Common - Black America Again (2016) [FLAC]

Common - Black America Again (2016) [FLAC]

Genre: Hip Hop
Style: Alternative Rap
Source: WEB
Codec: FLAC
Bit rate: ~ 1,000 kbps
Bit depth: 16
Sample rate: 44.1 kHz

01 Joy and Peace (feat. Bilal)
02 Home (feat. Bilal)
03 Word From Moe Luv Interlude
04 Black America Again (feat. Stevie Wonder)
05 Love Star (feat. Marsha Ambrosius & PJ)
06 On a Whim Interlude
07 Red Wine (feat. Syd & Elena)
08 Pyramids
09 A Moment In the Sun Interlude
10 Unfamiliar (feat. PJ)
11 A Bigger Picture Called Free (feat. Syd & Bilal)
12 The Day Women Took Over (feat. BJ the Chicago Kid)
13 Rain (feat. John Legend)
14 Little Chicago Boy (feat. Tasha Cobbs)
15 Letter To the Free (feat. Bilal)

Thematically and structurally, "Black America Again" distills the essence of its parent release like few other pre-album singles. Filled with love, grief, and rage, Common traces institutionalized racism back to Christopher Columbus and covers many of the after effects, from slavery to police shootings, from housing projects to gentrification. Karriem Riggins, the veteran multi-instrumentalist and producer who contributed to Common's 1997-2007 run, potently layers live instrumentation -- Robert Glasper's leading piano, Esperanza Spalding's melodic bass, J-Rocc's percussive scratches -- with an array of samples that includes a propelling breakbeat and an empowering James Brown monologue. Real-life Stevie Wonder arrives toward the end with a proud affirmation of his own. The product of a fully unified super session, this album was produced entirely by Riggins, assisted by Glasper on two other cuts. Common operates at full power. He rarely sounds as if he's merely filling space with his words, rhyming with purpose about spiritual and physical sustenance, reflecting upon his upbringing, lamenting recent tragedies, and fantasizing about a peaceful future in which the world is run by women. He often targets mass incarceration, delivering one of his most moving narratives in "A Bigger Picture Called Free."