July 31, 2007

common - finding forever

common's latest, finding forever, officially "dropped" today...i've only listened to it straight through a couple times & it's not really jumping out at me like 2005's be did, but i'm thinking a few more spins might do it...like be, most of the tracks are produced by kanye west, which basically means great soul samples & backing vocals...the bouncy "drivin' me wild" is the third single off the album, & while the "ryan & reese" name drop is a little suspect (must be the new career), the rotary connection sample & lily allen's chorus are catchy as hell.
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related: i love what kanye does with rotary connection's "love has fallen on me" on the aformentioned track...taken from the group's 1971 album, hey love, which also feature's the extraordinary "i am the black gold of the sun".
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