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The Auditorium, Vol. 1
Hip-Hop · 2024 · 15 tracks · 1h 2m

The Auditorium, Vol. 1

Common

A masterfully crafted collaboration with Pete Rock. Warm soul samples and crisp boom-bap drums provide a rich foundation for veteran lyricism and spiritual reflection.

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It's like finding a lost 90s classic that somehow sounds brand new and perfectly polished.

A sophisticated and soulful celebration of hip-hop's roots, delivered with the wisdom of a veteran.

The Auditorium, Vol. 1 · vs · Common
Sunday Morning+1.7σ

Sunday Morning saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 15 Tracks · 1h 2m
01
Dreamin’
4:01
02
Chi‐Town Do It
4:26
03
This Man
4:03
04
We’re on Our Way
4:16
05
Fortunate
4:14
06
So Many People
5:14
07
Wise Up
3:47
08
A GOD (There Is)
3:47
09
Stellar
4:24
10
Lonesome
4:36
11
All Kind of Ideas
3:48
12
When the Sun Shines Again
4:45
13
Everything’s So Grand
6:04
14
Now and Then
4:30
15
Outro
0:56
Moments Worth Waiting For
The seamless transition of the vocal sample into the heavy kick drum on the opening track Dreamin’.
The way the bassline on Chi-Town Do It anchors Common's rhythmic flow with a classic Chicago bounce.
The lush, orchestral soul swell that closes out Everything’s So Grand, stretching into a six-minute epic.
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