Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

BEWITH007SEVEN


Colour

Black

Colour details

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2024-02-16

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

4251804141826


Total Cap

Black 7"

Artist

Common Sense

Genre GB

Hip Hop

Label GB

Be With Records

Be With Records is a reissue record label that specializes in officially licensing and releasing vinyl records. They focus on making music available that is currently unavailable or has never been released on vinyl before. The label works closely with artists to ensure they have as much input as they desire.
Their mission is to bring *unreleased* gems and forgotten classics back into the spotlight, allowing music lovers to experience these timeless tracks in their original format. Be With Records carefully selects each release, ensuring the highest quality sound and packaging for collectors and enthusiasts alike.
With an extensive catalog spanning various genres, *artists* from Be With Records have gained recognition for their contributions to the world of music. From soulful melodies to funky beats, their releases offer a diverse range of sounds that appeal to a wide audience. Whether you're a seasoned collector or new to vinyl, Be With Records offers something special for everyone.

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The best twist in music lyric history?
On 7" for the first time ever, one of the most important rap records ever. It's timeless, it's genius, it's just pure beautiful brilliance. It's Common's
masterpiece.


One of the best songs in all hip-hop history, “I Used To Love H.E.R.” was the
first single from Common's eternal 1994 LP, Resurrection. He personifies hip-
hop as an ode to the art form he once loved, lamenting how the genre became too commercialised and, due to a mass influx of mainstream rap in the 90s,
some of the purity and freshness of the culture was being lost.

Common uses a first-person romance narrative to detail the history of hip-hop,
resulting in an extended metaphor that's sophisticated, clever, and delivers a
moral message that touched millions of people and still absolutely blows
minds at the song's conclusion: "'Cause who we're talkin' about, y'all, is hip-
hop"


Perfectly produced by No ID and incorporating a gorgeous, melancholic
sample of George Benson’s “The Changing World”, the plaintive sonic
landscape provided the ideal foundation for Common’s innovative storytelling.
Almost 30 years later, “I Used To Love H.E.R.” remains one the most
significant moments in hip-hop: a classic in every sense of the word.


Common did discuss the true meaning of the track in a 1995 interview on “Yo!
MTV Raps”, stating: “H.E.R. stands for Hip-Hop in its Essence is Real. And all
I’m talking about his how I first came into contact with hip-hop music and how
it evolved into where it is now. And it’s like all these gimmicks going on, all the
phoniness, ain’t nobody being real with it. Everybody’s stressing that it’s real
but ain’t nobody being true to it. I think that came about because — once it
started becoming a business, then people started losing their soul and they
started looking at it, taking it more as a business than an artform.”


On the flip, we've stayed faithful to the track used for the original 12" release.
And what a track it is. Destined to be overshadowed by the behemoth on the
A-Side, the frenetic neck-snapping jazz-rap "Communism" has it all - those
horns at the start, the lyrical dexterity, the beat. Oh my.


So, one of the greatest pieces of music ever, in any genre. This is not merely
music. It's high art. Speaking of which, we've recreated the striking original
artwork from the 12" and shrunk it down to the 7" format. It looks and sounds
stunning. The most important song in rap history, if you really think about it.
We all miss her. We all miss hip-hop...


I Used To Love H.E.R.

Music GB