August Greene made their NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert debut with a five-song set. Common, Karriem Riggins and Robert Glasper are the core members of the group but for the performance, they added members of their collective including DJ Dummy, Burniss Travis and Samora Pinderhughes. Common explains at the beginning howContinue Reading
August Greene has released their second single titled “Black Kennedy.” They use the Kennedy name and their American status and use it as an analogy for Black achievement. They were also inspired by J.Dilla and Common raps about time that he spent with him in Detroit. August Green’s first albumContinue Reading
[youtube id=”YE2lgI5nnQE”] August Greene, the new group comprising Common, Robert Glasper and Karriem Riggins debuted their first video today. “Optimistic” was originally recorded by The Sounds Of Blackness and they have given it their treatment with Brandy. The video takes place in Mississippi and it honors some of the people whoContinue Reading
https://soundcloud.com/amazon-music/optimistic-ft-brandy-august-greene Common, Robert Glasper and Karriem Riggins have formed a new group they call August Greene. Their first song is a cover of the Sounds Of Blackness’ “Optimistic” featuring Brandy on vocals. Related posts: Robert Glasper-Always Shine (Live On Letterman) Throwback: The Detroit Experiment-Think Twice Lalah Hathaway-Little Ghetto Boy Remix FeaturingContinue Reading