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Take 5

Zan Rowe revisits a joyous Take 5 with Common

25 min • 3 april 2025

The acclaimed rapper, actor, poet and activist joined Zan Rowe for a joyous Take 5 at the end of 2020.

It was after a tumultuous year in American politics and the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Common had spent a huge chunk of the year on the campaign trail with Joe Biden, during which he recorded and released an EP called A Beautiful Revolution (Pt. 1) which featured huge guests like Stevie Wonder, Chuck D and Lenny Kravitz. 

For his Take 5, Common shared his music for a movement; the soundtrack that lifted him up and empowered him to be a force for change.

  • Brand Nubian - 'Wake Up (Reprise In The Sunshine)'
  • Fela Kuti - 'Water No Get Enemy'
  • Mos Def - 'Umi Says'
  • Sounds of Blackness - 'Optimistic'
  • John Coltrane – 'A Love Supreme, Pt.3: Pursuance'

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