Common Sense- Chapter 13 (Rich Man vs. Poor Man)

[datlancboi018]

that story about the black man the white man and chinese man haha. common is a lyrical genius.

[Xionc]

My favorite track off of Resurrection. Ynot's flow and wordplay is world-class, I just wish he had made more guest spots before starting to DJ full time. I'd love to hear more of it.

[xTheNotoriousBIGx]

so goooooood to high times ! :D

[RaIVIpAG3x]

Damn 90s rap was untouchable :( real music

[shep12110]

hip hop gold.

I have just reached to promised-land.

[JBC16]

this album is so classic..to be honest I don't know if his new album with No I.D. is gonna even come close to this

[tenglands]

Ynot is so raw on this he deserves his spot with Common Sense and No ID, and on this album, that's saying a lot.

[benja303]

This how hip hop is supposed to be..

so much Wordplay that you have to pause every 4 seconds.

[Moosie313]

One of my favorite songs of all time..this always helps me feel better when i feel like everybody better off tha me

[JERRYATRIX2]

All this world needs is a little Common Sense

[alexeyevgenyevich]

one of my favs off Resurrection

[mentalgain]

so refrshing i had to comment twice. this takes me to those 90s years, teenage days, high school, rebellion, wishing i really owned 8 sections of the world where i was sexin 8 girls to have dem cummin in [girl squeal] 8 seconds.. LiFe

[drawnfrommemory]

ynot has the best voice

[mortarz]

Masterpiece! This should have much more views.

[BlackCatAllday]

I don't know what's better this or Book of Life on the album.

[trevor123698123]

@BlackCatAllday It doesn't matter cuz we got both and plenty more. 

[Blews4Blesus]

Lookin' at my fake Gucci, it's about that time

It's time for some perculator

I circulate around the block

Black to get me a six pack and half a Harold's chicken

A good combination, when I get bubbly I do it in moderation

1 brew, 1 brew, I said 1 brew at a time

-it's hard not to like the Harold's chicken reference as a Chicagoan

[mentalgain]

so refreshingly amazingly blissful to hear this again

[mrwalker107]

"I appaear on piers with my peers"

[1gochisox]

this is the song that first got me intrested in Common, he is one of the most talented rappers out their and definitaly one of da most underrated

[sickindamind1]

What happened to music being made like this?

[pointlessaccount100]

"Like a bench i press on like

I stan like lee

While you stagger like lee"

lol i love that part

[Eminembustedb00mz]

This is so fuckiinnnggg goooodoododoododoodd

[chundschoguet]

the best :D

[fakemusickilla1]

I made a freestyle to this on my channel entitled "The N Word" explaining what that word really means. Come check it out.

[bballano31]

you better watch out for them critters.

[sofie2124]

biggie

common

kanye west

drake

rick ross

[cupphouse]

@sofie2124 LOL, what a gay ass top 5 !! XD

[leftoverlime]

@cupphouse

I was writtin down my top 5 but couldn't just limit it to 5...the game's too big to hold just 5 names...so many good groups

[cupphouse]

@leftoverlime Only thing is kanye, drake, and rick ross, reaaaaaaaallly dont belong into a top5, those are pathetic lyriricists/musicians.

[leftoverlime]

@cupphouse

I agree. I'd say De La Soul, Talib Kweli, Outkast, ...anything but them...

[Zeppelinemg]

@cupphouse

kanye isn't that bad...hes way above drake and rick ross thought and thats for sure. Common and Lupe hold the crowns for chicago best mc's though

[BASEDGODSWAGCHEF1]

@sofie2124 LOL AT DRAKE AND RICK ROSS YOU GOTTA BE JOKING!

[arqitekture]

@sofie2124 Drake & Ross aren't very lyrical at all. BUT HEY! It's your list so if those are top 5 to you then thats your opinion.

[psorgatz]

@sofie2124 drake and Rick Ross? Really? What about Del the Funky Homosapien or Kool Keith

[balancedeath]

the word play is insane on this joint

[foreal1992]

I'm live like stock

[franky223364]

who is featured in this song?

[bballano31]

@franky223364 YNOT

[aappiinna]

＠3:56 the white man, he was ritSSSS

And by the way, best song of the album.

[mentalgain]

takes me right back to high school...i lived in this album, this album lived in me..day in and day out. CLASSIC.

[BenJaminT1000]

WHERE DO I FIND MORE YNOT!!

[bizzyindmp220]

such a dope track

[SUKASUKAWOWWOW]

God this song is a masterpiece..

[Babyfacedblackjesus]

smooth cool track man i miss music like this!Common is lyrical assasin.

[namkooc]

listen to the song he samples for this joint cross country by archie whitewater its a masterpiece trust me

[bblvdOG]

crazy

[Concretecanvas1]

reminds me of early eminem at the end - like guilty conscience, my name is, etc.

[namkooc]

this is better than any of the bs that eminem has ever released period!!!!!!

[5starchef]

@namkooc

Fuck outta here with that. Common's dope but recognize real nigga.

[pazoyama]

Which movie is former material?

[earthboundiscool]

I love the way this song sounds, but it's just a little too racist.

[ryankask]

this is my favorite hip-hop song ever

[MAGICunicorn13]

he says one line about white people stepping over black people...which is true. otherwise hes just talking about being broke..him not black people or white people...just his relationship with money

[ahopkins224]

he said the white man kept steppin on the black man's toes. song is entertaining to me

[Cephalopopo]

everytime i hear this beat i get happy, plus the lyrics are so true!

[admerr]

Man this song brings me back to 1994. I remember re-winding this on my walkman over and over and over and over. It was months before I even realized how incredible the rest of the album is. Hip hop used to be so good.

[superdopetastic]

this is one of the most under-rated/under-recognized hip-hop songs of ALL TIME!...this song is classic shit

[dahatecatalyst]

@superdopetastic You're 100%. I first heard this song when i was maybe 10. Ever since it picks me up and makes my day different from what it was before I listened. That's powerful music. Seriously one of the best HipHop songs of all time. This album, itself - to me it is the definitive album of what HipHop really is. There are no catch phrases. No gimmicks. Just a true sound only Common could have brought. Common rose above when so many others in 93 were poppin' glocks. Still means alot

[dahatecatalyst]

@superdopetastic You're 100%. I first heard this song when i was maybe 10. Ever since it picks me up and makes my day different from what it was before I listened. That's powerful music. Seriously one of the best HipHop songs of all time. This album, itself - to me it is the definitive album of what HipHop really is. There are no catch phrases. No gimmicks. Just a true sound only Common could have brought.  Common rose above when so many others in 93 were poppin' glocks.

[superdopetastic]

@dahatecatalyst It's great to still see people have a passion for this type of music in this day and age of music where everything is over saturated. Keep Hip-Hop alive!.

[Nazeer93]

call me E cause I equal MC squared

[kiddvandal91]

theres nothin wrong wit afrocentricity u frikin idiot, afrocentricity is pride in black roots u jackass nothing like white supremacy u ignorant loud mouthd ignoramus

[ShwtyNameToya]

feelin this

[Snoozeerrr]

such a awesome beat.

[ssp124]

hell yea im a wigger and im proud biotch. i couldnt see myself listening to rock. alternative is ok from time to time but hip hop like this is just timeless.

[luxwutang]

all of you are fuckin rasist

[Joramboo]

Common sence makes no sence since he said he's black.. If black means bein poor and white means rich, common must be white then.. fukkin hypocrit haha

[irockmoonman]

yourrrr a corrnnnnnnnnnn

[luxwutang]

stupid idiot..

[ssp124]

hes not just representing himself hes representing an entire ppl

[Joramboo]

Fuk common the present proves him a damn sell out, he used to be dope way back but dis track proves he's a damn sell out self hating black man dats all.. Somebody dat is against the oppression he claims to adress in dis song he'dn't be praisin the money like dat.. Plus i dislike dis racist undertone in it, just proving the white man right haha:p

[jonnyboe]

who gives a flyin' fuck!! stop being a litto pussy

[Joramboo]

Stop bein such a dumb idiot randomly insulting ppl dat dislike ur idols. Was i dissin u or common? Why can't u just respect someone elses opinion? U must be really insecure if u start bitin ppl for not liking the artist u like.. :d

[ahopkins224]

please explain...I'm don't understand why you view common as a sellout

[Joramboo]

Because he came from an intelligent MC purely rappin for the art, put some reality in his lrics, talked about deep shit, respected his audience.. Nowadays he's talking bout universal mind control and how the fans like it.. I think in this song dat sell out mentality kinda shines thru, cos he's kinda stressin the importance of having money.. Even tho i really like the beat n the flow, i'm really dissapointed bout him, i hope i never go out like dat when im doin my thing.. Pz

[ahopkins224]

look at the name of the track....rich man vs poor man....you got common rapping from the poor man's perspective and YNOT rapping from the rich man's perspective. This song is supposed to provide those without knowledge of the inner city. A inner city person's perspective on basically how and what makes the world turn. feel me? and just cause Common makes a "party" joint means he sold out? An upbeat album means "sellout"? things change homie. I consider myself a hip hop purist of sorts as I'm

[ahopkins224]

sure you do....but artists grow up....and are influenced in their music by different sources.  I'm not trying to start no ebeef or an eargument.I'm just saying I don't think he's a sellout...and I wasn't feeling that Universal Mind Control album at all. he tried the same thing with Electric Circus. I wish he woulda stuck with the Be and Finding Forever steez. oh and I'm digging your beats man. +1 subscriber.

[Joramboo]

Oh thanks very much man.. if u don't think he's a sell out dats good to me too, just wanted to share my views on him :)

Pz b

[gedbeat15]

i see where you're coming from, but being an artist is all about progression and trying new things out. and that's Common did. He's still the same Common. After all, UMC was released only released a little less than a year after Finding Forever. How much could he possibly sell out in that time?

[Joramboo]

Ye thats true, but not in all cases.. My opinion on Common, is dat this doesn't apply to him, becos he came from an MC with an opinion, not agreeing with f.i. gangsta stuf, like always talkin bout bein urself and stuf, those lyrix were inspired by principles, but now its like he's a totally diffrent person.. I don't blame him entirerly cos i guess MC in the game arn't free to express demselves when they get payed for it.. But it bothers me dat he really went far in dat..

[Joramboo]

F.i. Check out lyrix in common - communism, at one point he says he's devoted never to commercialize, dats contradictory to his work nowadays.. Anyways Pz bro

[ahaiku]

@Joramboo Given the state of hip hop, I think Common made a conscious decision to put himself into the mainstream so that the youth would be aware of his work and have an alternative.

[namkooc]

and to make his pockets fatter

[ZROKMIKZI]

I'm white and probably poorer than the black people I know. Seriously.

[zet168]

You wouldn't be if you were around when this song was made

[mandelasdiscple]

you should take some time to think why that comment is fucked up.

[aelproductions]

Same man... but hell dis jam was from '94 so haha I forgive Common. Im a true wigger ha, this song is amazing

[NeutralMan107]

shit is off the hook

one of the best of all time

[yardmarley]

I appear on piers wit my peers...

[KemarG33]

ORANGE PINEAPPLE JUICE IS COMMONS BEST SONG EVER OMFG lol

[cassiuscluh]

This joint is strait up beautiful

[svahaid]

peace and blessings

[hiphopdiedin2000]

This shit was masterfully construed.

[eslubin]

@hiphopdiedin2000 well at least you acknowledge it was shit.

[RATH3RUNIQUE]

Commons a great artist but i get really sick of him always putting down white people all the time. You wanna eliminate ignorance, look in the mirror dude.

[justin70bucket]

lol

[sw1zzie]

grow up

[1Prevent]

well said!!

[aelproductions]

YES! Im white and I love hip-hop! Cmon man, its ironic, some MCs who believe in "equality" for blacks seem to be hatin on whites still...Afrocentricity is just as bad as white supremacy...

[mendmatic]

what happened to Ynot?

[ThegiftedDelawarian]

bumpin toon great beat.. dont take it so literal he's spittin the truth of what he knew back when he made this album ..

[westywess]

hey this is a bunch of racist bullshit.....White man=rich? wtf common you wanna eliminate racism you best be checkin yourself....if you wanna eliminate you start with yourself, dont single the black man, white man, and asian man out.......fuckin bitchin all the time bout racism......PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH......

[IMILLMATIC]

its a typical scenario, but yes, sometimes he does get a bit racistic!

[funkdigger91]

Great Track!

The Sample is:

Archie Whitewater - Cross Country ... which is too awesome to be true...

[archiewhitewater]

How do you about archie.I am the bass player on this track.

[GohanAngelo]

that was the last time common made goood music!!! the man lost his sense

[ChubbyA2Z]

lol

Common lost Sense

why does no1 else get the pun?

[Obamanomics]

my favorite part of this song is how the beat with the horn drops at like 2:03, common jumps on that shit perfect

"i'm the com, the broke com' sense and when i don't have scratch i do feel tense"

common's a true mc, cause com' can move the crowd!

[outforpresidents]

This is the time of shit that you just turn on and bob your head to all day

[pzycoo]

worda up bro, haha

[IMILLMATIC]

best song of resssurection!

[justin70bucket]

what about resurrection or i use to love h.e.r?

[sharaifjones]

Call me E, 'cause E=MC squared.

[vetrix]

this song got me through my day

[svahaid]

it was classic the first time i heard it,

and shit is never rust

[jlam210]

the beat on this is too much

[XredruM]

can anyone give me a laydown on Ynot? he's kinda sick.

[duane1073]

He goes by "The Twilite Tone" now...he's Common's tour dj and he still produces

[jaksunnapier]

For anyone wondering what true MCing is listen to Ynot... he's the other guy rapping on the song... now what he's doing is true wordplay to the utmost... "that's mucho dinero/ like Robert DeNiro/ I rob Bert's dinero..." not too many of these "new school" (2004-present) could even dream of being that clever...

[XredruM]

i! be! the one they call petey! And i'm Po'! as edgar allan! but i'm a poet when i'm freestylin!

[phiyaboi]

hmm a simple grammar mistake (on the INTERNET no less) vs someone who laughs at their own baseless simpletons joke, then goes on to directly contradict the idiocy in the following sentence? I sure hope that 1980 isnt your birth year, you could at least be excused for making ignorant remarks if you were like 16.

[JosephK1980]

Yeah, that's everyone's excuse, "on the Internet, no less(forget the comma, dumbshit?)" The fact remains, you said I need to get smart, then proceeded to sound like a child with your horrible grammar and punctuation, you moron...and the racist bastards remark was irony...but I guess an ignoramus like you couldn't be expected to pick up on subtleties like that, now could you? No, idiots like you just advance ad-hominem attacks, instead. Do we know what ad-hominem means? Highly doubtful, herb!

[JosephK1980]

Why doesn't the black man get a job? Now hit me up with those thumbs down, ya' racist bastards...LOL...

[phiyaboi]

Your an idiot and easily amused...get smart soon

[JosephK1980]

It's you're, not your...and I'm the idiot? You need to learn proper english before you go calling people stupid, dumbfuck...LOL...what a fuckin' herb...

[meekinrides]

yo, who is the dude on the track with common? i tried looking him up and the only music i found by "ynot"was really shitty and didnt really sound like he did on this track... i like his flow though, anyone know about him?

[illmatic95]

he kept feeding em and feeding em lol

[Ironman26]

This used to be my shit!!! Damn I miss real hip-hop!!!

[LifeOfAnOutlaw]

check out the new album of "the roots".

[Ruinous1]

hip hop at its coolest

[savannahruacho]

hell this shit is sick!!!

TRUE HIP HOP!*

[68NYC]

And sparkle like Irene Cara.(Lol)

Re: The movie "Sparkle"(1976)- Irene Cara played "Sparkle"

yes the wordplay is thought out.

Not just N's, S's and B's

like...

[68NYC]

Archie Whitewater's

"Cross Country"

[IcebergSlim1978]

The word play on this joint is sick. They don't do it like they used to...

[amiorapid]

this song is dark

[Blews4Blesus]

I'm Poe, like Edgar Allen!