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EPISODE · Oct 30, 2025 · 59 MIN

Common on Fat Joe SAVING HIS LIFE in Ice Cube beef, Chicago hip hop & Jennifer Hudson

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Fat Joe and Jadakiss sit down with Chicago rap legend Common. The three hip hop OGs talk about Common coming up alongside Joe, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, and The Beatnuts on Relativity Records, the time Joe saved Common's life during his beef with Ice Cube, how his iconic song "I Used To Love H.E.R." inspired the 2002 Taye Diggs film ‘Brown Sugar,’ composing the new theme to the NBA on Prime Video, the influence of KRS-One on conscious rap, where Will Smith and Tupac Shakur rank in his list of top rappers-turned-actors, and his successful acting career leading to roles in 'John Wick: Chapter 2,' Apple TV's 'Silo,' and 'Smokin' Aces.' Joe also tells priceless stories about turning down a role in 'Shaft,' Queen Latifah chasing him around the studio, and surprising Styles P (a vegan) with coconuts at one of his parties. 5:30 - Joe saving Common's life during Ice Cube beef 12:30 - Why nice guys like Common are successful with women 15:30 - Relationship with Jennifer Hudson 22:00 - Winning awards while ALWAYS repping hip hop 25:30 - KRS-One & conscious hip hop 35:00 - Joe's story of why he left Relativity Records 38:00 - Acting roles in 'John Wick: Chapter 2" & more 41:30 - Story behind "I Used To Love H.E.R." 45:45 - Fat Joe says he turned down a role in 'Shaft' 48:15 - Being a ball boy for Bulls during Michael Jordan era 51:30 - Queen Latifah CHASED Joe in the studio 53:00 - Top 5 rappers-turned-actors 55:00 - Composing the theme to NBA on Prime Video 1:00:00 - Joe tries his hardest to sign Common for Rewind It 10 [Timestamps may vary due to advertisements.] Joe and Jada now on Patreon All lines provided by Hard Rock BetSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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