Common & Pete Rock - The Auditorium Vol. 1

Common & Pete Rock — The Auditorium Vol. 1

"Pete Rock is one of the greatest creators hip hop and music has ever seen. It has been a dream of mine to work with him on an album. And once we got together and I was around him and all his records and his MPC I felt the spirit of what I always loved in hip hop, in soul music, and why I wanted to be a part of the artform. His beats, his production, his scratches, took me to a place where I could just MC freely. It felt like I was home." — Common

The Auditorium Vol. 1 is the debut full-length collaboration between rapper Common and producer Pete Rock. The album was entirely produced by Pete Rock, with co-production from Tuamie, as well as guest appearances from Bilal, Jennifer Hudson, PJ and Posdnuos. Writes Rolling Stone: This is an easygoing, respectful tribute to hip-hop's essence and realness, full of affectionate references to the music that's still close to Common's heart after all these years. Flowing deliberately over a luxurious spread of prime Pete Rock beats, the griot from Chicago raps with wisdom and patience.

 

1. Dreamin’

2. Chi-Town Do It

3. This Man’s Arms

4. We’re On Our Way

5. Fortunate

6. So Many People (ft. Bilal)

7. Wise Up

8. A GOD (There Is) (ft. Jennifer Hudson)

9. Stellar

10. Lonesome

11. All Kind Of Ideas (ft. Pete Rock)

12. When The Sun Shines Again (ft. Posdnuos of De La Soul)

13. Everything’s So Grand (ft. PJ)

14. Now and Then

15. Outro

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