''Common Market'' is the self-titled debut album from

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-based hip-hop duo Common Market consisting of rapper

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and DJ/

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Sabzi. The album was fully produced by Sabzi, who is also a member of another Seattle hip-hop group, Blue Scholars.

Release

The album was initially released February 13, 2005 independently. Following the well received local response, the album caught the attention of

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, who would expose Common Market to a wider audience when KRS-One brought them on the ''Temple of Hip-hop'' tour. One year later, the album was re-released October 17 on Massline Media. The re-release adds one bonus track and revised cover art. The bonus track on the re-released version of the album is a remixed version of a Blue Scholars song from their 2005 ''

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''. It features Geologic and

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Influences

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of Boogie Down Productions.

Track listing

References

External links

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