Common and Kanye West on the set of the music video for "The Corner," a single from Common's 2005 album, Be, which West executive produced. Raymond Boyd/Getty Images/Michael Ochs Archives hide caption
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Hayley Williams. Her surprise new solo album, Flowers for Vases – descanos, is on our list of the best new albums out on Feb. 5. Lindsey Byrnes/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
J Dilla (front) is pictured here in 2005 at Madlib's studios in Echo Park, Los Angeles. Collaborators MED, Eothen Alapatt and Madlib (left to right) surround him. Roger Ericsson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
'A Lot Of Detective Work': Piecing Together J Dilla's 'The Diary'
J Dilla, 'F*** The Police'
Marcus Anderson, standing outside Washington, D.C.'s Black Cat, says the most he's ever paid for a concert ticket was $265. Alex Spoto / NPR hide caption