04/10/07 - Common Reveals New Summer Album

J-Banks · 04-10-2007, 03:19 PM

After dropping the critically-acclaimed Be in 2005, Chi-town's Common is set to release his next release this summer on Geffen, titled Finding Forever.

The title is clever, but what does it mean? Well, it's actually pretty reasonable after hearing Common's explanation. "I want to leave a mark on this earth," Common explained to Billboard.com. "By making music and saying what I have to say in my music is one of the ways I will exist forever."

According to Billboard, the forthcoming release will feature production from Kanye West, Will.i.am and the late J Dilla, while artists such as Bilal and Dwele sing background vocals on a couple tracks.

The first taste fans will get from Finding Forever will be in the form of the West-produced first single, "The People," which the rapper calls a "declaration type of song."

Later on the album, D'Angelo makes a rare guest appearance on "So Far To Go," Common samples Nina Simone on "Misunderstood" and Lily Allen assists on "Driving Me Wild," a standout track, according to Billboard.

Although there is no tour plans as of yet, Common is scheduled to perform on Saturday (April 14) at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and June 20 with Joss Stone and Ryan Shaw at New York's Central Park SummerStage.

Finding Forever is slated for release July 10.

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Face.The.Pain · 04-10-2007, 03:20 PM

1st propzzzz

Dataint50 · 04-10-2007, 03:35 PM

Nice fa common... good guy.. don't feel all his songs though.. 1

WC AllStar · 04-10-2007, 04:53 PM

c/s ^^^^^.............

Famoz · 04-10-2007, 09:10 PM

Common is one of the most overrated underground mainstream Mcs

Deebo Sr. · 04-10-2007, 09:17 PM

coooooooooooooooooooooooool

Tht_Nigga_PAP · 04-10-2007, 11:08 PM

props cant wait 4 tht

GMNRecordsCT3 · 04-11-2007, 09:49 AM

Props. Should be hot.

Montana Diary · 04-11-2007, 09:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DiaMonDz

Common is one of the most overrated underground mainstream Mcs

Common is on Geffen, he's no where near underground.

Montana Diary · 04-11-2007, 09:55 AM

Props on this shit. Can't wait till the album drops.

ChUcK C · 04-11-2007, 02:12 PM

i defo not lookin forward ta dis

04-10-2007, 03:19 PM	#1
J-Banks Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Providence, RI Posts: 21,015 Repped: 5,294 Repped 53,425 Times in 7,839 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Neg Reps: 53 Neg Repped at 93 Times in 86 Posts	04/10/07 - Common Reveals New Summer Album 04/10/07 - Common Reveals New Summer Album After dropping the critically-acclaimed Be in 2005, Chi-town's Common is set to release his next release this summer on Geffen, titled Finding Forever. The title is clever, but what does it mean? Well, it's actually pretty reasonable after hearing Common's explanation. "I want to leave a mark on this earth," Common explained to Billboard.com. "By making music and saying what I have to say in my music is one of the ways I will exist forever." According to Billboard, the forthcoming release will feature production from Kanye West, Will.i.am and the late J Dilla, while artists such as Bilal and Dwele sing background vocals on a couple tracks. The first taste fans will get from Finding Forever will be in the form of the West-produced first single, "The People," which the rapper calls a "declaration type of song." Later on the album, D'Angelo makes a rare guest appearance on "So Far To Go," Common samples Nina Simone on "Misunderstood" and Lily Allen assists on "Driving Me Wild," a standout track, according to Billboard. Although there is no tour plans as of yet, Common is scheduled to perform on Saturday (April 14) at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and June 20 with Joss Stone and Ryan Shaw at New York's Central Park SummerStage. Finding Forever is slated for release July 10. Source-ballerstatus __________________ JBanksblog.com - check it out __________________

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ChUcK C Banned Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Southside Jamaica Queens,New York Posts: 7,072 Repped: 2,941 Repped 27 Times in 13 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	i defo not lookin forward ta dis