96]

Truth ! Nothing but love for common

[@sirr96]

Joey badass and common ? New 90's and old 90's I'm just saying lets bring the ages together

[@nerdbamarich2063]

aww man. that was beautiful. I can't wait for that album to drop.

[@shamund]

fire. album quality. my man common always official. I keep Be in rotation.

[@mohamedstanakzai6727]

Flow on another level

[@awambor6278]

Yes...Yes Blackman! CONSCIOUS COMMON.....Love you Kingman! Raise up the conscious...Raise up our people! Look forward to seeing you at the ABFF! Hotep!

[@jedgarthwaite]

He's always fire!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@hungryforeigner4444]

Live long Mr. Legend. You are my favorite

[@skywalkerauparavant9819]

Amazin freestyle !!! common is a genius

[@LaCheleWallace]

Go 'head, Common Sense. I've been a fan for over 20 years now #anditsstillallgood You're the type of brotha that I just sit back, close my eyes and listen to. I wanna take in every word you spit. You are just sick wit it on that microphone. Very gifted.

[@d.kashani]

This is why I listen to this show

[@andersonlawson]

As soon as this drops I'm getting it.

[@carinasanchez1505]

second verse gives me the chills just nasty! wouldn't expect less from common.

[@nickym1200]

Wow! Blessed! Poets! Spoken Word! Salute Common!

[@candytang0917]

Aced it as usual. Common is unquestionably one of the top elite MCs. Up there with the likes of Rakim, Nas, Kool G, BDK, Biggie, Big L, Scarface, Big Pun, Black Thought, Andre 3000, Eminem, GZA, Ras Kass, Redman, Pharoahe Monch, Chino XL, Immortal Technique, Aesop Rock, Gift of Gab, etc.

[@philipr75]

fire!! one of the few true mcs left from the 90s

[@JontrellBoone1]

The God!.. wait, I mean the GAWD! Bruh true hip hop fans know Jay Z & Big L murdered that first beat first together (by freestyle)

[@PrimeArtistTV]

Say Word!💯

[@JOEYBURNEM]

Old folks get mugged and raided/crimes is drug related/and we live by the street rules that thugs created/

[@JontrellBoone1]

Joey Burnem Hell ya fam "in a street brawl I strike men quicker than lighnin' you seen what happened in my last fight friend? Aight then."

[@insanepacman5]

not the excact beat but its similar to it

[@JontrellBoone1]

WeWantIn MgtEnt/HipHop Blog Nah it's the exact same beat fam