Common’s Like Water for Chocolate
Over 20 years later, Common’s album Like Water for Chocolate remains a socially conscious, hip hop masterpiece. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot revisit an interview they did with Common during this time, plus they talk about the music, production history and lasting impact.
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Common’s Like Water for Chocolate
In this episode, Jim and Greg explore the 2000 album Like Water for Chocolate by Chicago hip hop artist and rapper Common. They go over his background, the rap scene at the time, the album's production and the Soulquarians - the legendary group who worked on it. They also highlight some of their favorite tracks and even air an old interview (from 2000!) they did with Common himself.
Featured Songs:
- Common, "The Light," Like Water For Chocolate, MCA, 2000
- Common, "Time Travelin' (A Tribute to Fela)," Like Water For Chocolate, MCA, 2000
- Common, "Take It EZ," Can I Borrow a Dollar?, Relativity, 1992
- Common, "I Used to Love H.E.R.," Resurrection, Relativity, 1994
- D'Angelo, "Brown Sugar," Brown Sugar, Virgin, 1995
- Common, "Funky for You," Like Water For Chocolate, MCA, 2000
- Common, "A Song for Assata," Like Water For Chocolate, MCA, 2000
- Common, "Payback Is a Grandmother," Like Water For Chocolate, MCA, 2000
- Common, "The 6th Sense," Like Water For Chocolate, MCA, 2000
- Common, "Thelonius," Like Water For Chocolate, MCA, 2000
- Common, "Geto Heaven, Pt. 2 (Remix T.S.O.I.) [feat. Macy Gray]," Like Water For Chocolate, MCA, 2000
- Common, "A Film Called (Pimp)," Like Water For Chocolate, MCA, 2000
- Kanye West, "We Don't Care," The College Dropout, Roc-A-Fella, 2004
- Kendrick Lamar, "Institutionalized (feat. Bilal, Anna Wise & Snoop Dogg)," To Pimp a Butterfly, Top Dawg Entertainment, 2015
- Kacey Musgraves, "justified," Star-Crossed, MCA Nashville, 2021
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