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Common — Finding Forever

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By Cheryl Thompson (CHARTattack) August 7, 2007 8:58 pm
Finding Forever is Common's seventh release, and while his quintessential message lyrics and thoughtful beats made his last album, Be, an instant classic, that praise will likely be tempered this time around. Kanye West, who produced eight of the 12 tracks, joins Common on "Southside," a shout-out to their hometown of Chi-town that comes...
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Common — Be

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By Shehzaad Jiwani (CHARTattack) June 7, 2005 12:47 pm
By the end of your first listen to Common's sixth full-length, one thing is perfectly clear: he's one of the best rappers around today. This is his most solid, cohesive work since 2000's masterful Like Water For Chocolate and coupled with Kanye West's slick production, Chicago's finest MC is given the perfect canvas on which to paint potent images...
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LISTEN: Common - The Dreamer/The Believer (full album stream)

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By Mike Searle (CHARTattack) December 15, 2011 11:11 am
Common’s upcoming release The Dreamer/The Believer is set to hit stores next week, but in the meantime, you can treat your ears to a full album stream courtesy of 2DopeBoyz at no cost. The rapper’s ninth studio album was produced by No I.D. who also co-wrote the entire record. No I.D., (who you may recognize as Kanye West’s production mentor...
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I Read The News Today... For May 17, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) May 17, 2011 3:40 pm
City And Colour have been added to Scotland's T In The Park festival, which takes place July 8 to 10. SWOOOOOOOOOOON, British boys and girls! Avenged Sevenfold, Three Days Grace, Seether, Bullet For My Valentine, Escape The Fate, Sevendust, Black Tide, Art Of Dying and The Black Cloud Collective are among those who'll play this year's Rockstar...
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I Read The News Today... For May 10, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) May 10, 2011 4:23 pm
30 Seconds To Mars say they're going to take a hiatus after their current tour and probably not do anything for "10 years." Aka... they're done. Billy Corgan says he's writing a "spiritual memoir" about his time with the Smashing Pumpkins. He's sounding more and more like the bald version of Jeff Martin these days... Bjork's launched a trippy new...
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Mos Def Added To Rock The Bells

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) July 3, 2009 1:24 pm
Mos Def has been added to the lineup for the Toronto Rock The Bells stop, and Common is no longer able to play because he's busy shooting a film. Mos Def will fly in direct to Toronto from the Montreux Jazz Festival. The tour's Toronto stop takes place at the Molson Amphitheatre on Sunday and features performances from Nas, Damian Marley, Big Boi...
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Common: "Changes"

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) November 6, 2008 2:18 pm
2Pac once released a song called "Changes" with the line "we ain't ready to see a black president." After Tuesday, that's no longer the case for the United States, so it's probably fitting that Common's released a song called "Changes" to celebrate Barack Obama's election win. (It's probably also fitting that the...
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RZA, T.I. And Common Appear In Gangster Flick

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By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) September 8, 2006 5:30 pm
Rappers RZA, T.I. and Common have joined the cast of the upcoming film, American Gangster, a '70s crime drama starring Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington. The Ridley Scott-directed movie is based on the life of drug kingpin-turned-informant Frank Lucas (Washington), who shipped heroin to the U.S. in the coffins of soldiers killed in Vietnam....
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