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the strength of Common and No I.D.'s seasoned chemistry." RapReviews gave it a score of 8.5 out of 10 and stated, "This isn't an album of 1990's styles brought to 2012 - these are contemporary beats and rhymes that can hang with anything else coming out on the scene."
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2872:Video games
2707:Discography
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1561:– Keyboards
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1523:Lonnie Lynn
1505:John Legend
1478:Eddie Hazel
1182:John Legend
1128:"Celebrate"
954:Eddie Hazel
949:Nasir Jones
898:Lonnie Lynn
279:"Celebrate"
88:(Hollywood)
2977:Categories
2936:Kanye West
2921:GOOD Music
2862:GOOD Music
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2542:2014-08-06
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2278:. DJ Booth
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1997:2011-12-21
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1933:Metacritic
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1811:10 January
1788:2012-01-08
1763:2011-10-06
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1709:References
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1329:Jon Lucien
1166:Fauntleroy
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435:Metacritic
392:Canada Dry
334:Background
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261:"Blue Sky"
186:chronology
92:Record One
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2577:Billboard
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2373:BBC Music
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1682:Position
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