New York — When Harry Belafonte asked Common to participate in a benefit concert in support of freeing Native American activist Leonard Peltier, who is serving two life sentences for the 1975 execution-style deaths of two FBI agents, he did some research before giving his answer.
"I did my own due diligence," Common said in a telephone interview Thursday with The Associated Press.
He decided to participate Friday in the "Bring Leonard Peltier Home Concert" at New York's Beacon Theatre, joining a lineup that includes Belafonte, Jackson Browne, Pete Seeger and others.
"If I can really help a man be free from something he was accused of and is innocent and wants to be with his family, I can't get up there and say I can't do this because I may have a chance to get more record sales, or this film company is not going to decide to use me," the...
"I did my own due diligence," Common said in a telephone interview Thursday with The Associated Press.
He decided to participate Friday in the "Bring Leonard Peltier Home Concert" at New York's Beacon Theatre, joining a lineup that includes Belafonte, Jackson Browne, Pete Seeger and others.
"If I can really help a man be free from something he was accused of and is innocent and wants to be with his family, I can't get up there and say I can't do this because I may have a chance to get more record sales, or this film company is not going to decide to use me," the...
- 12/14/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
London, Nov 21: Singer Lil Wayne, who visited her hometown in Louisiana, donated free meals to needy families.
The 29-year-old joined Cash Money Records founders Birdman and Ronald Williams in New Orleans to distribute turkey.
'It's actually been my first time back here for the past eight or nine years, and they've been doing this for 15 years,' contactmusic.com quoted Wayne as saying.
'Those times I did it years ago, I was just a kid and I was just doing it because Baby and Slim, we were giving away turkeys at a park and that's what we were doin'. Now it's a totally different feeling, because I can actually.
The 29-year-old joined Cash Money Records founders Birdman and Ronald Williams in New Orleans to distribute turkey.
'It's actually been my first time back here for the past eight or nine years, and they've been doing this for 15 years,' contactmusic.com quoted Wayne as saying.
'Those times I did it years ago, I was just a kid and I was just doing it because Baby and Slim, we were giving away turkeys at a park and that's what we were doin'. Now it's a totally different feeling, because I can actually.
- 11/21/2011
- by Rahul Kapoor
- RealBollywood.com
Lil Wayne has reportedly made nine music videos over the past week. The rapper teamed up with director David Rousseau to make the promo clips before starting his imminent prison sentence. "We shot some s**t from the We Are Young Money compilation album, we shot something from [Wayne's forthcoming] Tha Carter IV and some stuff from [Wayne's new album] Rebirth," Rousseau told MTV News. "We knew what our deadline was. We're trying to get maximum coverage for Wayne. Most of the time we only shot Wayne's verses - we'll finish the rest of the videos off in the next couple of weeks." Rousseau revealed that he was contacted by record label Young Money head Ronald Williams, who told him to pause other (more)...
- 2/10/2010
- by By David Balls
- Digital Spy
Lil Wayne's record label have promised to support him after he pleaded guilty to attempted weapon possession. Wayne made the plea earlier this week and will be sentenced next year. He faces up to a year in jail. MTV reports that bosses at his record label have promised to "stand behind" the rapper. In a statement, Cash Money Records CEOs Ronald Williams and Bryan Williams said: "The Cash Money family will (more)...
- 10/24/2009
- by By Catriona Wightman
- Digital Spy
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