Common & Maya Angelou Talked 2Pac, Kanye Upset At Kim K, Game Gets Emo Over A Chick?

Written By Cyrus Langhorne

Touching Tuesday. It's a day to feel heartfelt and compassionate, so why not get things rolling with Common penning a personal letter about Maya Angelou. Speaking of personal matters, is Kanye West upset at Kim Kardashian over possibly having another baby? Someone who is showing love is Game and a special lady in his life? All this coming up in SOHH Whatcha Think.

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1. Common Words

We lost a poet and iconic woman last week in Maya Angelou and the entire world reacted in their own ways. There were tweets, Instagram photos and Facebook messages, but nothing as personal as an open note from Common. The Daily Beast is on it:

Since I was 5 years old I have loved reading good writing. I would read anything that my mother or the teachers I loved gave me. In the 2nd grade I came across an author named Maya Angelou and her poem Still I Rise, this incredible piece of art that I somehow knew came from her soul and touched my soul. A piece of art that I somehow knew would change and improve my life. It was through this writer that I gained the inspiration to be somebody in life and to be heard.

I didn’t know that it would be through hip hop and the gift of rap that I would open myself up and become a writer and MC. Through writing I would get the opportunity to travel and see the world—London, Sydney, Johannesburg, Osaka—and it was writing that brought me one October evening to a charity event in New York where we were blessed to have as our luminary for the night, Dr. Maya Angelou. Having her as our guest was a fluke of Divine Order and a true example of Ask and You shall receive.

What had happened was the poet we booked to perform dropped out last minute so my mother said, “I’m gonna try to get in touch with Dr. Maya Angelou.” I said, “Ma, are you crazy? Maya Angelou? How do you think we’re gonna get one of the greatest beings that ever graced this earth last minute? She doesn’t know who Common is.”

Well, to this day I don’t know if she had ever heard of Common before the call was made but somehow through God’s thread she said she would like to meet with me before she decided if she would do the event. So here I am headed to Harlem to meet her at her apartment, just got my hair cut, heart beating, I walk into her beautiful space that smelled like integrity, art, generosity, love, hope, inspiration, honesty, and home. We would sit for two and a half hours talking about writing, my daughter, San Francisco, and Tupac. And oh yeah, Paul Robeson.

The next night she did her thing at the event and embraced me as a young writer-artist, an important voice in hip hop and even flirted with me. Now that really made me feel special. She and I would go on to build a bond that not only would have us spreading love at events in Harlem, Chicago, and D.C., but I would be blessed to go visit her at her home in Winston-Salem, N.C., and celebrate several birthdays with her where we had great times and I got to know her lovely family. It was always an honor to be in her presence and though she did feel like my mother, my grandma, and my friend. I would always Thank God for being there with her.

Every experience was unique, but every time I saw her I learned something about myself and about life, about humanity, about progress. And I was always reminded how we are true reflections of God, how much Light we do have, how great and dynamic Black Women are and how far Integrity, Self Love and Self Respect can take you. I don’t know if my words—or any words—can truly describe the experience of being in the atmosphere of Dr. Maya Angelou, someone you know is sent from the Creator to Give the World A Voice it has never heard, a brightness it has never witnessed, an energy that is Greatness, Divinity and Awakening all wrapped into one.

I awoke on May 28, 2014, ready for a powerful day of filming and to do some great work. I was stepping out of a van when I received the news that Dr. Angelou had made her transition and as I moved I felt like my soul was standing still. I hadn’t digested or processed it as I continued to go about the day. Of course I stopped and said a prayer but it wasn’t until the director of our film, Ava DuVernay, said, “We all know what has happened this morning and This Queen is one of the reasons why we can do this film and we will honor her and carry her with us as we proceed forward.” Right then I was able to let loose and cry and release some of the natural pain of losing someone you love and someone so great. And though I’m still in the process I also recognize that she will never be lost and how much we all have gained by having her touch this earth.

God gave us an Angel and we got to witness that Angel for a beautiful time of life. And though that Angel has returned to her maker, Her Work, Her Spirit, Her Words—aw man, Her Words—Her passion, Her heart, Her Love, Her Greatness, Her Royalty, Her Strength, Her Wisdom, Her Divinity, Her Angel will always be here with us. For my daughter’s daughters, your daughter’s daughters, and forever more. Love you, Dr Maya Angelou.

Love, Common (The Daily Beast)

Interesting words to say the least. Who would think Maya Angelou would have interests in things like 2Pac and San Francisco? She left a legacy behind her and inspired millions. #SOHHWhatchaThink?

2. North West Sibling?

Will North West have a sibling in the near future? Not if Kim Kardashian has anything to do with it. It seems like an argument went down between Kanye and Kim about their possible future offspring. RumorFix is all over it:

According to OK! magazine, Kim Kardashian revealed to Kanye West just days before the wedding that she will not be having a second child anytime soon. “Kanye was furious,” claims an alleged friend, adding, “He’s been ready to have baby number two since the start of the year, but he’s had to be patient because Kim wanted to look as slim and sexy as possible on their wedding day.”

The rapper was allegedly expecting his bride to conceive immediately after the Memorial Day weekend wedding, but Kim isn’t having any part of it because “she has felt hemmed in for pretty much the last year,” says an insider. “She wants to enjoy herself for a few months,”

But “Kanye boasts that he and Kim are both incredibly fertile, and he even refers to himself as One-Shot West,” according to an insider. “That’s why he’s not happy that Kim’s gone lukewarm on getting pregnant again.”

If this rumor is true, hopefully the duo can work their differences out. In the meantime, RumorFix has calls out the Kimmy’s rep for confirmation. (RumorFix)

Could this all be rumors? We remember Kim did get spotted by herself at LAX with Kanye West nowhwere in sight. Could an argument be putting these two newlyweds at each other’s ends? #SOHHWhatchaThink?

3. Her

Game’s relationship with Tiffney Cambridge still seems like a head-scratcher but if there’s one thing we know, it’s the fact he has some serious love for his assistant. His Instagram tells all:

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Her….. Let me tell you a little bit about “Her”. #1 she is the best friend that I have in this world & probably the next. She has done in 3 years what no one has managed to do in all my years on earth & that’s love me unconditionally !!! Some people say it, some come close to actually pulling it off but no one has successfully been there for me day in & day out no matter the weather, task or support needed…. This girl right here is “MY NIGGA” !!!! Not my WOMAN, not my GIRLFRIEND, NO WE AINT FUCKING & to honestly be able to say that I’ve been to be around a woman this beautiful, fly, dope, smart & all around AMAZING & be able to maintain our friendship says all it needs to say about her character & loyalty to me, my children & my family. There’s not one thing in the WORLD I wouldn’t give her, & although she might know that…. She hasn’t onced asked me for anything…. She works her ass off, plays her position & never complains about a fucking thing & that alone gave her an eternal place in my heart as long as it beats !!!! I love you with all my heart Lo & you will forever be appreciated as a gift from God to my life at a time when only he knew I needed someone to help redirect my life into a positive light… I’m FOREVER in debt to you & I wish you the most amazing 25th birthday EVER !!!! & since I’m right here, I guarantee it will be everything it’s supposed to be……. As long as I’m alive, you ain’t got to worry bout a mothafuckin thing !!!!! #LaFamiliaFollowing (Game’s Instagram)

What could she have done to make Game feel this indebted to her? #SOHHWhatchaThink?

That about wraps it up for today. This is SOHH On The Spot giving you the morning scoop from your favorite gossip sites.

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  1. #sohhwhatyathink?…Dr. Angelou would be interested (possibly) in a discussion about 2pac because they worked side by side together in “Poetic Justice”. There have been documented stories where she spoke of him and their initial encounter. So…As someone that she has had an opportunity to work with and conversed with, why is it a surprise that she discussed the topic of 2pac with Common?

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