Common Market - The Winter's End EP (Hyena Records, 2008)

With few exceptions, the state of modern-era commercial hip hop is a very sad one. "Bling" is most certainly not in, as the average man and woman on the street is more concerned with where their next rent check is coming from, as opposed to how many diamonds (see: cubic zirconia) they can fit onto one ring. The "fairytale-nightmare" of thug-life has come to a crashing halt.
Luckily, the underground is ready to surface. In fact, dynamic acts such as Aesop Rock, EL-P, Blue Scholars, and the mighty Common Market have been keeping hip hop alive - albeit under the radar.
Tobacco Road, Common Market's 2008 masterpiece was an amazing leap forward from their strong debut album - and has been on high rotation at In(High)Fidelity since it hit the streets last September. Tracks such as Trouble Is, 40 Acres and Nina Sing, highlight Common Market's aim to raise people's consciousness and at the same time raise their hands.
While Common Market - DJ Sabzi on the ones-and-twos / RA Scion rocking the mic - never shy away from weighty topics, The Winter's End EP (a digital only release), seeks to bring to a close the themes on Tobacco Road; to welcome in Spring in the Northern Hemisphere; and to also give Common Market fans something to sink their teeth into before another full-length drops.
Common Market is hip-hop for fans of good music. Their creativity and the message they carry with it appear to be growing sronger and stronger with every release.

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