That's a lesson to ALL who are seeking fortune thru "FAME"...u nevah know WHO your fans will be! Common is definitely a SUPREME example of patient & grateful artist for ALL of the fans who pay his bills...
I don't give love to many of my favorite artists--the GIFT is often much nicer than the PERSONALITY--but I was struck years ago by the love Common receives from people in his old Chicago neighborhood because he's a real cat who just happens to have celebrity status worldwide. His fanbase expanded because a label finally marketed his music properly, but it is telling that his core fanbase--the streets of Chicago--still show him so much love. I can't say that for every artist!
cuz too many of the artists now are promoting that "Hate on Me" mentality.
It's a given that success will breed haterz - but as u said, Ced;-)...how many can say that their success bred LOVE! THAT's wha's UP & a place I'd love to see myself at ... soon;-)
got nothing bad to say about common. gonna meet him one day and talk. if nobody knew who jennifer hudson was two years ago and she can win an oscar, i will meet common and we will talk. manifest your destiny, right?... anybody got questions i gotta ask him?
Hmmmm...here's a question: What makes his lyrics so powerful--the love for a well-written message, or the competitive drive to "shine" above most of your peers poetically?
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lol..i saw this video somewhere else too.
he is great with fans!
most other celebs would have said one word long before her time was up..."SECURITY"...and that was have come to a screeching halt.
That's a lesson to ALL who are seeking fortune thru "FAME"...u nevah know WHO your fans will be! Common is definitely a SUPREME example of patient & grateful artist for ALL of the fans who pay his bills...
I don't give love to many of my favorite artists--the GIFT is often much nicer than the PERSONALITY--but I was struck years ago by the love Common receives from people in his old Chicago neighborhood because he's a real cat who just happens to have celebrity status worldwide. His fanbase expanded because a label finally marketed his music properly, but it is telling that his core fanbase--the streets of Chicago--still show him so much love. I can't say that for every artist!
cuz too many of the artists now are promoting that "Hate on Me" mentality.
It's a given that success will breed haterz - but as u said, Ced;-)...how many can say that their success bred LOVE! THAT's wha's UP & a place I'd love to see myself at ... soon;-)
Amen to that ENTIRE comment!
got nothing bad to say about common. gonna meet him one day and talk. if nobody knew who jennifer hudson was two years ago and she can win an oscar, i will meet common and we will talk. manifest your destiny, right?... anybody got questions i gotta ask him?
Hmmmm...here's a question: What makes his lyrics so powerful--the love for a well-written message, or the competitive drive to "shine" above most of your peers poetically?
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