| Common Market | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Common Market |
| Cover: | File:Commonmarketalbum.jpeg |
| Released: | February 13, 2005 Re-released October 17, 2006 |
| Recorded: | 2005 |
| Genre: | Hip hop, alternative hip hop, northwest hip hop |
| Length: | 53:28 |
| Label: | Massline Media |
| Producer: | Sabzi |
| Next Title: | Black Patch War EP |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
Common Market is the self-titled debut album from Seattle-based hip-hop duo Common Market consisting of rapper RA Scion and DJ/producer Sabzi.[1] The album was fully produced by Sabzi, who is also a member of another Seattle hip-hop group, Blue Scholars.[2] [3]
The album was initially released February 13, 2005 independently. Following the well received local response, the album caught the attention of KRS-One, who would expose Common Market to a wider audience when KRS-One brought them on the Temple of Hip-hop tour.[4] One year later, the album was re-released October 17 on Massline Media. The re-release adds one bonus track and revised cover art.[5] The bonus track on the re-released version of the album is a remixed version of a Blue Scholars song from their 2005 The Long March EP. It features Geologic and Gabriel Teodros.[6]
"G'Dang Diggy" is a reference to the New York Rap Battle involving KRS-One of Boogie Down Productions.