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  "slug": "common",
  "name": "Common",
  "description": "Common appears 2 times in our Neo-Soul and The Waxonia Desk — The Soulquarians Room lists, placing as high as No. 8. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-29",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/common/",
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  "distinctRecordings": 1,
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    "first": 2000,
    "last": 2000
  },
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      "name": "The Waxonia Desk — The Soulquarians Room",
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      "trackKey": "common--the-light",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/common--the-light/",
      "title": "The Light",
      "year": 2000,
      "label": "MCA",
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "Dilla again, a Bobby Caldwell loop, and a love letter that never once condescends. The clearest evidence that the Soulquarians' method worked for rappers as well as singers.",
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        }
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          "exact": false
        },
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      },
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      },
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    },
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      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/common--the-light/",
      "title": "The Light",
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      "label": "MCA",
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "The same producer, the same year, aimed at a completely different target. Proof that the collective was a sound rather than just a building on Eighth Street with good equipment in it.",
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        }
      ],
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      },
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