Last night at New York's Sony Studios, rapper/actor Common played VIBE several stand-out tracks from his seventh album, Finding Forever, out July 10. The title, as he explained, refers to the idea of Jay Dee living on forever in the music. (Jay Dee, aka J Dilla, born James Yancey, passed on February 10, 2006 due to complications from lupus. He was Common's roommate and produced most of 2000's Like Water for Chocolate.)
Some track titles and features (list is incomplete; sequencing not yet set):
"The People" (featuring Dwele; prod. by Kanye West)
"Black Maybe" (featuring Bilal; prod. by Kanye West)
"I Want You" (prod. will.i.am)
"Southside" (featuring and prod. by Kanye West)
"Misunderstood" (Nina Simone sample; prod. by Devo Springsteen)
"Drivin Me Wild" (featuring Lily Allen; prod. by Kanye West)
"So Far to Go" (featuring D'Angelo; prod by Jay Dilla)
"Break My Heart" (prod. by Kanye West)
"Start the Show" (prod. by Kanye West)
Common stated that on some tracks, West tried to chop beats in the same fashion as Dilla as a way of honoring him. He said that it had been difficult for him to come home to his apartment and not see Dilla on the couch watching "whatever show comes on in the morning." (It was determined said show was either "Maury Povich" or "Montel Williams.") But that he knew Dilla lived on in the music.
April 06, 2007 @ 10:52 am
Common's "Finding Forever": Sneak Peek
Common's seventh record partly an homage to J. Dilla.
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jaydeefan says:
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Man , Common , you dont need to go mainstream. Stay UnderGround for sure ! Just go to Dilla's lab and remember the old time's.
P.S. DILLA : WE STILL LOVE DONUTS !!!
January 23, 2009 at 10:24 pm
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galpickny says:
dope...thats all i have to say about "Finding Forever". He is giving HIS fans what they want, and will hopefully gain some new ones due to the current stagnant state of hip hop. I have been a fan since 'soul by the pound' and I'm glad Common is remaining tru to himself, regardless. 1
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June 15, 2007 at 8:13 pm
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J-Cee says:
Yo Common is one of the greatest lyricist of our time, when i could afford to buy his albums i got all of them at once, dudes best music is still yet to come.
May 29, 2007 at 12:15 pm
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A-Train says:
I hope this project is as tight as "Like water for Chocolate"that album help me channel my emotion as a man, hell what am I saying every album I own by Common is a classic! RIP J-Dilla!
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April 15, 2007 at 8:47 pm
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boogie says:
think that common is one of the coldest artist out there if we loose him hiphop WILL DIE FOR SURE... hes the tightest flowest ever dont believe me listen to his song i used to love her...
im just stayn the mans phenomenal
April 13, 2007 at 11:55 am