Common Latest Album, "Finding Forever," In Stores Now, Freestyle Video
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Multi-faceted Hip-Hop superstar Common drops his highly anticipated seventh album, Finding Forever, July 31st release on G.O.O.D Music/Geffen Records. The album is the follow up to the four times Grammy nominated, critically heralded and Kanye West produced Be, which spawned hits including “The Corner,” “Go,” and “Testify.”
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Finding Forever, finds Kanye again taking the bulk of production work with help from Will.I.Am on the sultry “I Want You,” the late great J. Dilla on “So Far To Go,” featuring a surprise guest appearance by D’Angelo and G.O.O.D Music producer Devo Springsteen on “Misunderstood.”
On Finding Forever, Common, rips the mic like a hungry newcomer. The street single “The Game” produced by Kanye with scratches by the legendary DJ Premiere is a horn drenched, vintage NY rap boom-bap banger from the Chi-town emcee, no less (check video out at www.common-music.com/media). The resounding lead single “The People” finds Common lyrically asserting why and who he creates his music for over regal strings, delectable keys and hard to get vocals by Gil Scott Heron. The video for “The People” was shot in by Neon in NYC on Saturday, June 9th.
Since 1992 the Chicago native and Source Unsigned Hype alum has built an unparalleled catalog of progressive Hip-Hop music. From his first release of Can I Borrow a Dollar to his ground-breaking release of Resurrection to his most recent release of Be, the media has poured in the compliments: XXL magazine gave Be a rare XXL rating in there magazine, Rolling Stone said Resurrection was a “confluence of phat beats, smooth flows, and dope rhymes, and Interview magazine noted that on Like Water for Chocolate “with piercing intellect and poignant lyrics, Common may be the most skilled rapper.”
Always a Hip-Hop renaissance man of wide ranging tastes, though music remains Common’s first love, he has expanded his career beyond just beats and rhymes. He has commenced a successful acting career, landing roles in Smokin’ Aces alongside Entourage’s Jeremy Piven and in the upcoming American Gangster with Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington and Wanted with Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman. Besides sharpening his acting chops, in early 2007, the always fashionable Common, launched a line of hand made Italian hats called Soji, available exclusively at La Coppola Storta stores in Palermo, Roma, Firenze, Bologna, and New York City.
Fore more information on Common, please check out www.common-music.com or www.myspace.com/common.
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July 31st, 2007 at 8:45 am
yezzur. def coppin that joint, another classic.
July 31st, 2007 at 8:49 am
I love and support Common and I hope his albumd oes really well and Im going ot cop the album
July 31st, 2007 at 8:53 am
That freestyle is crazy everybody got to hear it,he coming straight off the head
July 31st, 2007 at 9:12 am
Damn, I don’t know how he does that…
July 31st, 2007 at 9:14 am
Yo he’s literally coming right of the top with it…
July 31st, 2007 at 9:21 am
raw
July 31st, 2007 at 9:22 am
Old Common killed that. Love it.
July 31st, 2007 at 9:41 am
Midwest Stand UP!!!
July 31st, 2007 at 9:48 am
Finding Forever is a classic Common Lp, though I did download the lp last week, but Com earned my $12 today. He put together a great lp, great follow up to Be.
The is grown man hip hop to the fullest!
July 31st, 2007 at 9:51 am
COMMON KILLED IT……ALBUM SHOULD BE GOOOOOOOOOOD
July 31st, 2007 at 9:56 am
common is the MAN! Bout to go cop that ish after I get out this class. Worth every penny.
July 31st, 2007 at 10:44 am
how can he say commons a supastar when he only got one gold plaque on his wall
July 31st, 2007 at 10:49 am
COP THAT!….EASILY ONE OF THE BEST OF THE YEAR BY FAR…HE may not sell like the one album wonders but he stays with good product and holding down his core hip hop audience..
getting props he def deserves
July 31st, 2007 at 11:18 am
Buying this as soon as that check come
July 31st, 2007 at 2:12 pm
FINDING FOREVER IS AMAZING!!!!! YO THIS NICCA SAID “HE TOUCHIN THE YOUTH LIKE A CATHOLIC PRIEST” , THIS NICCA CRAZY WIT IT GO COP THAT!!!!! KANYE SEPT.11!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
July 31st, 2007 at 2:15 pm
common album crazy
July 31st, 2007 at 3:40 pm
how many rappers these days could do that ?
July 31st, 2007 at 6:16 pm
support this!!!! GET THE ALBUM!
July 31st, 2007 at 6:17 pm
Thats my baby daddy! I got my copy today!
July 31st, 2007 at 7:10 pm
I gots to get that shit like now….
cause I heard like 3 tracks offa that kanye mixtape
and shit was stoopid dummy fly
July 31st, 2007 at 8:48 pm
fuck it man every hip hop fan should cop this shit if not please dont hate cause thats a hater
July 31st, 2007 at 8:53 pm
Common is dat nigga…Common > Lil Wayne, real talk. Common is real hip-hop.
July 31st, 2007 at 11:08 pm
True story guys. Almost ten years ago I saw Common in San Francisco performing. Ladies he is absolutely gorgeous in person. This brother stage dives into the crowd and gets his shoe taken. He gets on stage and starts freestylin about how he wants his shoe back. Dope!. He never got his shoe back and the show was cut short. He is still the dopest. If yall havent heard, you guys should listen to one of his early tracks called “I used to love her.” See if you can guess what he is talking about before he says it at the very end. This got him that beef with Cube. I love Cube too.
August 1st, 2007 at 1:29 am
co sign @ 17
August 1st, 2007 at 6:48 am
common album fireeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!