Common returned to The Breakfast Club to discuss his 10th studio album Nobody’s Smiling. He also talks about gun violence in his hometown of Chicago, teaming up with Kanye’s foundation to create jobs for the youth, collaborating with younger Chicago rappers, working with No I.D., signing with Def Jam, attending KimYe’s wedding, wanting to perform on Broadway, landing the role of Green Lantern in the scrapped Justice League film, how the beef with Drake started, meeting and befriending the late Maya Angelou, thoughts about marriage, and history of relationships with Erykah Badu, Serena Williams, and more.

Previously: Common Talks New Album, ‘Hell On Wheels’ (Dec ’11)