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Riff: Common – “The Questions”

Oct 1, 2014

Yo, why they say never say never, when they know that ain’t right?/Cause to never say never you done said never twice/Why do I need I.D. to get I.D.?/If I had I.D. I wouldn’t need I.D/Why do these fine ghetto women got so much ass?/Why did Dr. J shave his beard and mustache?

from The Questions lyrics by Common

So many questions so little time, thank god there’s (pre-hollywood) Common there to make things easy. The clean J-Dilla beat unfolds like an impromptu jam session, allowing for some deep introspection. Leave it to Mos Def though to come through with the type of q’s that have been plaguing society for years.

Riff by Jeff Min

Jeff Min is a Chicago-based writer at SONGLYRICS. His work has appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times, Hi-Fructose, Wax Poetics, SLAM, and HOOP.

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