Common's Black America Again was already packed with guest artists, but the "I Used to Love H.E.R." rapper wasn't satisfied yet, as he's added Gucci Mane and Pusha T to his list of collaborators with a new remix of his latest album's title track.
"Black America Again," which tackles issues of race and prejudice, gets even more politically charged with the addition of verses by Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane and GOOD music president Pusha T, who use their personal experiences to highlight the never ending problem of racism in America. "Come look into the eyes of a man named Gucci/ Got me peeping out the blinds like Malcolm with the uzi... The government, the church, and the world is so polluted/ They callin' me a criminal, and I'm a revolution," Gucci declares on the track.
Common described his thought process for Black America Again in an interview with Rolling Stone, saying "'Black America Again' is also dealing with how black people do each other. I'm holding us responsible also, not that we are the source of the problem. I don't think it started with us. All the violence and lack of job opportunities was not created by us. But now that we're in that situation, we gotta figure out a way to get out without killing each other. It's more of a call to action than anything for everyone. We all have to stand up for each other."
Black America Again was released earlier this month. Gucci Mane's latest album, Woptober, was released last month and peaked at 43 on the Billboard Top 200. Pusha T is currently working on his third studio album, King Push. The first single off of that album, "Drug Dealers Anonymous," was released earlier this year and features a guest appearance by Jay Z.
By Michael Lacerna for RAPstation.com
