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The Dreamer, The Believer

Common

The Dreamer, The Believer

Label: Warner Bros

Genre: Hip-Hop

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<p><em>The Dreamer, The Believer</em> sees Common reunited with No ID, his childhood friend who also produced most of the tracks on his first three albums <em>Can I Borrow A Dollar?</em> (1992), <em>Resurrection</em> (1994) and <em>One Day It’ll All Make Sense</em> (1997). The duo’s work together gives the album an organic sound rare to find in this era of overproduction. Dipped in soul and funk grooves with hard-hitting beats and hard-spitting flows, <em>The Dreamer, The Believer</em> sets a course for hip-hop’s future without ever forgetting its past. Featuring vocals by John Legend, ‘The Believer’ is a musical reimagining of the lyrics Common controversially recited before the President and Mrs. Obama at a White House poetry slam in May 2011. The song is a call to conscience and community, and like the other title track ‘The Dreamer’, it’s a song of celebration. Together, the two songs show the natural progression and expansion of an artist who always finds a way to blend consciousness with cool. Other highlights of the album include ‘Ghetto Dreams’, a fantasy of everyday life from a ‘hood perspective on which Common trades verses with Nas, and ‘Blue Sky’, a celebration of how far he’s come and what’s yet to follow.</p>