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Like Water for Chocolate
How can such a self-righteous rapper be so much fun to hear? Common, like so many carrying the banner for alternative hip-hop, casts himself as the enemy of all things commercial ("That jiggy shit is over / The war is on, I only wanna be a soldier / I'm holdin' on to a culture"), yet he also insists on getting paid. Like Water for Chocolate is full of such contradictions: while often exciting, Common also maddens with his casual homophobia and sneers at those he sees as lesser artists. He doesn't lack a sense of humor, though, as witnessed by the likes of "A Film Called (Pimp)" (featuring MC Lyte) and titles such as "Payback Is a Grandmother." The latter track is something of a conceptual coup, expanding Common's pro-family message into the realm of a cinematic revenge fantasy against some thugs who rob one of his relatives. Such displays of imagination--and the thick, layered funk throughout--ultimately make this a superbly playable disc. --Rickey Wright
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Tracks| 1 | Time Travelin' (A Tribute to Fela) | | 2 | Heat | | 3 | Cold Blooded | | 4 | Dooinit | | 5 | The Light | | 6 | Funky for You | | 7 | The Questions | | 8 | Time Travelin' Reprise | | 9 | The 6th Sense | | 10 | A Film Called (Pimp) | | 11 | Nag Champa (Afrodisiac for the World) | | 12 | Thelonius | | 13 | Payback Is a Grandmother | | 14 | Geto Heaven, Pt. 2 | | 15 | Song For Assata, A - (featuring Cee-Lo) | | 16 | Pops Rap III...All My Children |
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