>But i think you're actin like a <BR>>kid, are you a pre-teen? <P>I ain't no kid I'm a grown ass man of 26 years.<BR> <BR>>Common is a man and an <BR>>artist, whether or not he decides <BR>>to throw in hometown referrences is <BR>>all up to him and his <BR>>music. Us "listeners" (his audience) <BR>>should respect his decision to take <BR>>his music where he wants it <BR>>as long as he keeps the <BR>>integrity we love him for. <P>See, you not being from Chicago, I would not expect you to understand. See Common is our hometown hero, we feel proud when we see him succed. And when he makes refrences to "The Taste" and shit like that, that people outside of Chicago would not get, it's kinda like an inside joke only you and your friends share. We feel a kinship with him because he's done some of the same things we have ("go to Great America/ me and my lady rocked the same outfit") been to the same places we have. We have more in common with him than we do with other rapppers from different places. Would I still like Common as a rapper if he came from somewhere else? Yeah. Would I like him as much? Probably, but it wouldn't be the same.<BR> <BR>>I think his music is as <BR>>"real" as it allways was so <BR>>fuck what you think (and what <BR>>you heard). <P>No one is quetioning the "reality" of his music. And what I think is what I think and if Common decided to stop talking about his hometown in his music (agian I did say I really don't think he would) then yes it might take a little bit away from me as a listener. Once agian, you're not from Chicago, so I wouldn't expect you to understand.<P>There are millions of stars, but there's only one Sun.<P>J-Sun - Professional Weed Smoker<BR>T.O.P.A. Chief Kneecap Shatterer<P>"Still pull the hoes most likely to succeed. Where that ni&&a J-(Sun)? Most likely smokin weed" - Tash<P>"Individuals who are never satisfied with the static standards set by the masses. The masses have always been lethargic. They have always opposed greatness for it is beyond them to even comprehend greatness" - 3rd Bass

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"Sometimes I contemplate moving to a warmer place, then the lake and skyline give me a warm embrace" © Common