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  Common
The Light
Album: Like Water For Chocolate
Genres: Rap/Hip Hop
The Chi-Town rapper’s ode to the woman who lights up his life is hooky, sweet and sincere -- without lapsing into commercial saccharine.

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  “Bitch this, ho’ that.” Such lines are all too common in today’s rap. But any true hip-hop fan knows that Common doesn’t go that route. His ode to the gal who lights up his life is written in the form of a letter, asking for her to give him -- and their love -- a second chance, hitting her with plenty of compliments along the way: “If heaven had a height you’d be that tall.” Sentimental? Yes. Soft? No. Packed with the Chi-town rhymesmith’s witty turns-of-phrase, this slow-bumping, radio-friendly song is a ray of sincere sunshine amidst the misogynistic, cock-talking darkness plaguing modern-day hip-hop.
 
 
  David Wollock  
  David Wollock created and edited the groundbreaking hip-hop publication Rap Sheet. He currently freelances for a number of local and national rags, including The Hollywood Reporter, the LA New Times and Hip-Hop Connection among others. He has interviewed (and been threatened by) some of the nation's largest rap stars.

 

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