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Can I Borrow a Dollar?
Hip-Hop · 1992 · 13 tracks

Can I Borrow a Dollar?

Common

A dusty, high-energy debut defined by playful wordplay and jazz-heavy loops. Before the spirituality came the street-level wit and raw Chicago boom-bap.

October 6, 1992 · Relativity

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A scrappy, witty, and jazz-drenched exploration of urban youth and lyrical dexterity.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks
01
A Penny for My Thoughts
4:24
02
Charms Alarm
4:30
03
Take It EZ
4:09
04
Heidi Hoe
4:30
05
Breaker 1/9
4:02
06
Two Scoops of Raisins
5:29
07
No Defense
1:14
08
Blows to the Temple
4:40
09
Just in the Nick of Rhyme
2:30
10
Tricks Up My Sleeve
3:22
11
Puppy Chow
4:01
12
Soul by the Pound
4:20
13
Pitchin’ Pennies
1:58
Moments Worth Waiting For
The frantic, high-pitched energy of the 'Ring the Alarm' interpolation on Charms Alarm.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Can I Borrow a Dollar? sound next to the rest of Common's catalogue?

Playful+4.0σ

Playful saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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