Black Music Month

Before Selma and his Academy Award rapper/poet/activist Common.  His 'Like Water for Chocolate' is the fourth studio album 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, to date the album has sold 748,000 copies.  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 ?uestlove (of The Roots), Jay Dee (formerly of Slum Village), keyboardist James Poyser, soul artist D'Angelo and bassist Pino Palladino, among numerous other collaborators. 

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