It's cool how Common represents one viewpoint and Kanye another contrasting it. But both paint the backdrop of an urban struggle, the hallmark of conscious rap at its finest
I be somewhat frustrated when I blast this song in my dorm room, and my roommates friends barge in saying stuff like "Bre, what the f*ck are you listening to?" I understand that everyone's music taste will differ, but how could one not vibe to this?!
I wouldn't care nothing about any roomates.This was classic and the Kanye that made those dope soul beats before he completely lost his mind in Hollywood.
One of the best albums ever made. Dilla. Kanye at his best (imo). And Common somehow is always simple, complex, profound, and wise. All at the same time.
i listen to this album probably once a week still, for some reason I only heard this studio version like a month ago after listening to this album for maybe 8 years? lol I always had the Chappelle version
This is a masterpiece of hip-hop. This song is so beautiful, and I will never forget seeing them perform on Chappelle's Show when I was younger. Hearing the studio version is different in that it sounds so much more sincere.
No one will probably see this. But as a teenager i went to the Graduation tour (Manchester UK, MEN area). Estelle played American Boy (before it was a hit) as the first support and got booed, one of the worst performances ive ever seen and ive been to huge festivals seen hundreds of artists, out of tune no presence skipped lines. Common followed to an understandable pissed off crowd. He absolutely killed it. He came out to a disheartened crowd and completely lifted a 21,000 person arena. Absolutely phonemanal performance, i knew a couple of tracks but the whole stadium was absolutely buzzing and i bet most didnt know Common. I will never forget how he turned 20k Brits with his artistry and performance. Kanye killed it and it was right after his mother died. That was when Graduation came out and to this day that was one of the greatest concerts ive ever attended. He came out to 20k+ pissed off English fans and completely turned the energy, an almost impossible feat. Respect a legend in artistry
We don’t give Dave chapelle enough credit for this part of hip hop but he blessed these artist an us got putting the young boys who wasn’t even suppose to be watching your show lol good looks for putting me on 🤟🏾
My buddy showed me this song when I was stoned late at night around a campfire. Life was simple back then. Chicagoland was cold, the fire was warm. They were good times. This song has soul.
So Soulful Kanye...Common Sense is a lyrical genius with that spoken word flow! Pure inspiration. Peep that BASELINE y’all! Boom Bap diced up with Soul!
I’m a 12 year old girl, u would expect me to listen to Megan thee stallion or cardi b and Olivia rodrigo, but this type of music makes me happy and it just feels good to listen to this stuff. I showed my friend this she told me that it’s not that good- likeeee this song goes hard! U can like what u want, but man! I wished I lived longer. Respect to this type of music🤟
remember this song moving me from california to upstate ny when i was 15 years old. didn’t know anything and wanted to do everything. i remember hearing it again when i was 23 addicted to narcotics selling medication and starving. and now i listen to it again and i’m 27, with a career husband and child. car and lights that turn on when i want them to. and it is- will always be the song that gives me hope. easy work hard life; hard work easy life. 🤙🏽
Damn this is my first time hearing the Studio version. No disrespect but to me the Chappelle's Show version will alway be MY version !! Classic track right here.
I consider this one of the greatest albums of all time. Up there with Darkside of the moon, superfly, illmatic, the doors the doors, Nevermind, among many others
I was in 7th grade when I heard this song for the first time on the chappelle show, I fell in love with it instantly, I wouldn’t hear the song again for 10 years until I was able to google the lyrics “I walk in the crib got 2 kids and my baby momma late” The Food by Common ft. Kanye west Was the first google result
Do y’all like the studio version more than the live version that’s on Spotify? Honestly I prefer the live, their energy and the beat cut outs make it super dynamic What a tune
bro i think i like the live more, cant be sure yet. I didnt know there was a studio version for the longest time, so maybe i need to get used to it lol
this is the studio version of the song, while the one on the album is a live version from Chapelle's show... this was on an original advance which also had a different version of "They Say" with a verse by Consequence instead of Kanye
+J. Ekberg I always hated that. Be was the 1st album of Common's I checked out. I rocked with that album & Finding Forever tough but always hated the audio quality dip on "The Food (live)" which was one of my favorite tracks. Even though I was introduced to it by the Chappelle performance. It was a bitch finding the studio version back then too.
