Common: Finding Forever : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone

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Two years ago, Be was not only Common's highest-charting CD, it was also the best of his career - thoughtful, "bitch"-free and mama-friendly like all Common records, but also edgy, lush and likable all over, thanks to chief producer Kanye West. No surprise, then, that the Chicago rapper took a similar approach with Finding Forever: Kanye is back, producing eight tracks, and also back are the charged-up beats, R&B hooks, gospel singers and other warm, vibrant stuff. Dullness has always been a problem for Common, and a couple of snoozers, including "So Far to Go," invest too much in his good intentions and not enough in the music. But when he's talking hard next to Kanye on the rocking "Start the Show" or detailing a young couple's vertiginous love affair on the excellent, Lily Allen-assisted "Drivin' Me Wild," his ear-grabbing command stands up to almost any MC out there.

CHRISTIAN HOARD

(Posted: Aug 1, 2007)

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Intro
Start The Show (Album Version (Explicit))
The People (Album Version (Explicit))
Drivin' Me Wild featuring Lily Allen (track not available in Rhapsody)
I Want You (track not available in Rhapsody)
Southside featuring Kanye West (Album Version (Explicit)) (track not available in Rhapsody)
The Game (Album Version (Explicit)) (track not available in Rhapsody)
U, Black Maybe (track not available in Rhapsody)
So Far To Go
Break My Heart (Album Version (Explicit))
Misunderstood (track not available in Rhapsody)
Forever Begins (track not available in Rhapsody)