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As someone who lives in the equivalent of what is Washington State in the Hip Hop Nation, or on the fringes, I can give you insight into what caught my attention about him. I think I know the "hit" song from all of his previous albums, and I liked them okay, but I never knew who the rapper WAS. Then I heard the Sixth Sense, which blew me away, but again, I did not know who that rapper WAS, until I saw him on Tavis Smiley on BET. I was like, "Wow! That's whose song this is?" Tavis showed the CD on BET, along with Let's Get Free, and had a very intelligent conversation with Common, Dead Prez, and Kevin Powell from the Real World. I went out and bought LWFC the next day. Been in love with the Brothah ever since. He is deep. In short, what blew Common up is exposure. There is no beating getting your message out there to the masses via that tv box. That is why it's so disappointing that the Nike/Mos Def commercial version of "Umi Says" is altered, or shortened. His full message is being missed by the masses. Tavis Smiley said that LWFC was "critically acclaimed". That, and hearing Common speak for himself was enough to convince me to purchase that CD, and believe you me, I donot purchase music lightly, because CDs and tapes are expensive.





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what blew COMMON up? [View all] , jonm, Mon Feb-26-01 07:23 AM
 
Subject Author Message Date ID
RE: what blew COMMON up?
Feb 26th 2001
1
com did a sprite commercial too... n/m
Feb 26th 2001
2
HE DID?!?!?!?
Feb 26th 2001
9
RE: HE DID?!?!?!?
Feb 26th 2001
32
i remember that shit!!!!!!!
Feb 26th 2001
14
see!
jonm
Feb 26th 2001
5
yup
Feb 26th 2001
3
yes, the light..nm
Feb 26th 2001
4
      Common
Malahuchi Ghandi
Feb 26th 2001
11
           yupyup
Feb 27th 2001
52
I think...
Feb 26th 2001
6
you have earned your puppy chow.
jonm
Feb 26th 2001
8
      Mmmmmm...puppy chow.
Feb 26th 2001
10
      maybe 'cause you're all dickridahs
boMbAZeE
Feb 28th 2001
56
Skills + Radio Friendly single
Feb 26th 2001
7
The Soulquarians!
Feb 26th 2001
12
RE: The Soulquarians!
Feb 26th 2001
37
      whoa...
Feb 26th 2001
42
i think 1-9-9-9 started it all
Feb 26th 2001
13
I gotta disagree with you TB
Feb 26th 2001
16
      RE: I gotta disagree with you TB
Malahuchi Ghandi
Feb 26th 2001
17
      look up!
jonm
Feb 26th 2001
23
      yes... i never said that it was that big
Feb 26th 2001
25
           1-9-9-9
Feb 26th 2001
33
                havent read ya whole reply!!!!
Feb 26th 2001
41
mall kids
Feb 26th 2001
15
I think..
Feb 26th 2001
18
      I strongly agree
Feb 26th 2001
27
r & b hooks---common
Feb 26th 2001
19
RE: LG's Plaqueathoreum Theory......again
Feb 26th 2001
20
Bilal's Hook
Feb 26th 2001
21
that wasn't Bilal on the hook
Feb 27th 2001
50
RE: what blew COMMON up?
Feb 26th 2001
22
RE: slow down.....
Feb 26th 2001
24
what blew COMMON up?
Feb 26th 2001
26
youngfella, you have heard some hip hop
jonm
Feb 26th 2001
28
i DISAGREE HOMEBOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Feb 26th 2001
30
      wait a minute buddy
jonm
Feb 26th 2001
34
           still i think
Mar 01st 2001
63
RE: what blew COMMON up?
Feb 26th 2001
31
Dues???
Ylana
Feb 26th 2001
47
      STOP IT!!!
Wunderkind
Feb 26th 2001
48
           RE: STOP IT!!!
Ylana
Feb 27th 2001
51
J. you forgot the sprite commercial n/m
Feb 26th 2001
45
RE: what blew COMMON up?
Feb 27th 2001
53
      that was my sarcastic paraphrase.
Mar 01st 2001
64
be ye not deceived
Feb 26th 2001
29
so...
Feb 26th 2001
35
      Exactly
Feb 26th 2001
36
           Hold on...
Feb 26th 2001
38
                Excuse my poor wording...
Feb 26th 2001
39
How come no one mentioned
Feb 26th 2001
40
RE: How come no one mentioned
Feb 28th 2001
58
      your scaring me
Mar 01st 2001
66
RE: what blew COMMON up?
Feb 26th 2001
43
you sir (or maam?)....
Feb 26th 2001
44
What's wrong with love?
Feb 26th 2001
46
      RE: What's wrong with love?
Feb 28th 2001
54
           RE: What's wrong with love?
jonm
Feb 28th 2001
55
                Everybody loved Big
Feb 28th 2001
59
he was regional
jonm
Feb 27th 2001
49
Common has a weight problem?!?
Feb 28th 2001
60
what!
jonm
Mar 01st 2001
61
      You're catching on......
Mar 01st 2001
62
RE: what blew COMMON up?
SNAKE EYEZ
Mar 01st 2001
65

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