I like the outro speech here, it reminds me of Reading Rainbow for some reason.Common has always been anything but a run of the mill emcee. After hearing this, I’m finna go stand up for my rights and get in a march or some shit. This song should have been the intro, instead of the outro. This is the song Common was meant to make. Lonnie “Pops” Lynn (Produced by Kanye West)įinally, the album begins. Though very conventional subject matter, a good message delivered via some GOOD music.īest Line: “Her body is moving but her mind’s a mannequin”.ġ2. Another narrative track about a nickel and dime drug dealer, and a stripper that dropped out of college. I love how Devo put the “room sound” reverb on the sample to make it sound like it’s in the middle of a jazz cafe. Bilal (Produced by Devo Springsteen)īeats si-nick. Ok, his flow is mad suspect on this, like the majority of Jay-Z’s flows on “Kingdom Come”.ġ1.
Break My Heart (Produced by Kanye West)Ī song about Common being told not to break hearts.
Common gets his mack on here, btw he’s much better at this sorta stuff then Talib. No clue how Common got D’Angelo on this, probably enticed him with some coke.
#Common finding forever dopefile skin#
Common you a light skin dude, and you ain’t no nigga, maybe.ĩ. The effect of adding “maybe” is quite astute, as Common seems to not only be questioning whether the black kids from the “hood” are “black” but is questioning whether he really is “black”. Bilal (Produced by Kanye West)Īn interesting look at “conventional” black stereotypes that black kids who went to collage can relate too. Go rent Akeelah the Bee, it’ll probably be on BET in a week from now.Ĩ. The Game (Produced by Kanye West, scratches by Dj Premier)Īnother attempt at a Premier beat with even Premier himself providing his signature “scratch” hook.īest line: “I just want to be like Akeelah, an achiver”. It’s like a crazy good ol’ fashioned b-boy cipher.īest line: Kanye West, “Your fly is open McFly”. This is like a song you make just to perform in the high school Cafrica (if you know what I mean). Common’s probably talking about Badu here, but ends up sounding like the ultra homo he is.Ħ.
Will.I.Am does a bang up job on this beat and the hook is freshhhhhhhh, even though its a re-sung of some 80’s song you and I have never heard. Best line: “Pathetic on his myspace page, half-naked.” hahahaĥ. I like the British chick singing on this. Lily Allen (Produced by Kanye West)Ī three verse song narrative about a women concerned about her looks and money and bagging a baller, an upper middle class black dude (think Theo Cosby) trying to get his street credibility up, and about a celebrity couple (not sure wtf dude is talking about here). This song is sick.īest line: “My daughter found Nemo, I found the new Premo.”Ĥ. Dilla, Yeezy gives boring ass Common something to inspire to. Best line: “You was better as a drug dealer”.ģ. For some reason, I think Common is taking subliminal shots at Fifty and Young Jeezy. Kanye chops sound like Primo except he added some synths ala “Graduation” style. Kanye you should have made your album over these beats! Nonetheless, Common actually does “rap” here, which is refreshing as everything has turned into Solja Boy chants and mumbles. He’s just plain boring Common over some of the best beats Yeezy has ever made. Well Common ain’t Kanye West, and nor is he Chi-Town’s Nas. We all know Common’s story, he was a b-boy (whatever that is), was turned into a homo by falling for Erikah Badu and now has tried to resurrect himself by channeling some of Yeezy’s swag. Lonnie “Pops” Lynn (Produced by Kanye West)Ĭommon returns with his seventh album, entitled “Finding Forever”.
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