Common announces The Believer, tour dates

Although he has made his way into Hollywood’s good graces, Common hasn’t forgotten his first love. The lyricist recently announced plans to release a new album in November titled The Believer. As he told MTV news he has been putting pen to pad in between filming and tour dates.

Speaking of filming, Common can be seen on the big screen twice this year. First up this April is noir heavyweight James Ellroy’s Street Kings, also starring Keanu Reeves and Chris Evans. And unless you stopped watching TV and movies in the past four months you’ve seen the trailer for comic based action flick Wanted with James McAvoy and Angelina Jolie.

As for other upcoming projects, Common is still going ahead with the dynamic duo he formed with fellow rapper/actor Q-Tip known as The Standard. He is also waiting for the Justice League movie (in which he is cast as Green Lantern) to begin production after it shut down due to the writer’s strike. And despite all of this, he still has a few tour dates later this year.

April
10 – East Lansing, Mich @ Michigan State University
11 – Babson Park, Mass. @ Pepsico Pavillion
16 – Flint, Mich. @ University of Michigan, Flint
19 – Washington, D.C. @Georgetown University

June
26 – Milwaukee, Wis. @ SummerFest
27 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ TBA

July
5 – Colonge, Germany @ Summer Jam
11 – St. Gallen, Switzerland @ Open Air St. Gallen Festival

September
27 - Chicago, Ill. @ TBA

Related Links:
Common-Music.com
Common on IMDb.com
Paste feature: Common: A Common Purpose

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