Each song somehow blends into one another without sounding the same. “Intro”, a melodic instrumental laced with piano’s and harps, leads straight into “Start the Show”, a complete revamp of the Intro with a hard beat behind it, with ease. Not once did I find myself wanting to skip a song because the mood was never broken. From start to finish, “Intro” to “Forever Begins” each song compliments each other perfectly.
Every song transcends almost seamlessly into one another. It’s not just Common’s flow which has, if you can believe it, maintained the unique lyrical candor that made him one of the best in the game. While listening to this album I began to realize that flow is very important element in it’s success. Other than these people Common is the only voice you hear, and that’s a good thing seeing as how he never disappoints when it comes down lyrical content. His Father Lonnie “Pops” Lynn, who has been on all seven of his son’s album, appears as well reading a poem on the last track. The only time you don’t hear him is on song hooks which have been expertly given to the likes of rapper/producer extraordinaire Kanye West, Black Eyed Peas front man Will.I.Am, British songstress Lilly Allen, R&B crooner’s D’Angelo and Bilal, and newcomer Dwele.
“Finding Forever”, which Common says is to find a place in music where you can exist forever, follows much of the blueprint mapped out by it’s predecessors in that Common is really the only MC you hear on the album. “Finding Forever” may just be the best Hip Hop album of the year thus far. Not because its bad, but because Common and Kanye did what a lot of people said they couldn’t. Well, true to Common’s form “Finding Forever” is a big surprise. So, when Kanye announced that after almost two years he had he and Com had finally begun production on “Finding Forever” ,Common’s much awaited seventh studio album, many people asked the question “what’s next?”. Since then Common has become a household name appearing in commercials, magazines, and more recently movies all to the delight of his fans old and new. “Be”, which has since been touted as his comeback album, shocked everyone with a newly revived Common backed by fellow Chi-town rapper and producer Kanye West. Then, after nearly a decade of dropping critically acclaimed albums to low sales his success finally came with the release of his sixth album. With the release of the critically acclaimed “Resurrection” in 1994 single “I Used to Love H.E.R”, now widely considered to be a Hip Hop classic, it seemed as if Common was poised to be a major success. Known through out his illustrious career as a “conscious rapper” Common started in the early 90’s as an underground staple in Chicago’s music scene. Common, aka Common Sense, has long been a staple in the Hip Hop community for his ability to seemingly surprise with every effort…for better or worse.
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