Like Water for Chocolate is the fourth studio album by American hip hop rapper Common, released March 28, 2000 on MCA Records. It was a considerable critical and commercial breakthrough for Common, receiving generally favorable reviews from major magazine publications and selling 70,000 copies in its first week. The album was certified Gold on August 11, 2000 by the Recording Industry Association of America. According to Nielsen SoundScan, the album has sold 748,000 copies by March 2005.

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  • Like Water for Chocolate is the fourth studio album by American hip hop rapper Common, released March 28, 2000 on MCA Records. It was a considerable critical and commercial breakthrough for Common, receiving generally favorable reviews from major magazine publications and selling 70,000 copies in its first week. The album was certified Gold on August 11, 2000 by the Recording Industry Association of America. According to Nielsen SoundScan, the album has sold 748,000 copies by March 2005. The video for "The Light" was frequently shown on MTV, adding to Common's exposure. The album also formally marked the formation of the Soulquarians, a collective composed of Questlove, Jay Dee, keyboardist James Poyser, soul artist D'Angelo and bassist Pino Palladino, among numerous other collaborators. This group of musicians would also be featured on Common's next album, Electric Circus. The album's cover photo, 1956 Alabama by Gordon Parks, is a photo of a young black woman in Alabama, dressed for church, and drinking from a "Colored Only" drinking fountain.
  • Like Water For Chocolate est le 4 album de Common. Cet album marque un tournant commercial dans la carrière du rappeur : 70 000 copies s'écoulent dès sa première semaine de sortie aux États-Unis. Il est certifié disque d'or le 11 août. Selon l'outil informatique Nielsen SoundScan, 748 000 exemplaires auraient été vendu en mars 2005. Cet album est également le début de sa collaboration avec des artistes de son collectif Soulquarians La pochette de l'album est une photographie du militant noir Gordon Parks montrant une femme noire d'Alabama buvant à une fontaine où on peut lire « for colored only ». Le titre de l'album est inspiré d'un film mexicain de 1992, Like Water For Chocolate, réalisé par Alfonso Arau. La première chanson de l'album est un hommage au musicien nigérian Fela Kuti, décédé en 1997.
  • Like Water For Chocolate - czwarty album amerykańskiego rapera o pseudonimie Common (Common Sense), wydany w marcu 2000 roku.
  • Like Water for Chocolate är ett album av den amerikanske rapparen Common, tidigare känd som Common Sense. Skivan släpptes 2000 och är den fjärde skivan av Common. Skivan producerades av The Roots Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson och J Dilla, bortsett från ett spår, "The Sixth Sense" som producerades av Gang Starrs DJ Premier.
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  • Like Water for Chocolate is the fourth studio album by American hip hop rapper Common, released March 28, 2000 on MCA Records. It was a considerable critical and commercial breakthrough for Common, receiving generally favorable reviews from major magazine publications and selling 70,000 copies in its first week. The album was certified Gold on August 11, 2000 by the Recording Industry Association of America. According to Nielsen SoundScan, the album has sold 748,000 copies by March 2005.
  • Like Water For Chocolate est le 4 album de Common. Cet album marque un tournant commercial dans la carrière du rappeur : 70 000 copies s'écoulent dès sa première semaine de sortie aux États-Unis. Il est certifié disque d'or le 11 août. Selon l'outil informatique Nielsen SoundScan, 748 000 exemplaires auraient été vendu en mars 2005.
  • Like Water For Chocolate - czwarty album amerykańskiego rapera o pseudonimie Common (Common Sense), wydany w marcu 2000 roku.
  • Like Water for Chocolate är ett album av den amerikanske rapparen Common, tidigare känd som Common Sense. Skivan släpptes 2000 och är den fjärde skivan av Common. Skivan producerades av The Roots Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson och J Dilla, bortsett från ett spår, "The Sixth Sense" som producerades av Gang Starrs DJ Premier.
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