That second verse 2:04 has to go down as one of the dopest set of words stringed together to constitute a poetic verse. Period!!! I never kissed that ass of the masses I'm the black molasses Thick and I lasted Pass these rat bastards They try to box me in like Cassius Clay Hey I'm like Muhammad when he fasted Opposing the fascist Make cuts and got gashes, scratches over third eyelashes Punchlines are like jab pits to rappers Whose careers now ashes It's too many slashes in their name Came in the game, these gun-clappers From weak lines to clothing lines to an actress I seen them dashing smash hits I yell run nigga run While I cook up classics The weak hearted, become Babylon puppets Making it hard for real hustlers Touch the sky now and then, with a lady friend Give thanks to the most that's how the day begins in the game.
ppl dont even know he was taking shots at 50 cent in this verse. this album came out like a month b4 kanye and 50 dropped on the same day. 50 was tryna bully Kanye and i think common was tryna be big brother
common hasnt changed his style, he keeps that old school rap mentality and feel in all his songs and that is why common is a fucking legend of the game
Common is one of the realest rappers out there. He spits about the daily struggles of life and actually makes sense when he does. plus Premo did the cuts on this track... beats just off tha hook...
@@gonzalovazquezavila535 what’s “condescending” about telling someone who’s been sleeping on an artist with a catalog that dates back 30 years to go back and check it?
@@Olyphantman It's not what he said, it's how he said it. He said it in a way that made it seem like he was lacking and ignorant just cause he didn't know when the song came out.
+CorporateSmitty whether you like Kanye or not, you can't deny that HE brought Com back. Even C-Sense will tell you that. His beats is what Com needed.
I like how common passed on some ye beats and he would use that beat and mention how common passed on his beat “and he made it to a jam” lol of course the exact quote is singular but you have to imagine that’s not the only Ye beat Common passed on
Me too i listen 92/93 @ Yo MTV RAPS BEST YEARS FOR HIP HOP RAP MUSIC 80 90 to when all lil wacks trap ers comming on stage Only true hip hop can Save US
Got me reminiscing of the early to mid 90's - a definite tribute to it. dark club, low stage, boom bap beats and top notch lyrics. Shout out to all you hip hop heads 30 and + yrs old and to all you young generations appreaciating the hip hop we were listening back in the days when we were your age.
For ya'll thinking this is a game diss. No he's talking about the game, the business, life, etc. Game is a term we used back in the day and we still use it regardless. If The Game (rapper) and others are paranoid, that's tough, he should change his rap name in the rap game. LOL
@@waxmaster-c It would have been nice for you to do some research before posting. DJ Premier had absolutely nothing to do with this record or the album for that matter. Again, Kanye did everything.
yo common is very smart and articulate with his words he always speaks the truth and he always kick that wisdom that we all as black people need to listen and pay attention too. thats a real dude tru talk
Still loving this Music in 2023. I was fortunate enough to grow up with this and the beautiful melodies that made this possible! Big L, a Master of the Art!
I like how the video shows Common's interaction with the crowd. Its almost like he says a relevant rap and then the camera will pick a face in the crowd that it applies to. CLEVER!
common is truely one of the best mc's out today the media egnores him because he speaks the truth is real now flashy cars and women just real down to earth hip hop
My freestyle to this beat. Don't care if you talk shit. Discombobulated and out of proportion it all correlates to hip hop's distortion it totally advanced from bad to worst some people would listen to beats rather than a verse all the lucrative lyrics with lots of lunacy insipient individuals displaying idiocy thinking life's 'bout money, cars and fuckin' the ladies if you don't follow that route they'll look at you crazy rappers are more ignorant and inscient deliberately polluting the minds of the innocent I'm not commercialized nor glamorized if I'm ostracized, criticized I wouldn't be surprised savoire-faire and average book smarts in hip hop that can play a very vital part you prominent radio rappers can go and kick rocks for real though you need to think outside the box all of y'all sound so lame and the same degrading and demoralizing the rap game
***** "When I was young me and my mama had beef Seventeen years old kicked out on the streets Though back at the time, I never thought I'd see her face Ain't a woman alive that could take my mama's place Suspended from school; and scared to go home, I was a fool with the big boys, breakin all the rules I shed tears with my baby sister Over the years we was poorer than the other little kids And even though we had different daddy's, the same drama When things went wrong we'd blame mama I reminice on the stress I caused, it was hell Huggin on my mama from a jail cell And who'd think in elementary? Heeey! I see the penitentiary, one day And runnin from the police, that's right Mama catch me, put a whoopin to my backside And even as a crack fiend, mama You always was a black queen, mama I finally understand for a woman it ain't easy tryin to raise a man You always was committed A poor single mother on welfare, tell me how ya did it There's no way I can pay you back But the plan is to show you that I understand You are appreciated"
"raised by game, where brothers aint phased by fame"
Speak!!! This is Greatness!!👑👑👑👑👑
aaaaaaaaaaaaaAAa3e!
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This deserves all the likes.
I hope you're doing well. 11 years on.
Bars. My man Common has consistently stayed nice with the lines. In my book, he remains one of the greatest MCs to have ever rapped, period.
Anyone in 2024🙏❤️🔥❤️🔥
Here!
YEP
Yaur! 🔥
Very much.
✌️
One of the illest track by Common. Much respect to the man, dope....
COMMON.....Hands down most under-appreciated hip-hop artist of all-time.
Dude is hip-hop. 8 albums since '92 and counting.
Common is necessary to Hip Hop and Hollywood.
stay humble yes
A living legend
Always
That second verse 2:04 has to go down as one of the dopest set of words stringed together to constitute a poetic verse. Period!!!
I never kissed that ass of the masses
I'm the black molasses
Thick and I lasted
Pass these rat bastards
They try to box me in like Cassius Clay
Hey I'm like Muhammad when he fasted
Opposing the fascist
Make cuts and got gashes, scratches over third eyelashes
Punchlines are like jab pits to rappers
Whose careers now ashes
It's too many slashes in their name
Came in the game, these gun-clappers
From weak lines to clothing lines to an actress
I seen them dashing smash hits
I yell run nigga run
While I cook up classics
The weak hearted, become Babylon puppets
Making it hard for real hustlers
Touch the sky now and then, with a lady friend
Give thanks to the most that's how the day begins in the game.
Yea not bad until u compare it to some recent
BLACK THOUGHT
or ILL CONSCIOUS/EMINEM
@@aquaflow1264 lmao Eminem
Eminem lmao. Fuck Eminem he ain't got nothing on this
ppl dont even know he was taking shots at 50 cent in this verse. this album came out like a month b4 kanye and 50 dropped on the same day. 50 was tryna bully Kanye and i think common was tryna be big brother
common hasnt changed his style, he keeps that old school rap mentality and feel in all his songs and that is why common is a fucking legend of the game
Common is incredible, hip hop royalty. Dont ever change Common.
common is too underrated, hes as real as it gets
Happy birthday Common!! The Leader, The Revolutionary and one of the Greatest MC's ever to touch a Mic!!
when a new common album comes out i just start banging the whole back catalogue as well, lol
Yessss!!! Me too. It got me thinking what am I listening to nowadays
Damn this beat dope, dope lyrics.... Use to bump this back in high school when I get ready for school..
When that beat drops 🎤💯🔥 Primo never disappoints 🙌🏾🫶🏼✊🏾
Common is one of the realest rappers out there. He spits about the daily struggles of life and actually makes sense when he does. plus Premo did the cuts on this track... beats just off tha hook...
Think Kanye did the track.... which only goes to show just how great Kanye once was, doesn't it?
Kanye produced this not preemo
@@thedarknightbegins Yea, Kanye did produce this but Premo did the cuts like he said. Cuts means scratches.
The wordplay is brilliant. Great MC..#Common
2019 and this is still a banger! The beat is crazy and Com goes in!!
awww back in the day when Kanye produced such good beats!
+Tetsuo Shima don't forget premo scratchin!!! classic shit right here!!
Still does u hater.
lmao still does
He still do lol. You just haven't been listening
Lol this is 4yrs ago. But nah this is a DJ Premier beat. Kanye can't scratch like that. 🤟
Truly a icon
Chi town's finest
"I never come lame, type killing in the game" que chingon
I really have been sleeping on Common. I didn't realize this came out in 09
07 not 09
need to go back to the 90's and peep the catalog homie
@@junya74 That's borderline condescending
@@gonzalovazquezavila535 what’s “condescending” about telling someone who’s been sleeping on an artist with a catalog that dates back 30 years to go back and check it?
@@Olyphantman It's not what he said, it's how he said it. He said it in a way that made it seem like he was lacking and ignorant just cause he didn't know when the song came out.
"But truthfully, I wanna rhyme like Common Sense!" - Sean "Jay-Z" Carter!
Thank you Kanye: You saved Common & brought back Common Sense. This track right here STAYED on repeat in my ride for many months.
why you thanking kanye lol
+CorporateSmitty whether you like Kanye or not, you can't deny that HE brought Com back. Even C-Sense will tell you that. His beats is what Com needed.
+Brian K. Turner Yeah let me stop I guess I see what you're saying if I look past my hate for kanye can't deny that boy has skills with those beats
+CorporateSmitty Him, J Dila and 6: producers of the Gods
I like how common passed on some ye beats and he would use that beat and mention how common passed on his beat “and he made it to a jam” lol of course the exact quote is singular but you have to imagine that’s not the only Ye beat Common passed on
Common's most illest song in his career.
+Neal Damiano you must not have heard resurrection album :/ sick track. def not his illest
Nomad FLEASKI- MATRV hmmm, yes I have heard and The Game is his nicest song!!
All preference ay
+Neal Damiano....bro theres more than that. The game is an awesome song but common has got many more illest songs.
+Neal Damiano you must have not heard 6th sense and the light
"raised by game, ain't phased by game".... classic.
I mean fame
mmmm dope track common is a living legend
Ive been sleeping on common he got meaning/ lines
You was hot but cant stay in the flame
4 me Legend i listen Common of 1993
Big up to tru hip hop music
Me too i listen 92/93 @ Yo MTV RAPS
BEST YEARS FOR HIP HOP RAP MUSIC
80 90 to when all lil wacks trap ers comming on stage
Only true hip hop can Save US
Common is in my top ten HIP HOP artist...….EVER
Chicago on the beat. Chicago with the tongue. Some Jordan shit.
song still hot like ice cream that don't melt on a warm day.
Preemo, Kanye and Common....fucking Godliness
Absolute FIRE🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥, 1 of the "greatest lyrisits", of our time.
True
My first 10 most flow of hh music bro
Got me reminiscing of the early to mid 90's - a definite tribute to it. dark club, low stage, boom bap beats and top notch lyrics. Shout out to all you hip hop heads 30 and + yrs old and to all you young generations appreaciating the hip hop we were listening back in the days when we were your age.
Legendary classic!!!
this is the true essence of real hip hop...classic shit.
"The weak hearted become Babylon puppets...." preach man
Chuuuch
Common is a beast at choosing beats sometimes! This is an easy go to in any beat battle!
For Common to have done this in the midst of the Crank wave of 2000s was its own genius
3:04 #mood
Common + Premo = Hip Hop! period!
Nope. This is Common + Kanye
Common + Kanye, Preem only did the scratches
@@UncleBenjs Lol stop doing drugs, man Preem is a legend Kanye a pill popper!. 🤣🤣🤣
@@MrNoze007 I think you're on drugs. The beat in this track was produced by Kanye
Its only right that I address this!
probably Common's best track in recent times.
One of the illest hip hop beats ever
When Kanye was putting out bangers.
For ya'll thinking this is a game diss. No he's talking about the game, the business, life, etc. Game is a term we used back in the day and we still use it regardless. If The Game (rapper) and others are paranoid, that's tough, he should change his rap name in the rap game. LOL
"eff em, progression, countin paper and blessings".... so dope
man,when common and kanye dropped their albums in 2007,that was one of the best years of my life.
Who still jamming common in 2023!??
19th August 2023
Still here still Fire
Real game real rap.
Common + Dj Premier = Combinación perfecta
I know it's got that Premo signature sound but this was produced entirely by Kanye.
@@hugoalmeidalima6363 Preemo did the scratches though.
@@waxmaster-c It would have been nice for you to do some research before posting. DJ Premier had absolutely nothing to do with this record or the album for that matter. Again, Kanye did everything.
@@hugoalmeidalima6363 primo did the scratches! common, kanye and primo, get your facts straight.
No Dj premier but kanye west. Kanye produced this music
yo common is very smart and articulate with his words he always speaks the truth and he always kick that wisdom that we all as black people need to listen and pay attention too. thats a real dude tru talk
The fact that his lyrics make you think about deeper meaning means that he's doing something right! Much respect to Common!
Common will always be 1 of the greatest Mc's
Classic!!!
Still loving this Music in 2023. I was fortunate enough to grow up with this and the beautiful melodies that made this possible! Big L, a Master of the Art!
Big L RIP
"truthfully i want to rhyme like common sense............."
The lyrics and the message is dope am addicted
I like how the video shows Common's interaction with the crowd. Its almost like he says a relevant rap and then the camera will pick a face in the crowd that it applies to. CLEVER!
Imagine a nas feature on this.
OMG
Nas can feature on almost any track and make it better!
And Lupe.
Son of Knowledge
Ooooof
Imagine method man on this
He will go down in the books as one of the best.
kanye & DJ premier beat👍💪
Distinct Sound
Kanye beat and DJ Premier scratching
Stay in ya lane
Broke back ain’t the way of the game
My brainstorm is like it stay in the rain
My favorite was Kane
He said hes like Muhammed when hes fasting meaning that boy is HUNGRYYY 🔥
Hey order of yams please
Can't get enough of this, common is hip hop✊
this video right here is a hip-hop classic. No flashing jewelry, no cars, can demeaning woman, no gimicks. period! Just real hip-hop in raw form.
Common never sell out his style to be popular.
Dj Premier ?
i couldn't believe the producer is kanye west either
pretty sure premo did the cuts and the drums
@@sam_antics Scratches by Premier. Rest is Kanye
I remember seeing this on 106 & Park back in 07
Anyone in 2019?
Georg Michael forever
2021
Common is the best
The Game should make a song called Common
I wish this some never ended. I wish that the track kept going and common kept spittin till the end of time. Hot track.
Necks approve worldwide
Ha truuusssss!
Mortal, common lo mas grande.
The best.
As soon as I heard the scratches in the beginning I knew its Premier
Right, not many who can chop like that word life!
It's not Premier, this is entirely Kanye but I understand the mixup cuz the sound is vintage Premier.
@@hugoalmeidalima6363 It's Kanye's production, and preem on the scratches
Yes DJ Premier on scratches and Kanye on the beat
@@hugoalmeidalima6363
This beat is from old-school Ethiopian songs.
awsome! perfect beat and fking good vocal!
big up from Poland!
81 people are Chief-keef fans
Nah 81 dislikes for vevo because they censored it.
answeryt I'm glad you don't know
*****
lmao ,,but u r right
not only but 10 chains also real heads
Respect! Real music! Thank you Common
beat sampled from mulatu astatke
+Paul Andrews- must be exposed to real musics , good to know ! big up Paul !
Good music is timeless 2019 common the game 😎
Brokeback aint the way of the game
common is truely one of the best mc's out today the media egnores him because he speaks the truth is real now flashy cars and women just real down to earth hip hop
Drake Canada Dry.
common is real hip hop from the soul
117 people hate their moms
Rappers in the past were more honest. That's why whatever they rapped about 10 and 15 years ago is happening now.
The sampling was stolen from old Ethiopian song search seyfu yohannes - tezeta.....
You feel better?!
+G. Warren Yes fool!!!
its called a sample you fucking mouth breather
+Infinite Archetype You fuckin idiot I clearly started the sentence with'sample'
+Infinite Archetype you need a prior authorization before you fuckin stole a sample
So underrated and deserve more recognition 🔥🔥🔥🔥
My freestyle to this beat. Don't care if you talk shit.
Discombobulated and out of proportion
it all correlates to hip hop's distortion
it totally advanced from bad to worst
some people would listen to beats rather than a verse
all the lucrative lyrics with lots of lunacy
insipient individuals displaying idiocy
thinking life's 'bout money, cars and fuckin' the ladies
if you don't follow that route they'll look at you crazy
rappers are more ignorant and inscient
deliberately polluting the minds of the innocent
I'm not commercialized nor glamorized
if I'm ostracized, criticized I wouldn't be surprised
savoire-faire and average book smarts
in hip hop that can play a very vital part
you prominent radio rappers can go and kick rocks
for real though you need to think outside the box
all of y'all sound so lame and the same
degrading and demoralizing the rap game
nice man sub for a sub?
Cold Blood Rap Sure, I'm honored.
MJBThePeacekeeper
yes thanks i subbed you already
Dope man real dope
this is the motivation right here.... need more of this type steez... peace!
Hes good but he ain't 2Pac good.
he is
Reuben Mckenzie Haha not even close.
Better than the majority of artists today.
Haha give me lyrics from Tupac that make hit the sour face, it's not possible. Common i just so much more lyrical then Tupac
***** "When I was young me and my mama had beef
Seventeen years old kicked out on the streets
Though back at the time, I never thought I'd see her face
Ain't a woman alive that could take my mama's place
Suspended from school; and scared to go home, I was a fool
with the big boys, breakin all the rules
I shed tears with my baby sister
Over the years we was poorer than the other little kids
And even though we had different daddy's, the same drama
When things went wrong we'd blame mama
I reminice on the stress I caused, it was hell
Huggin on my mama from a jail cell
And who'd think in elementary?
Heeey! I see the penitentiary, one day
And runnin from the police, that's right
Mama catch me, put a whoopin to my backside
And even as a crack fiend, mama
You always was a black queen, mama
I finally understand
for a woman it ain't easy tryin to raise a man
You always was committed
A poor single mother on welfare, tell me how ya did it
There's no way I can pay you back
But the plan is to show you that I understand
You are appreciated"
i respect common for being original and speaking about the issues we having today.
Melhor faixa desse album!!!
premier is killing it
youtube IOTOS, he is the nicest MC underground right now, he crushin every platform n show he reppin.
listen to F.T.G. and Jammed Up.
IOTOS all day.
Common, one of the realest out there!
this song is fiiire!!
this s_it is crazy. crazy beat , crazy lyrics
mad Common... classic
"The weak hearted become Babylon puppets, making it hard for real hustlers."
"bitchin ass rich kids"
This beats knocks.hard. Common killed it.
They Sampled a Ethiopian song
The game is my favorite track of finding forever! I love the grittiness of the video! Sick beat by Dj Premier!
Kanye beat / Preemo scratches
One of the best Premo beats. EVER 💯💯💯
@@williamnoland17 Kanye produced this.
This is true hip hop right here my brotha's