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by Common
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Lyrics

[Common]
She walk into the court her knees buckle
Saying for a man to survive he need hustle
Seen and been through struggle her whole life
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Features of This Track

east coast rap roots
r&b influences
danceable beats
vocal samples
extensive use of vocal samples
emotional rapping
romantic lyrics
violent lyrics
foreign raps
melodic part writing
an electric bass riff
a slow moving bass line
the heavy use of R&B samples
radio friendly stylings
a dry recording sound
production and lyrics by famous rap artists

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Comments

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Just goes to show ya- cant EVER trust a broad to hold it down in the face of interrogatio n -
The Queen pen ..
Great, great song and lyrics. The video is great too...
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Conscious music right here- not a common fan by any means, this the jam tho
Best song still
Love it
This song hella old and i still like it
Good lyrical artist❤❤
I love this song
I lovvvee thiss
They don't make hip hop like this anymore -___- love this song
neshbradley
Great song Common storytelling was on point!!!
love the video
Great Lyricist
I love this "video" and Common, he is a great lyricist!
godajtalent1 1
OMGGGGGG!!!! ! I LOOOVE THIS SONG BY COMMON!!!! This song is TIIIGHT!!!! One of my favorite songs by Common, who is a REAL rapper!!!! I also LOOOVE this video which includes Taraji P. Henson! Common is my FAVORITE rapper!!!

@Jezabel.77: This song IS NOT crap, it's called REAL rapping(Hip Hop) in which I'm sure you probably don't really know anything about!!!! STOP HATING b/c he's a CHI-TOWN rapper!

CHI-TOWN REPRESENT!!! ! (COMMON!!!!) =)
watch the video.
llee61
i'm groovin, he's a cutie. lol
triflin67401
common is a great storyteller.
kewl song
i really like dis one. common is amazing forsure ^__^
<3
Common is still bangin. Look for "BNE" or on myspace.com/ b n e m a r x m e n
Common is one of the most underrated artist on the planet. Common is the apitome of Hip-Hop.
okay from day one this is a winner common rocks always will,this song when you get where he is going is so insightful.. . I ' m always so fulfulled by these lyrics and the beat are a syphony togetheri know this song is sorta old but everytime i hear it, i like it more
Crazy song...makes me wonder how often this has really happened...
The more I hear this song....the more i realize how nice is common....he still spits fire!
Love the imagery used in the song! Vividly articulated and emotionally conveyed, a great song!

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