Can I Borrow a Dollar?

Track Listings

1. Penny for My Thoughts

2. Charms Alarm

3. Take It Ez

4. Heidi Hoe

5. Breaker 1/9

6. Two Scoops of Raisins

7. No Defense

8. Blows to the Temple

9. Just in the Nick of Rhyme

10. Tricks up My Sleeve

11. Puppy Chow

12. Soul by the Pound

13. Pitchin' Pennies

Average customer rating:

Com's above average debut...........
First Common
Good
Common Classic
If you are just getting into Common check this album out!

Can I Borrow a Dollar?
Common
Manufacturer: Relativity
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music

East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

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Experimental Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
Similar Items:

Like Water For Chocolate
Electric Circus
Reflection Eternal/Train of Thought
Be
Black Star

ASIN: B000003BW0
Release Date: 1992-10-06

Tracks:

A Penny For My Thoughts
Charms Alarm
Take It EZ
Heidi Hoe
Breaker 1/9
Two Scoops Of Raisins
No Defense
Blows To The Temple
Just In The Nick Of Rhyme
Tricks Up My Sleeve
Puppy Chow
Soul By The Pound
Pitchin' Pennies

Customer Reviews:

Com's above average debut..................2006-12-30

Common's flow on here is somewhere between Q-Tip, Busta & Charlie Brown's of LONS. It's hard to tell on here if Common is repping NY or his hometown of Chicago. His whole persona on this joint is straight New York. Other than that, it's a dope introduction to the homeboy Common.

Top Joints:
Take It EZ
Breaker 1/9
Two Scoops of Raisins
Soul By the Pound
Puppy Chow
Just in the Nick of Rhyme

First Common.......2006-05-27

Common is one of the best rappers hands down. I think this CD is good but "Like Water for Chocolate" is sicker. One track that you heads need to hear is a white label edit on vinyl by Karu featuring Common called "Faces on the Mural". This is deep house at it's finest with the ripe vocals of Common. You guys should check out Karu's "Amazing Place" CD for some great deep jazzy house & trip-hop. Wow! I can't believe it. I just bought the Illform "Next Level Fusion" & Quentin's Ladder "Delusion" on here and realized Quentin Allen produced all these including Karu "Amazing Place". Don't be fooled! This definitely is not Quentin's first CD. It is the third CD and maybe the best. People need to check out this music. The jazz & hip-hop influences are all there and come together nicely. My favorite track is "Out to Get Mine" Hot EPMD vocal snippet. Another great track is "Sketch the Play". You'll here a great texture of sounds too. Rhodes & acoustic pianos, synths, deep basslines, great vocal samples, tight house beats, awesome jazz solos and nice chords. The Karu sound is like deep house by Hanna, Office Gossip, Miguel Miggs, and Chuck Love. If you want to here a great producer at work, get Quentin Allen latest offering "Amazing Place".

Good.......2005-10-22

I Liked Common when his syles was like it was on this album.
He has more explicive lyrics than be. But on Resurection
He had a totaly different style. But he wasn't considered
Gangsta Rap at all.

Common Classic.......2005-07-03

Just recently bought this album and it's a classic. Common's not as polished as his later days, but it's still an amazing album and should be in every hip-hop fan's collection.

If you are just getting into Common check this album out!.......2005-06-06

I really, really, really liked Common Sense in 1992. "Take It Easy" was like my theme song during my senior year of high school, and being from Chicago I was really glad to see a Chicago MC doing his thing. If you didn't get into Common until later, "Can I Borrow A Dollar," might come as a bit of a suprise to you. In the beginning, even with the first single "Take It Easy," Common seemed much more light hearted and comedic along the lines of The Pharcyde or Busta Rhymes. Musically, it was a good album and the second single "Breaker 1-9" got heavy rotation on The Box like the first single. If you are just getting into Common check this album out.