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Post by marcjm on Sept 13, 2007 17:47:22 GMT -5
Come on, Common! I'm waiting for him to make it to Platinum!
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Oct 2, 2007 8:53:48 GMT -5
10/6 chart
40 COMMON FINDING FOREVER 16158 -39% 26423 369,508
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Oct 16, 2007 8:45:03 GMT -5
10/20 chart
79 COMMON FINDING FOREVER 11,431 14,008 -18% 394,947
I wonder when it will be certified Gold?
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Post by busyboy on Oct 30, 2007 7:02:49 GMT -5
Best of Common's Early Years Collected on Hits Comp
Jennifer Lopez wants her album title backthisisme then: the best of common should come emblazoned with a warning a little bigger than its lowercase "then." The 15-track collection from the Chicago MC is culled almost entirely from Common's first three albums, all released in the 90s on the Relativity label: 1992's Can I Borrow a Dollar?, 1994's Resurrection, and 1997's One Day It'll All Make Sense. There's a single exception-- "High Expectations" from the soundtrack to Soul in the Hole, a 1997 documentary on Brooklyn streetballers-- but it's not exactly a career highlights package without "The Light", is it? Eh, we're just griping. thisismethen does a fine job of hitting the highlights from his Common Sense period and (slightly) beyond, and it's fleshed out with guest appearances from Lauryn Hill, Cee-Lo, Erykah Badu and Q-Tip. Pop the disc in your computer device and you'll be greeted with the videos for "Take It EZ", "I Used to Love H.E.R.", "Retrospect for Life", and (non-thisismethen cut) "Invocation". The disc drops November 27 on Relativity/Legacy. As for Common, he'll be on the big screen soon in the second-most highly anticipated thing called American Gangster you're likely to take in this fall. And he recently launched the Common Ground Foundation, "an effort dedicated to the empowerment and development of urban youth through education," according to a press release. thisismethen: 01 Take It EZ 02 Breaker 1/9 03 Soul by the Pound 04 Charms Alarm 05 Heidi Hoe 06 I Used to Love H.E.R. 07 Book of Life 08 Resurrection 09 thisisme 10 Retrospect for Life [ft. Lauryn Hill] 11 Reminding Me (Of Sef) [ft. Chantay Savage] 12 All Night Long [ft. Erykah Badu] 13 G.O.D. (Gaining One's Definition) [ft. Cee-Lo] 14 Stolen Moments Pt. III [intro/outro: Q-Tip] 15 High Expectations
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Nov 1, 2007 10:12:15 GMT -5
Certified Gold by the RIAA.
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Post by sdot23 on Nov 1, 2007 11:12:10 GMT -5
Yay Common!  |
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Post by marcjm on Nov 1, 2007 18:11:58 GMT -5
Congratulations Common. Now, let's see if he can make it to Platinum.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Nov 13, 2007 19:26:02 GMT -5
11/17 chart
71 COMMON FINDING FOREVER 11,145 11,202 -1% 439,368 (Gold)
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Post by WotUNeed on Nov 27, 2007 11:48:46 GMT -5
This Is Me Then out now
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Post by shaq91 on Nov 30, 2007 21:31:25 GMT -5
why isnt i want you a hit?? its a great song.
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Post by sdot23 on Dec 1, 2007 18:00:28 GMT -5
Common never really has hit singles, no matter how good his songs are.
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Post by SHOOTER on Dec 2, 2007 20:50:47 GMT -5
Common never really has hit singles, no matter how good his songs are. Exactly. His biggest solo single, "The Light", only hit #44 (Hot 100) / #12 (R&B). |
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Post by shaq91 on Dec 6, 2007 12:40:01 GMT -5
Common Got 3 Grammy Nominations!!
Best Rap Solo Performance : The People
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group : Southside ft Kanye West
Best Rap Album : Finding Forever
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Post by sdot23 on Dec 6, 2007 16:54:53 GMT -5
I'm very happy for him!
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Post by SHOOTER on Dec 7, 2007 0:16:25 GMT -5
He's overdue for a solo Grammy win! I think this is his year!
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Post by Damage on Dec 7, 2007 1:04:40 GMT -5
I hope he wins for "The People".
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Dec 7, 2007 9:46:38 GMT -5
He should get it for The People. Such an incredible track.
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Post by marcjm on Dec 7, 2007 16:54:09 GMT -5
With all the positive publicity generated around Common, I think those ole Grammy voters will hit him up with something.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Dec 10, 2007 10:22:58 GMT -5
12/15 chart
156 COMMON - FINDING FOREVER 6,387 9,083 -30% 475,975 (Gold)
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Post by SHOOTER on Dec 10, 2007 20:37:53 GMT -5
I'd be ecstatic if he could go Platinum just once.
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Post by busyboy on Dec 11, 2007 4:25:43 GMT -5
Two things about Common: he can't get a hit, and he can't go platinum if his life depended on it. I don't get why exactly, but he just can't get those two things. :(
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Post by SHOOTER on Dec 11, 2007 6:06:33 GMT -5
His songs are not commercial enough for high volumes of radio airplay and without radio-friendly material, his fanbase doesn't expand too much.
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Post by marcjm on Dec 12, 2007 19:02:39 GMT -5
His 2005 Be has sold over 800k, so it probably has been shipped Platinum but just not certified. I also think his Like Water for Chocolate in 2000 is almost at Platinum as well.
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Post by marcjm on Dec 12, 2007 19:04:07 GMT -5
Actually, as of May of this year, here are his sales totals:
Common's album sales from Billboard:
1992 Can I Borrow A Dollar 131,000
1994 Resurrection 231,000
1997 On Day It'll Make Sense 271,000
2000 Like Water For Chocolate 792,000 (Gold)
2002 Electric Circus 305,000
2005 Be 848,000 (Gold)
That's not bad for an artist who is not accepted as much in the mainstream arena.
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Post by sdot23 on Dec 15, 2007 10:56:24 GMT -5
Off the Billboard 200. :(
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Post by Adonis the DemiGod! on Dec 15, 2007 11:01:47 GMT -5
Maybe the Grammies can resurrect his album.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Jan 8, 2008 9:42:37 GMT -5
1/12/08 chart:
RE-ENTRY 142 COMMON FINDING FOREVER 9,363 -8% 10,227 507,901 (Gold)
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Feb 2, 2008 12:26:54 GMT -5
2/9 chart:
163 191 200 COMMON FINDING FOREVER 3,193 +1% 3,149 524,911 (Gold)
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Post by when the pawn... on Feb 2, 2008 13:49:04 GMT -5
Drivin Me Wild & I Want You are great tracks, too bad they didn't get urban support. I think he has a shot at Southside winning with Kanye's name on it - I'd be absolutely shocked if Stronger doesnt win Rap Solo Performance and Graduation has Rap Album on lockdown. With the absence of Eminem & Outkast, Kanye has been the golden rap artist for the Grammys.
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Post by sdot23 on Feb 11, 2008 10:20:42 GMT -5
He finally won a Grammy! About damn time! Drivin Me Wild & I Want You are great tracks, too bad they didn't get urban support. I think he has a shot at Southside winning with Kanye's name on it - I'd be absolutely shocked if Stronger doesnt win Rap Solo Performance and Graduation has Rap Album on lockdown. With the absence of Eminem & Outkast, Kanye has been the golden rap artist for the Grammys. I think Kanye's name along "Southside" helped Common this year, although I can see Common filling the rap void if Kanye wasn't big this year. |
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