Uploaded by SumofCentrics on Apr 19, 2010
The album's cover photo, 1956 Alabama by Gordon Parks, is a photo of a young black woman in Alabama, dressed for church, and drinking from a "Colored Only" drinking fountain. Like Water for Chocolate is the fourth studio album by American hip hop rapper Common, released March 28, 2000 on MCA Records. It was a considerable critical and commercial breakthrough for Common, receiving generally favorable reviews from major magazine publications and selling 70,000 copies in its first week. The album was certified Gold on August 11, 2000 by the Recording Industry Association of America. According to Nielsen SoundScan, the album has sold 748,000 copies by March 2005. The video for "The Light" was frequently shown on MTV, adding to Common's exposure. The album also formally marked the formation of the Soulquarians, a collective composed of ?uestlove (of The Roots), Jay Dee (formerly of Slum Village), keyboardist James Poyser, soul artist D'Angelo and bassist Pino Palladino, among numerous other collaborators. This group of musicians would also be featured on Common's next album, Electric Circus.
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this takes me back to old times, first love, first rhymes. everything changed since than but well. love for music keep my heart warm.
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and im pretty sure this is Dwele on the hook... CLASSIC!!!!
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soul music at its best!!!!!!
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dilla ftw
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it takes me to a different world big up Jay Dee
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Man...dilla is the fuckin best ever... he makes the dopest beats my ears has been blessed to hear..
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GOOSEBUMPS
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i remember playing this all day every day!!
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imaginin how good the cat must be,
stop eatin meat, lost weight, but I still rap husky...
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smooth beat n song. food for the soul
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