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Finding Forever | 
 enlarge | Artist: Common
Label: Universal Music Group
Category: Music
List Price: $13.98
Buy New: $3.25
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Rating:  126 reviews
Sales Rank: 5311
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 000938202
UPC: 602517321939
EAN: 0602517321939
ASIN: B000RN86BK
Release Date: July 31, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Intro - Common, Hodge, Derrick | | • | Start the Show | | • | The People | | • | Drivin' Me Wild | | • | I Want You | | • | Southside | | • | The Game | | • | U, Black Maybe | | • | So Far to Go | | • | Break My Heart | | • | Misunderstood | | • | Forever Begins |
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Amazon.com
It's no small feat to follow an instant classic like Common's Be (2005) but he skillfully builds on that success with a worthy sequel. The two albums share much in common, especially with Finding Forever's focus and brevity (under 50 minutes) and especially with Kanye West's musical direction. The two Chicago natives have forged a strong chemistry together, especially on songs like "Start the Show" and "Southside" where both men appear, but just as a producer, West makes his presence felt on everything from the catchy piano tinkles of "Driving Me Wild" (featuring British chanteuse Lily Allen) to the brass-knuckled "The Game" (featuring DJ Premier). As has become his trademark, Common balances heartfelt earnestness ("Black Maybe") with clever charm ("Break My Heart") though he has one too many love songs ("I Want You"). Whether Finding Forever surpasses Be is a matter of individual, song-for-song taste: At worst, it's on par--a laudable accomplishment for a veteran now 15 years into his career. --Oliver Wang
Album Description
Multi-faceted Hip-Hop superstar Common is prepping his highly anticipated seventh album, Finding Forever, for a July 31st release on G.O.O.D Music/Geffen Records. The album is the follow up to the four times Grammy nominated, critically heralded and Kanye West produced Be, which spawned hits including The Corner, Go, and Testify. Finding Forever, finds Kanye again taking the bulk of production work with help from Will.I.Am on the sultry I Want You, the late great J. Dilla on So Far To Go, featuring a surprise guest appearance by D'Angelo and G.O.O.D Music producer Devo Springsteen on Misunderstood. On Finding Forever, Common, rips the mic like a hungry newcomer. The street single The Game produced by Kanye with scratches by the legendary DJ Premier is a horn drenched, vintage NY rap boom-bap banger from the Chi-town emcee, no less. The resounding lead single The People finds Common lyrically asserting why and who he creates his music for over regal strings, delectable keys and hard to get vocals by Gil Scott Heron. This is the explicit version.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 121 more reviews...
Stellar CD by Common January 5, 2009
It's very hard to find fault with this CD. I just wish I had bought it a year ago. There really isn't a subpar song on here. In fact, my least favorite song might be "The People," which was the first single.
My three favorite songs are "Drivin' Me Wild," "The Game," and "I Want You." "The Game" and "Let's Start The Show" have a great, old-school vibe that are perfect for Common's rhymes. I'm not a huge fan of "Southside"; I find the chorus to be a little annoying. But it's still decent. Truly, you can pop this CD in and listen for an hour without skipping a track. There's a very manageable number of tracks on here and there's a nice mixture of songs. Let's face it -- Common rapping over Kanye beats is a winning formula.
The reason I won't give it five stars is that there's no amazing track that this album will be remembered for. I like "Finding Forever" better than "Be," but I think "The Corner" is the best song on either album. Still, "Finding Forever" is one of my favorite rap albums in a while.
Hip Hop Review #2 December 20, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Common is one of the few people that I can come to, to hear "hip hop". Mostly people don't see a difference in what is hip hop and rap music. But common is definitely hip hop. I can't seem to tell people how long I was looking for an album just like this, without buying a 1990's hip hop album. Common really delivered. On the first song "Start the Show", Common is obviously talking about the presence of hip hop. In one quote, he states "Many have come but few have been chosen to be a true MC, you sing along with it, inside you knowin' its wack." That quote is too true; this statement goes for my everyday life. How I hear a song and say oh well there nothing else. The beat is also beautiful; it reminds me of a different kind of beat that has creativity poured into it. I also like that way the beat changes for Kanye when he speaks and it's different when Common raps.
The second song "The people" brought me back, I always thought Common was underrated but this song should have showed people how he could pull out a song like this, but I don't think he could of pulled this song off without Kanye's beat. This song texture back to when I use to love every song that came out back in the day. "The Game" reminds me of reminds me a little of "The People" because of the older sound, but to also say that "The Game" is better than "The People".
In conclusion if you want to hear mature hip hop and not hip pop, here you go. This is the album you can play that wont have you feeling bad about what your listening to because you know a long time ago you wouldn't dare listen to songs that have came out now.
 Good to the last track September 9, 2008
I was throughly pleased with my choice to purchase this item. From the first track to the last I was grooving. Common has not lost a step in my eyes and Kanye's production was full of life once again. In my eyes Common is one of the great lyricists in hip-hop at this time. His lyrics are full of content and his rhymes on Finding Forever are clever, funny, passionate, and dynamic. A seamless follow-up to "Be" and a necessary addition to the library of any hip-hop enthusiast.
Love this CD! August 7, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
One of my favorite cd's! Just as good as his previous cd "Be". He is a great hip hop artist and lyrist. If you looking for music with quality that makes you think this is the cd. I'm sure you will enjoy it.
 What Happened? June 23, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Fans of Common's earlier work will not be pleased with this release. From a lyrical perspective, I've always thought Com was just a bit sloppy with his wording, but he's definitely written plenty of good, clever rhymes throughout his career, and the subject matter of his music has been commendable to say the least. The lyrical content on Finding Forever is a far cry from the socially conscious, culturally relevant music we've all come to expect from Common. It sounds as though he locked himself in a room with a television set and watched VH1 for an entire weekend. Pop culture references like "Ryan and Reese" will leave you dumbfounded. I'm not one to throw around terms like "sellout," but it practically goes without saying on this album. A few catchy beats here and there are all this album has going for it in my opinion. I might recommend downloading some of the better instrumentals (I'm partial to "Break My Heart") and sparing yourself the painful realization that Common has developed a taste for mainstream recognition and there is no turning back.
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