25th Anniversary of Common’s Like Water for Chocolate
This year marks the 25th anniversary of socially conscious rapper Common’s pivotal album Like Water for Chocolate. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot revisit their classic album dissection of Like Water for Chocolate including an interview with Common from the year 2000.
Common’s Like Water for Chocolate
This year marks the 25th anniversary of socially conscious rapper Common's pivotal album “Like Water for Chocolate.” Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot contextualize the album, share how it was made and revisit their interview with Common from when the album was released.
Featured Songs:
- Common, "Time Travelin' (A Tribute to Fela)," Like Water for Chocolate, MCA, 2000
- Common, "Take it EZ," Can I Borrow a Dollar?, Relativity, 1992
- Common, "I Used to Love H.E.R.," Resurrection, Relativity, 1994
- Common, "Brown Sugar," Brown Sugar, EMI, 1995
- Common, "Funky for You," Like Water for Chocolate, MCA, 2000
- Common, "A Song for Assata," Like Water for Chocolate, MCA, 2000
- Common, "Payback is a Grandmother," Like Water for Chocolate, MCA, 2000
- Common, "The Light," Like Water for Chocolate, MCA, 2000
- Common, "The 6th Sense," Like Water for Chocolate, MCA, 2000
- Common, "Thelonius," Like Water for Chocolate, MCA, 2000
- Common, "Geto Heaven Remix T.S.O.I," Like Water for Chocolate (Alternate Edition), MCA, 2001
- Common, "A Film Called (Pimp)," Like Water for Chocolate, MCA, 2000
- Kendrick Lamar, "Institutionalized," To Pimp a Butterfly, Interscope, 2015
- New York Dolls, "Looking For a Kiss," New York Dolls, Mercury, 1973
- Delivery, "The New Alphabet," Force Majeure, Heavenly, 2025
- Delivery, "Deadlines," Force Majeure, Heavenly, 2025
- Lucy Dacus, "Ankles," Forever is a Feeling, Geffen, 2025
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