Not so Common!

So it's been a while since I felt inspired to throw down some words here, but listening to Common on the way in changed that. This Chicago rapper just came out with a new CD a month or two ago called Universal Mind Control that is a little bit more clubby than his first to CD's 'BE' and 'Finding Forever.'


In the first two CD's that he released Common seemed to really put an emphasis on making the listener want to be the best that they can be. The combination of his soulful lyrics and smooth beats just send a tingling through your body that just can't be described. You wanna just pull someone close and groove... it's the best. Maybe it is just me, that would be pretty sad, but I find that I can relate to his lyrics and the issues and struggles he brings to light because its not about guns and drugs for him, but love and the struggle within oneself to do all that you can.

His album 'Be' has a song entitled 'Be' and for lack of a better word it is powerful. Right off the bat the slow bass grooves get your head bobbing and you just wait for the slow rythmic lyrics to come. It's almost Common's proclamation that we are what we are and we should be soooo very thankful for that and everything else that we have been given because no matter how hard our lives can get there is something to be thankful for. This may come from his attitude of wanting to 'Be' a better person or maybe from wanting to live more in the present than in the past or future. Makes sense right?

How many people really do this though. So many people seem to plan for the future and set up plans for five years from now or dwell on how bad they got screwed over last week. We cannot let these thoughts consume us beacuase if we lose sight of the present we lose who we are now.