Like Water for Chocolate [PA] by Common

Pros: Best album up to that point - further lyrical expansion; and new exciting sound template
Cons: It is rather lengthy, though

Perseverance is one hell of a virtue to have. So is patience. And within a few years of his career, Common needed them in his corner. It might appear from the surface that things were going perfectly for him, with three good albums under his belt. But ...

Pros: Intelligent, literate rhymes, introspective subject matter, great production.
Cons: A few weaker tracks, Slum Village.

Common is an emcee that has become known underground as one of the greatest of all time. With his sophomore album, Resurrection, he created a Hip-Hop classic in both an LP and song; I Used To Love H.E.R., which is a track using the...

Pros: Excellent lyrics and depth in the music
Cons: A couple of similar beats

I believe that Common is one of the most unique outlines for an introspective emcee. A strong intellectual who provides information and inspiration while compacting his thoughts into a 75 minute disc, he also lays down his views in a distinct way which ...

Pros: Common - a v.skilled lyricist, and has real intelligence. Original. Jazzy production. Lack of skits.
Cons: Two or three weaker tracks. After that - errrrrrrrrr.......

Common is one of the very rare emcees you find in modern hip-hop who actually stands up against practically all of his peers and takes a very unique perspective on life. This Chicago based emcee is widely recognised as one of the...

Pros: Intelligent and Poetic Lyrics, Deep Production, Creativity, Variety, Guest Appearances
Cons: A Few Less than Excellent Tracks

Common is one of those artists that you just cannot stop respecting. Every single thing Common, formerly Common Sense, touches turns into classic. From his unknown underground debut Can i Borrow a Dollar, to his back to back pure classics ...

Pros: Unbelievable production, great lyrics, versatility, creative and unique.
Cons: Needed a bit more work to be a 5 star album.

Common (for me) has the mind perspective of Cormega, he simply NEVER sells out to commercialism (that is on purpose). Whether inspiring a new wave of amazing rappers like Talib Kweli, or churning out album after excellent album for th ...

Pros: More good material than bad
Cons: One track is laughable

Like Water For Chocolate for literature lovers, is the title of a novel by the famous and infinitely talented Laura Esquivel. A novel that blends romance, food and family into one now bears an album with the same name. The complete...

Pros: Soulful production, Introspective songs, subject matter
Cons: Thelonious, not as "Public Enemied" as former albums

There are quite a few quality emcees that border that thin line between mainstream and underground. Examples are KRS-One, Gza, Rakim, & Common. You know – emcees that casual fans might actually know about, since they collaborate with big ...

Pros: Beautiful productions, brilliant lyricism, good guest appearances
Cons: Slum Village, mostly

Before the phenomenon of Kanye West brought Chi-town such love and recognition that hadn't been seen on a national stage ever since Jumpman stopped wearing the red and white jerseys and put up the Nikes (we're ignoring the failed experiment over in ...

Pros: Everything. And I mean eveything.
Cons: Three dodgy tracks, where is the Macy Gray 'Geto Heaven'?

If you listen to Dr. Dre, stop reading now. If you own any albums by Cash Money, No Limit or Puff Daddy, turn back. If you liked Snoop Dogg’s ‘Tha Last Meal’ do not proceed past this point. And what, you ask, is the difference between Common and the...

Pros: Deep lyrics. Some top-quality Hip Hop
Cons: A couple of the tunes are just average

Released in 2002, "Like Water For Chocolate" was the fourth album by the Chicagan MC, Common, following on from "One Day It'll All Make Sense", which dropped in 1997. Common continues to provide the world with positive Hip Hop in this release as he comes ...

Pros: The organic sound and Common's lyrical display
Cons: track ten intro and the last track

Who is Common? You might have heard the name from the 2000 Hit, “The Light”. There are some people who bought this album and didn’t like it. Why didn’t they like it? This album is something different than an average hip-hop album that has almost every...

Pros: all
Cons: none

This CD is a refreshing throwback to when hip-hop was a statement. Don’t get me wrong, new-school hip-hop still is…but it seems the statement is misogyny, promiscuity and materialism. "Like Water for Chocolate" takes it back to...

Pros: Brilliant fusion of urban hip hop, organic poetic sound and lyrics.
Cons: Explicit and controversial lyrics.

As an aspiring artist of poetry and political rap, albums like this, by Common and others that share a similar sound are well appreciated in the underground world. Common also known as Common Sense, was a highly influential figure in the ...

Pros: Great tracks musically; great live instrumentation; excellent guest artists and producers; continuous listening pleasure
Cons: Lyrics still aren’t rated PG; Common’s irregular and sometimes non-rhythmic flow may turn off some

Common, now a member of the musical collective called Solquarians (which includes D’Angelo, The Roots, Mos Def, Jay Dee, Q-Tip, Bilal, Erykah Badu) has delivered a work that absolutely surprised hip hop heads around the world. Creatively expanding the...