"The People" is a song by American rapper Common, released as the lead single of his seventh studio album Finding Forever. It made its first an appearance the on Kanye West's Can't Tell Me Nothing mixtape. The song features production by West and contains background vocals provided by soul singer Dwele. It contains samples of "We Almost Lost Detroit" by Gil Scott-Heron as well as vocal samples of "Long Red" by Mountain.

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  • "The People" is a song by American rapper Common, released as the lead single of his seventh studio album Finding Forever. It made its first an appearance the on Kanye West's Can't Tell Me Nothing mixtape. The song features production by West and contains background vocals provided by soul singer Dwele. 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 intention to pay tribute to the late J Dilla through the production style expressed within the album. Though it performed moderately on the charts, "The People" became one of the most critically-acclaimed songs of the year. The song was listed at number twenty-nine on Rolling Stone's the 100 Best Songs of 2007. It also received a nomination for Best Rap Solo Performance at the 50th Grammy Awards.
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