When Rolling Stone put Kanye West on its cover in early 2006, it set two undeniable truths on the table: how much the rapper-producer had already accomplished, and how thoroughly he recognized it.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Common pulled up to Hot 97 on Wednesday (Jan. 24) and recalled a time in the early 2000s when he and Dilla lived together, and ...

On the album's 20th anniversary, it's much easier to recognize Be as a crucial intersection record — not simply for Common, on his way to becoming rap's hokey, well-intentioned uncle, but for hip-hop ...