Today Common released his track ‘The Believer’ featuring John Legend. The song comes off of the album ‘The Dreamer, The Believer’, which releases on December 20th, 2011. Listen to the track here below.

Common – “The Believer” ft. John Legend by ThinkCommon

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After the leak of one of his new songs, Kanye West had announced that he would skip G.O.O.D. Friday this week. Well, that did not happen. He presents “Christian Dior Denim Flow” featuring KiD CuDi, Pusha T, John Legend, Ryan Leslie and Lloyd Banks. You can download it now here.

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After a trailer not too long ago, the official video of The Roots “The Fire” track, featuring John Legend, has been released today. The video has been directed by Rik Cordero. Check it out!

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John Legend & the Roots cover Ernie Hines’ “Our Generation” for Levi’s new Pioneer Sessions campaign.

“Legend and The Roots’s modern interpretation of “Our Generation” retains the all of the authenticity of the original track: It gets funky from the outset, with big fat brass and an ice cold keyboard vamp, inspirational backing singers and a particularly gritty vocal by Legend who reiterates Hines’s 40-year-old message about making the future better by “getting rid of all the hate.”

Check out the behind the scenes video above and download the track here.

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Estelle has come along way since "1980," was released. Remembering youth, Estelle proved an able flow but only limited charisma. Despite strong mixtape slots and dub plate specials, official recordings failed to give an inkling that she  might one day rise to the top ranks of British Female MCs. No question, the hand of Kanye West and his right hand man John Legend (who actually signed her) have been instrumental in increasing Estelle’s profile and making her sound more universal.

"Come Over", with John Legend is a great example. Not as catchy as "American Boy," the track does allow Estelle room to showcase her vocal range and give off a little Caribbean Charm. To paraphrase another London spitter, she ain’t done to bad.

Look out for Estelle performing live at halftime of the MLS All-Star Game. It may well be the highlight of the match.

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