Common Market (album)

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Common Market is the self-titled debut from Seattle-based hip-hop duo Common Market. The album was produced by Sabzi, who is also a member of another prominent Seattle hip-hop group, Blue Scholars.

The album was originally released in the Seattle area in 2005. It was later released on a national scale in 2006, with revised cover art.

The final track of the re-released version of the album is a remixed version of a Blue Scholars song from their 2005 The Long March EP. The track features vocals by RA Scion, Geologic of Blue Scholars, and Gabriel Teodros of Abyssinian Creole.

Track listing

1. Re-Fresh (3:43)
2. Push (3:23)
3. G'Dang Diggy (4:15)
4. Connect For (3:17)
5. Crossbow (3:29)
6. Every Last One (2:41)
7. Poison (4:13)
8. Trinity (4:46)
9. Kampo (1:57)
10. Love One (3:24)
11. Succor MC's (2:45)
12. My Pathology (3:13)
13. Keep Track (3:19)
14. Doors (4:57)
15. Every Last One (Cornerstone Remix) (4:06) [Appears only on the 2006 re-release]

Lyrical References/Influences

-The song G'Dang Diggy is a reference to a famous New York Rap Battle involving KRS-One of Boogie Down Productions.

-The song My Pathology could be a reference to the Boogie Down Productions song "My Philosophy".

-The song "Doors" samples train sounds, similar to those at the start of the Nas album Illmatic. It also contains a reference to "La Rock", referring to Scott La Rock, the producer of Boogie Down Productions. Doors also contains the line "‘My Philosophy’ was born in a ‘New York State of Mind’", referring to both a Boogie Down Productions song, and a Nas song off of Illmatic. The end of the song includes a reference to the Boogie Down Productions song "South Bronx".