Yup, he says Dilla’s better than Preemo, better than Dre, better than Pete Rock, better than Kanye, pretty much better than anybody who’s ever done it.

*Cam face*

DJ Envy premiered this on Hot 97 today. My Kanye withdrawals have subsided for now.

Download: Consequence feat. Kanye West, Kid Cudi, Common, Big Sean and John Legend – Whatever U Want (remix)

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Thanks to Splash.

Common talks to Current.com about his friendship with Kanye West and how they bonded over music and culture — and their moms.

“I would be more shy,” Common says, until watching Kanye’s example. “Believing in yourself shouldn’t be offensive to anyone.”

Kanye West performed onstage last night at the Hollywood Palladium in California. His first performance since the VMA Taylor Swift debacle.

Kanye, Common, Mos Def and Queen Latifah performed at the “Common & Friends” benefit show.

MAKE HER SAY

FLASHING LIGHTS

Common took time away from his UB show to visit Niagara Falls.

Canadian side > American side.