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This year marks the 25th anniversary of socially conscious rapper Common's pivotal album Like Water for Chocolate. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot revisit their classic album dissection of Like Water for Chocolate including an interview with Common from the year 2000. Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9T Become a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvc Sign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3eEvRnG Make a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lU Send us a Voice Memo: Desktop: bit.ly/2RyD5Ah Mobile: sayhi.chat/soundops Featured Songs: Common, "Time Travelin' (A Tribute to Fela)," Like Water for Chocolate, MCA, 2000 Common, "Take it EZ," Can I Borrow a Dollar?, Relativity, 1992 Common, "I Used to Love H.E.R.," Resurrection, Relativity, 1994 Common, "Brown Sugar," Brown Sugar, EMI, 1995 Common, "Funky for You," Like Water for Chocolate, MCA, 2000 Common, "A Song for Assata," Like Water for Chocolate, MCA, 2000 Common, "Payback is a Grandmother," Like Water for Chocolate, MCA, 2000 Common, "The Light," Like Water for Chocolate, MCA, 2000 Common, "The 6th Sense," Like Water for Chocolate, MCA, 2000 Common, "Thelonius," Like Water for Chocolate, MCA, 2000 Common, "Geto Heaven Remix T.S.O.I," Like Water for Chocolate (Alternate Edition), MCA, 2001 Common, "A Film Called (Pimp)," Like Water for Chocolate, MCA, 2000 Kendrick Lamar, "Institutionalized," To Pimp a Butterfly, Interscope, 2015 New York Dolls, "Looking For a Kiss," New York Dolls, Mercury, 1973 Delivery, "The New Alphabet," Force Majeure, Heavenly, 2025 Delivery, "Deadlines," Force Majeure, Heavenly, 2025 Lucy Dacus, "Ankles," Forever is a Feeling, Geffen, 2025 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .