The Food

"The Food"
"The Food"
Single by Common featuring Kanye West and DJ Dummy
from the album Be
Released	October 8, 2004
Recorded	2004; Sony Music Studios, New York, NY; The Dave Chappelle Show, New York, NY
Genre	Hip hop, Conscious hip hop
Length	3:36
Label	GOOD Music, Geffen
Songwriter(s)	Lonnie Lynn; Kanye West; Sam Cooke; Eugene Record; Stanley McKenney;
Producer(s)	Kanye West
Common singles chronology
Kanye West singles chronology

"The Food" is the first single by rapper Common released on his sixth album Be. Kanye West appears on the song's chorus and also produces the track. West interpolates "Nothing Can Change This Love" by Sam Cooke for the song's beat. In addition, DJ Dummy scratches on the song and Dave Chappelle introduces the live version of it. The song was originally performed live on Chappelle's Show on March 3, 2004. This live version is featured on Be, although a studio version does also exist.

It received mostly positive acclaim, but was not promoted heavily and did not chart. IGN.com writer Spence D. describes it as a "nice and mild burner that showcases the Chi-town duo's symmetry."^[1] Nathan Brackett of Rolling Stone states that it is one of the "hardest-rocking tracks of Common's career."^[2]

Track listing[]

A-side[]

"The Food (Dirty)"
"The Food (Radio)"

B-side[]

"The Food (Instrumental)"
"The Food (Live Version from Chappelle's Show)"

References[]

^ Spence D. "Be Review at IGN.com". Archived from the original on October 17, 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2007.
^ Brackett, Nathan. "Be Review at RollingStone.com". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2007.

External links[]

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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[IGN-1] Spence D. "Be Review at IGN.com". Archived from the original on October 17, 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2007.

[RS-2] Brackett, Nathan. "Be Review at RollingStone.com". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2007.

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show v t Common singles
Discography Awards and nominations Songs
Can I Borrow a Dollar?	"Take It EZ" "Breaker 1/9" "Soul by the Pound"
Resurrection	"I Used to Love H.E.R." "Resurrection"
One Day It'll All Make Sense	"Retrospect for Life" "Reminding Me (Of Sef)" "All Night Long"
Like Water for Chocolate	"The 6th Sense" "The Light" "Geto Heaven Remix T.S.O.I. (The Sound of Illadelph)"
Electric Circus	"Come Close"
Be	"The Food" "The Corner" "Go!" "Testify" "Faithful"
Finding Forever	"The People" "The Game" "Drivin' Me Wild" "I Want You"
Universal Mind Control	"Universal Mind Control" "Announcement"
The Dreamer/The Believer	"Ghetto Dreams"
Other singles	"The Bitch in Yoo" "One-Nine-Nine-Nine" "Car Horn" "While I'm Dancin'" "A Dream" "Glory" "Stand Up for Something"
Featured singles	"Respiration" "Full Moon" "Dance for Me" "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" "Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now" "Make Her Say" "Wake Up Everybody" "Favorite Song" "Switch Up"
Other songs	"Who Tells Your Story"
Category:Common (rapper) songs