y'all need to give common a listen.
he's the truth!

im currently on a listening spree consisting of all types of common in heavy rotation. these include:

[resurrection]

"I met this girl, when I was ten years old
And what I loved most she had so much soul
She was old school, when I was just a shorty
Never knew throughout my life she would be there for me
On the regular, not a church girl she was secular
Not about the money, no studs was mic checkin her
But I respected her, she hit me in the heart
A few new york niggaz, had did her in the park
But she was there for me, and I was there for her
Pull out a chair for her, turn on the air for her
And just cool out, cool out and listen to her
Sittin on a bone, wishin that I could do her
Eventually if it was meant to be, then it would be
Because we related, physically and mentally
And she was fun then, I’d be geeked when she’d come around
Slim was fresh yo, when she was underground
Original, pure untampered and down sister
Boy I tell ya, I miss her." - i used to love h.e.r.

common sense (as he was known then) personifies hip hop as his first love.

[one day it'll all make sense]

"Turnin this woman's womb into a tomb
But she and I agree, a seed we don't need
You would've been much more than a mouth to feed
But someone, I woulda fed this information I read
to someone, my life for you I woulda had to leave
Instead I lead you to death
I'm sorry for takin your first breath, first step, and first cry
But I wasn't prepared mentally nor financially
Havin a child shouldn't have to bring out the man in me
Plus I wanted you to be raised within a family
I don't wanna, go through the drama of havin a baby's momma
Weekend visits and buyin J's ain't gon' make me a father
For a while bearing a child is somethin I never wanted to do
For me to live forever I can only do that through you" -retrospect for life (feat. lauryn hill)

com comes to terms with a previous decision to have an abortion.

[like water for chocolate]

"Yo, if I’m a intellectual-al, I can’t be sexual?
(I don’t know, you wanna be sexual? ? )
If I want to uhh tah uhh does that mean I lack respect for you?
(I don’t know you tell me..)
Youse a grown man, why fuck that young girl, are you lustin?
(I might look twenty but I’m 15 - slow down girl)
If you got paper like that, then why you still hustlin?
(why you still hustlin? c’mon!)
Now you know yo’ stomach too big, to be wearin a shirt like that
(look at your stomach - ewww it’s sloppy)
So why, you want, to go and do that?" - the questions (feat. mos def)

[electric circus]

" I rock Rockports, you rock Timberlands
I want a Rover, but I'm thinking long range
I ain't switch over, I just made my own lane" - i got a right ta

and...

...his latest release...

[be]


in fact, my early ripped version of be is so good, i might just have to buy the real thing now that it's out (plus its dvd).

also...top secret business...

[uncommonly nasty]

(that's nas & common. whoa.)


yea..i think it's safe to say he's currently my favourite m.c.

im gone.
listen actively!!
holla.