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''Electric Circus'' is an album by Rapper Common , released in December 2002 . The album was highly anticipated, and although many critics praised it for its ambitious vision, it didn't sell as well as his previous album, '' Like Water For Chocolate ''. An eclectic album, it features fusions of several genres such as Hip Hop , Pop , Rock , Electronic , and Neo Soul . This was Common's second and last album for MCA Records , released prior to their absorption under Geffen . OVERVIEW Common worked with a large (and eclectic) number of musicians on ''Electric Circus''. Among them were Mary J. Blige (who provided vocals for the album's lead single, ''" Come Close "''), The Neptunes , Laetitia Sadier (of Stereolab ), Cee-Lo , Bilal and Jill Scott . The music on ''Electric Circus'' challenges the boundaries of the Hip Hop genre in a similar fashion to The Roots ' '' Phrenology '' (2002) and Outkast 's '' Speakerboxxx/The Love Below '' (2003). This is especially the case on tracks like the grungy "Electric Wire Hustler Flower" (featuring P.O.D. 's Sonny Sandoval in the chorus), the abstract "Aquarius", and the electronic "New Wave". Erykah Badu joins Common for a duet on ("Jimi Was A Rock Star"), which is a dedication to Jimi Hendrix . The second Neptunes collaboration on the record, the cross-genre "I Got A Right Ta", is a musical departure from the styles of both artists, and features Pharrell Williams singing the hook in a Blues -inspired style. A triumphant sounding Common proclaims himself "the only cat in hip hop that can go into a Thrift Shop , bring that get up to the Ghetto and get Props ". The song was placed on the B-Side of "Come Close". |
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