Amerigo Gazaway: Common Wonder (Common vs. Stevie Wonder) Vinyl 2LP For Discount

The latest in the Soul Mates Project series! This time around, Amerigo Gazaway pairs Chicago rapper Common s conscious lyrics w various Stevie Wonder gems — vocals, and a slew of uncovered resources— and the result is a vivid hip-hop-meets-soul project that goes way further and deeper than a typical mashup release. The deconstructed samples are re-orchestrated and Gazaway s ability to interweave multi-track instrument stems, interview audio, and documentary sound bites into the 15-tracker is amazing. Gazaway adds: Stevie Wonder s early use of synthesizers, drum machines, and samples, in a lot of ways, paved the way for hip-hop and sampling. Part of my motivation for this project was to highlight those contributions. We re certainly sold! Check out Living For The Chi-City, The Sixth Superstition, The Light (I m Yours), Southside, and I Was Made To Love H.E.R.