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Ro · 07-19-2007, 09:47 PM

Just listened to the LP (leaked online), and wow. What a great album. I read something last week that touted it as a mix between "Illmatic," "Be," and "The College Dropout," and as crazy as thought sounds, it's an apt description.

Kanye's stamp is all over the LP, but there's a little more boom bap and chopped up sampling (a la Primo or J Dilla). And Common is bringing it back lyrically- adding a little more golden era-sounding battle raps than he's had on his last few albums, but the grownup love stories and conscious lyrics are still there.

I'm listening to it while I'm typing this, and I have to say again just how dope (!) it is. Hip hop has been so stagnant now for like 5+ years, so I tend to get a little excited when a decent LP actually drops! Anyways, all you true hip hop fans were bound to check it out anyways, but I know there are many of you on the board who are into good music regardless of genre and might've slept on this. So seek it out, and buy it when it comes out officially on the 31st. Ro stamped and approved.

07-19-2007, 09:47 PM	#1
Ro #1 Goaltender Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Kelowna Exp:	New Common LP "Finding Forever" Just listened to the LP (leaked online), and wow. What a great album. I read something last week that touted it as a mix between "Illmatic," "Be," and "The College Dropout," and as crazy as thought sounds, it's an apt description. Kanye's stamp is all over the LP, but there's a little more boom bap and chopped up sampling (a la Primo or J Dilla). And Common is bringing it back lyrically- adding a little more golden era-sounding battle raps than he's had on his last few albums, but the grownup love stories and conscious lyrics are still there. I'm listening to it while I'm typing this, and I have to say again just how dope (!) it is. Hip hop has been so stagnant now for like 5+ years, so I tend to get a little excited when a decent LP actually drops! Anyways, all you true hip hop fans were bound to check it out anyways, but I know there are many of you on the board who are into good music regardless of genre and might've slept on this. So seek it out, and buy it when it comes out officially on the 31st. Ro stamped and approved.