"Take It EZ" is the debut single by
Chicago rapper Common
Common may refer to:
Places
* Common, a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
* Boston Common, a central public park in Boston, Massachusetts
* Cambridge Common, common land area in Cambridge, Massachusetts
* Clapham Common, originally com ...
from his debut album ''
Can I Borrow a Dollar?''. It is produced by 2 pc. DRK, a production team made up of
Immenslope and
The Twilite Tone. The song's beat mixes
keyboards and
saxophone playing by Lenny Underwood and Tony Orbach respectively, as well as a
sample from "When Will the Day Come" by
Rasa. Its beat anticipates the soulful production from Common's second album, ''
Resurrection''.
It reached #5 on the
Hot Rap Singles chart making it the most popular single from Common's debut album. Stanton Swihart of
Allmusic considers it to be a standout track on the album.
Track listing
A-side
# "Take It EZ" (4:08)
# "Take It EZ (Instrumental)" (4:08)
B-side
# "Take It EZ (Jazz Instrumental)" (4:08)
# "
Soul by the Pound" (4:20)
Chart positions
References
See also
*
List of Common songs
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1992 debut singles
Common (rapper) songs
1992 songs
Relativity Records singles
Songs written by Common (rapper)
Songs written by No I.D.