Lonnie Rashid Lynn,known professionally as Common,is an American rapper and actor from Chicago,Illinois. He is the recipient of three Grammy Awards,an Academy Award,a Primetime Emmy Award,and a Golden Globe Award. At 20,he first signed with the independent label Relativity Records to release his debut studio album Can I Borrow a Dollar? (1992),which was met with critical acclaim along with its follow-ups,Resurrection (1994) and One Day It'll All Make Sense (1997). He maintained an underground following into the late 1990s,and achieved mainstream success through his work with the Black music collective,Soulquarians.
The following list is a discography of production by Kanye West,an American rapper and record producer. It includes all of his work,as well as some of the music he produced and co-produced. The music is listed in sequential order by release date.
Faheem Rashad Najm,known professionally as T-Pain,is an American singer,rapper,songwriter,and record producer. He is known for popularizing creative use of Auto-Tune pitch correction,often used with extreme parameter settings to create electronic-styled vocal performances. Blending its use with R&B and hip hop sensibilities,T-Pain become a prominent figure in both genres throughout the 2000s. Other music industry artists,such as Lil Wayne,Kanye West,Future,and Travis Scott,have since utilized Auto-Tune to a similar effect.
"Put You on the Game" is a single by American rapper and West Coast hip hop artist the Game,released as the final single from his debut album,The Documentary. Written by the Game himself and produced by both Timbaland and co-produced by Danja,the song was the album's fifth official single,and it was released on August 30,2005. This was the first single released by the Game after a beef with former fellow G-Unit member 50 Cent fell apart and after the Game released the mixtape titled You Know What It Is Vol. 3. Also failing to match the popularity of his previous singles,and failing to chart on the Billboard Hot 100,the song peaked at number 96 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The song was placed 44th on About.com's Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2005.
Finding Forever is the seventh studio album by Common,released on July 31,2007,on GOOD Music and Geffen Records. Like Common's previous album,Be (2005),Finding Forever is primarily produced by Kanye West. The album debuted at the number one on the Billboard 200,selling 155,000 units in the first week,becoming Common's first chart-topper. Selling over 500,000 units in the US,it has been certified Gold. Finding Forever was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album,losing to West's Graduation at the 50th Grammy Awards.
"Excuse Me Miss" is a song by American rapper Jay-Z. It released through his Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings on February 4,2003,as a single for his seventh studio album The Blueprint 2:The Gift &the Curse (2002). It was also written alongside producers the Neptunes,whose Pharrell Williams sings the hook in falsetto voice (uncredited). The lyrics refer to love at first sight. It contains a more mature sound in comparison of his previous songs about women such as "Girls,Girls,Girls" and "I Just Wanna Love U ". The song samples Prince's 1990 song "Walk Don't Walk," the 2001 hit,"Take You Out" by Luther Vandross as well as "Big Poppa" by the Notorious B.I.G.
"Go!" is the third single from the Common album Be. It is produced by Kanye West,who also performs backing vocals for the track alongside John Mayer. The track's percussion is handled by Num Amuntehu,while its scratches are provided by A-Trak. Its beat contains a sample from "Old Smokey" by Linda Lewis. Its lyrics deal with sexual fantasies.
The discography of Common,an American rapper,consists of fourteen studio albums,one collaborative album,one extended play,two compilation albums,forty-nine singles and twenty-one music videos. It also contains the list of Common songs. Common sold more than 2.8 million albums in the United States. Common released his first album,Can I Borrow a Dollar? (1992),and follow suit with his second album,Resurrection,which met with critical acclaim,calling the album as one of the classic of the 90s. Common released his third album,One Day It'll All Make Sense,which was a little commercial success,follow suit with his fourth album,Like Water for Chocolate,which was met with critical acclaim from music critics,calling it the best rap album of the year. The album was also a commercial success certifying it gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His fifth studio album Electric Circus was met with acclaim from music critics. However,it failed to meet the commercial success with Like Water for Chocolate,which only peaked at number 47 on the US Billboard 200.
"Can't Tell Me Nothing" is a song by American rapper Kanye West from his third studio album,Graduation (2007). The song contains additional vocals from Young Jeezy and Connie Mitchell. It was produced by West with DJ Toomp with West being responsible for 60 percent of the production. The song originated from Young Jeezy's "I Got Money",after West made changes to the track. On May 15,2007,the song premiered via Hot 97 and was released by Roc-A-Fella and Def Jam that same day as the lead single from the album. A hip hop track,it was described by West as a theme song for the people. The lyrics see West reflecting on his fame while he expresses different types of feelings.
"The People" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Common,released as the second single from his seventh studio album Finding Forever. The song made its first appearance on fellow American rapper Kanye West's Can't Tell Me Nothing mixtape. The song features production by West and contains background vocals provided by soul singer Dwele. The original version of the song had Common singing the hook by himself,but this was later replaced with Dwele singing the hook. It contains samples of "We Almost Lost Detroit" by Gil Scott-Heron as well as vocal samples of "Long Red" by Mountain. This action was part of West's intention to pay tribute to J Dilla through the production style expressed within the album.
The Urban Music Awards Australia and New Zealand were established in 2006 as a means of celebrating hip hop,soul and R&B acts throughout the two countries. Two awards ceremonies were held,in 2006 and 2007.
"I Want You" is a single from Common's album Finding Forever. It is produced by will.i.am,and has samples from Minnie Riperton's "Baby,This Love I Have",and Bob James' version of "Feel Like Makin' Love" which was written by Eugene McDaniels. It peaked at #112 in the US Bubbling Under chart and serviced to radio.
"Roc Boys ..." is the second single from Jay-Z's tenth studio album,American Gangster. The song is produced by Skyz Muzik,Diddy and two of his producers known as LV and Sean C from his production team,The Hitmen. It features additional vocals by Beyoncé,Kanye West and Cassie. The song samples "Make the Road by Walking" by The Menahan Street Band. On December 11,2007,Rolling Stone named it the best song of 2007.
"Pro Nails" is the second single by American hip hop artist Kid Sister from her debut album Ultraviolet. The song is better known for its remix,which features a verse by Kanye West. The single was originally released in 2007 and reissued in 2008.
"Good Morning" is the first song from American hip hop recording artist and record producer Kanye West's third studio album Graduation (2007). The song was produced by West and contains samples from the recording "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" by English singer and pianist Elton John. As the opening track,the song serves as an introduction to the musical and lyrical themes of the album. West establishes the academic narrative of it,celebrating his graduation in the realm of hip hop and rapping about his skepticism of higher education over thumping,off-kilter boom bap drums.
"Make Her Say" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Kid Cudi,released as the second single from his debut album Man on the Moon:The End of Day (2009). The single was digitally released to iTunes on June 9,2009. It features fellow American rappers Common and Kanye West,the latter of whom also produced the song. The song is perhaps best known for its sample of the US number-one hit single "Poker Face",as performed by American singer Lady Gaga. The song received a nomination for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards.
"Forever" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake,and American rappers Kanye West,Lil Wayne,and Eminem. Written alongside producer Boi-1da,the song was originally released on August 27,2009,as the third single from the soundtrack to LeBron James's More than a Game documentary,and was placed on the Refill re-release of Eminem's album Relapse (2009).
"Otis" is a song by American hip hop artists Jay-Z and Kanye West from their first collaborative album Watch the Throne (2011). The song posthumously features soul singer Otis Redding,whose version of "Try a Little Tenderness" is sampled in the song. The production was covered solely by West. The track was premiered by Funkmaster Flex's Hot 97 radio show and was released onto the Internet the day afterward. Lyrically,the song has the two rappers sharing lines discussing wealth,decadence and fame. The track received highly positive reviews from music critics who praised the trading off of verses by the two rappers and the Redding-sampled beat,which was compared to the style heard on West's The College Dropout. Several publications placed the song amongst the best of the year.
"Grammy Family" is the second single from DJ Khaled's debut album,Listennn... the Album. The single features and was written by Kanye West,Consequence and John Legend;Jon Brion assisted West in producing the track. As well as being featured on Khaled's album,the song appears on Consequence's album Don't Quit Your Day Job! (2007). The music video features cameos from Fat Joe,Common,and Rick Ross,among others.
