- Soul by the Pound
Infobox Single
Name = Soul by the Pound
Artist = Common Sense
from Album =Can I Borrow a Dollar?
B-side = "Can-I-Bust," "Heidi Hoe"
Released =July 13 ,1993
Format =12-inch single , Vinyl
Recorded =
Genre = Chicago hip hop
Length = 4:20
Label =Relativity Records
Writer =
Producer = Immenslope
Certification =
Chronology = Common singles
Last single = "Breaker 1/9 "
(1993)
This single = "Soul by the Pound"
(1993)
Next single = "I Used to Love H.E.R. "
(1994)"Soul by the Pound" is the third single from
rapper Common's 1992 debut album, "Can I Borrow a Dollar? ". Its beat, produced by Immenslope, is similar to much production from Common's second album, "Resurrection".cite web | last = Jost | first = Matt | url = http://rapreviews.com/archive/BTTL_borrowadollar.html | title = Can I Borrow a Dollar? Review at RapReviews.com | format = | work = | publisher = | accessdate = March 24 | accessyear = 2007] Its beat contains samples from "I Like It" byDeBarge and "Sneakin' in the Back" by Tom Scott. It is considered to be a "black solidarity" track, but has been attacked for itsmisogyny .cite web | last = Jost | first = Matt | url = http://rapreviews.com/archive/BTTL_borrowadollar.html | title = Can I Borrow a Dollar? Review at RapReviews.com | format = | work = | publisher = | accessdate = March 24 | accessyear = 2007] Its chorus contains a sample fromTim Dog 's verse on "A Chorus Line" byUltramagnetic MCs . A music video was made for the "Thump Mix" version of this song, but not for the album version. The chorus of "Thump Mix" contains vocal samples from Q-Tip's verse in "Jazz (We've Got) " byA Tribe Called Quest , Redman's in "Tonight's Da Night " andGrand Puba 's in "Check It Out." The "Thump Mix" can be found on the Guidance Recordings compilation album "2001: A Rhyme Odyssey".Track listing
A-side
# "Soul by the Pound (Thump Mix)" (4:35)
# "Soul by the Pound (Thump Mix Instrumental)" (4:35)
# "Soul by the Pound (Album Version)" (4:20)B-side
# "Can-I-Bust (Vocal)" (5:40)
# "Heidi Hoe (Radio Edit)" (4:30)
# "Heidi Hoe (LP Version)" (4:30)Chart positions
References
ee also
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List of Common songs
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