I will now review my favourite three tracks.

Track 1 - Be
a Jazz/Rap mix which has an uplifting beat, and lyrics to match. "The Present Is A Gift, and I Just Wanna Be". He is teaching the younger kids to savour their present life. The intro of the album, which makes you want to listen to it  even more. A Brilliant fusion of Jazz and Rap, excellent work by both Common and Kanye West.

Track 4 - Faithful
A brilliant and soulful beat to match lyrics of Common, John Legend and Bilal. A story of Commons past struggles with women, as well as telling a story of him beating temptation. "He went home to his lady, these were his confessions, baby ur a blessing and my best friend". Maybe these lyrics dont touch other people as much as they touch me, but this song and its lyrics can lift my spirits.

Track 8 - The Food
"Everybody gotta eat right?" You can see that Common can mix real issues in the world with such rap beats which make your spirits lift even in the worse of moods. "I, I know i can make it right, if i could just swallow my pride, but i cant run away or put my gun away and you cant follow me". A part of the song preformed By Kanye West.

Overall, Common has done a good job in getting his album Co-Produced By Kanye West, one of the best producers/rappers of our time. But how can we forget commons lyrics, and a quote made by one of the most well-known and legendary rappers of this time: "I Wish i could rap like common" - JAY Z

http://www.common-music.com/

Indy