The Game (Album Version (Edited)) (2007) - Album Version (Edited)

Artist: Common

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Disc 1
Song Title	Album	Sample	Time
7. The Game (Album Version (Edited)) - Album Version (Edited)	Finding Forever		3:32

(P) 2007 Geffen Records

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Release Date: 7/31/2007

Label: Geffen

UPC: 00602517321922

Buy.com Sku: 205001633

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Notes & Personnel Info
	Chicago's finest returns with his seventh full-length, FINDING FOREVER--a title that, in Common's words, refers to an effort to find that musical place where one can exist forever. Production comes primarily from Kanye West, and, as on BE (Common and Kanye's previous effort together), FINDING FOREVER utilizes samples from such diverse artists as Nina Simone, Bob James, Stevie Wonder, Gil Scott-Heron, Mountain, Dorothy Ashby, and Paul Simon to create a purer, soul-influenced hip-hop sound. Lyrically, Common is in the same place as ever, spreading positivity and spirituality, speaking on relationships and the ghetto struggle, and preaching love as the central message. The artist formerly known as Sense also utilizes topical media references ranging from the astronaut love-triangle incident of '07 to contemporaneous celebrity breakups. Supplemental production work comes courtesy of Karriem Riggins, Will.i.am, Devo Springsteen, and the late, great J. Dilla. Other guests include Lily Allen, Bilal, Dwele, D'Angelo, and DJ Premier (who provides scratches on "The Game"). Compelling and entertaining from start to finish, FINDING FOREVER is another triumph for one of the strongest purveyors of positive hip-hop.
Producer: Derek Dudley; Common; Kanye West

Technical Info


	Release Date : 07/31/2007
	Original Release Date : 2007
	Catalog ID : 173219
	Label : Geffen Records (USA)
	Number of Discs : 1
	Runtime : 49m : 50s
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00602517321922

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (p.90)
- 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[With] charged-up beats, R&B hooks, gospel singers and other warm, vibrant stuff."

Rolling Stone (p.110)
- Included in Rolling Stone's "50 Top Albums of the Year 2007".

Spin (p.101)
- 4.5 stars out of 5 -- "FOREVER is livelier, grittier, and better....Best of all are 'The Game'...and 'Southside,' on which Common and Kanye West trade witty verses over intense electric guitars."

Uncut (p.84)
- 3 stars out of 5 -- "There are smart samples and interpolations, and big guests like Bilal, D'Angelo and Dwele."

Vibe (p.73)
- "FOREVER captures Common maturing gracefully into his -- and hip hop's -- middle-age..."

Q (Magazine)
(p.76)
- Ranked #36 in Q's "The 50 Best Albums Of 2007" -- "2007's real hip-hop star was Common."

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