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Common – One Day It’ll all Make Sense


1. Introspective…intro
2. Invocation…Smooth, jazzy production matched with dope lyrics.  Short, but tight.  4/5
3. Real nigga quotes…Uptempo production with a nice mix of kickdrums and trumpets.  Common drops some excellent bars.  4/5
4. Retrospect for life…A beautiful song where Common finds himself speaking about unborn children.  Perfectly matched production and well placed hooks featuring Lauryn Hill.  5/5
5. Gettin’ down at the amphitheater…To me, the production ruins this song.  De La Soul appear, but it doesn’t save this track.  Weak hook, too.  2/5
6. Food for funk…Common flows well and rides the beat smoothly.  Fairly average production, but it’s fitting.  4/5
7. G.O.D. (Gaining One’s Defintion)…Very radio-friendly vibe to this one.  Common gives prospective on religion in general.  Cee-Lo appears to drop some knowledge also.  4.5/5
8. My city…More of an interlude performed by Malik Yusef.  Production consists of simply a soft piano and a saxophone.  The words are spoken in a poem form, but it comes off tight.  Too much of an instrumental at the end though.  3.5/5
9. Hungry…Common comes off tight as hell on the mic using many metaphors in his lyrical content.  Simple, but tight beat.  4/5
10.   All night long…Cool jazzy feel to this track featuring Erykah Badu.  Common’s flow is smooth and Erykah Badu delivers an A+ chorus.  4/5
11.   Stolen moments pt. 1…Common tells a short story about getting robbed.  Eerie production.  Great story telling.  5/5
12.   Stolen moments pt. 2…I love the way the first song fades into this part.  The production fades more into an orchestrated beat as Common finishes his story out.  5/5
13.   1’2 many…Common tries to spread some knowledge on responsibility and taking care of business.  Nice message.  4/5
14.   Stolen moments pt. 3…Common finishes out his story on this track.  Tight production, just not as tight as the previous two.  The entire concept is great though.  4/5
15.   Making a name for ourselves…Canibus appears on the track to lay down some tight lines.  Common doesn’t do bad, but Canibus does outshine him here.  Pretty average production though.  3.5/5
16.   Reminding me (of self)…This is the epitome of the type of production Common sounds best on, matched with great female vocals on a hook.  4/5
17.   Pop’s rap part 2/Fatherhood…Spoken word (outro)

OVERALL…4/5

Common brings a different style of rap to the table.  His lyricism and flow match perfectly to the production he chooses…Usually jazzy sounding.  The entire album has a nice overall flow into each track which adds to replay value.

IKON:
this is my favorite common album, it sounds so fresh all the way through

Nice review J props

OpTiCaL:

--- Quote from: TheOneandOnly on June 05, 2003, 11:00:34 PM ---this is my favorite common album, it sounds so fresh all the way through

Nice review J props

--- End quote ---

Ill agree with that...it has to be about my fav common album...very dope ...

...and yes good review bro :)

smartass:
great album. resurrection is still his best tho.

ill natural:
Word resurrection is his best album.

I'd rate em like
Resurrection
Like Wate for Chocolate
Can I Borrow a Dollar
One Day It'll all Make Sense
Electric Circus

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