The last three concerts I’ve been to – I’ve met the artists: Bitter:Sweet, Adele & Hanson.
Tonight – I’m going to see one of my favorite artists of all time … COMMON.
[Chris - I know you feel me on this!]
I won tickets to see him and N.E.R.D. tonight in Eugene. Yes, I WON them. Not only am I going, but I’m taking my girl Kate. She’s a sorority sister of mine who I haven’t seen in a hot minute since I’m a grown up now and she’s got a year left.
She and I share a love of hip-hop that is untainted by the pop and punk that we also listen to regularly.
I saw Common for the first time when I was in high school. I went with my hip, nerdy, socially aware, friend Alex who was going to college at University of Chicago and though I haven’t heard from him in a little over a year – I’m fairly certain he’s saving the world.
I didn’t like hip-hop then. I was a punk rock girl. But Alex told me I HAD to see this guy. That Common was amazing. That he was life-changing. I put on my black Jnco jeans and dark eye-liner and we went to the Crystal Ballroom.
After the first two songs – I was in love. I was obsessed. I wanted to touch him. I wanted to know every lyric. He was absolutely intoxicating. Then, he picked three girls out of the crowd to come up on stage and sit on a couch he had up next to him.
I. Was. One.
There I was. A first time Common lover. On stage with him. Screaming. Rapping along to songs I didn’t know yet.
I am hoping to re-live this wet dream.
Now, on his new album, he has a song. A song I’m fairly certain he wrote for me. It’s featuring Lily Allen [who I love because she's fucking crazy]
So, kiddies – wish me luck. Tonight, I’m gonna strap on my stunna shades, my skinny jeans, my Lil-Wayne inspired scarf* and I’m gonna rock the hell out of Eugene and that man they call Common.
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More love, incase you feel his flow. This is the first song of his I ever heard. Definitely one of my favorites.
This is what I’m in for tonight — I will try to take my own video. So you can be jealous. Especially you, Chris.
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