Common previously spoke about the upcoming project with MSNBC host Ari Melber. "I've been listening to a lot of '90s Hip-Hop recently because I'm working on a new album with Pete Rock," he said. "The energy of that music whether it's Brand Nubian, A Tribe Called Quest, or De La Soul, who just got their music on streaming, it's inspiring to hear. I'm creating music and I'm in a great space right now."
He also talked about the 50th anniversary of Hip-Hop. "More than anything I'm just celebrating it because it brings so much joy and brings so many people together. I performed at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx on Hip-Hop's fiftieth birthday, and just to see the people, it felt like we could celebrate the love that we have for this culture, even with everything that's going on in the world. It really started as a party and a joyful thing, and we were able to have that for this fiftieth year."
No word yet on when Common and Pete's project will arrive.