Studio Album · No. 14

A Beautiful Revolution, Pt. 2 Songwriting Credits by Common

2021 Loma Vista / Concord 11 tracks 38:23

Produced by Karriem Riggins

Loma Vista / Concord Conscious Hip HopSoul
82%
Authorship
Artist

Holds writing credit on 9 of 11 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 9 / 11 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 11 tracks with documented writers, by whether Common carries a lyricist or composer credit.

82%
9 trackswritten by Common 2 tracksoutside writers
Common's roles on this album

Share of the 11 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist82%
Composer82%
Producer0%
Performer100%

By the Numbers

11
Tracks
16
Lyricists
1
Producers
2021
Released
Data Insight

Nine of the eleven tracks carry him and the two that do not are spoken interludes, the same shape as the first part. Karriem Riggins produces and writes across nearly all of it. This is the most recent album under his own name, and the partnership behind it has now outlasted every other in the catalogue.

A Beautiful Revolution, Pt. 2 came out on Loma Vista and Concord in September 2021, eleven months after the first part. Black Thought, PJ and Brittany Howard appear on it.

Track Listing & Credits 11 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
Push Out the Noise
Jessica Care MooreBurniss Earl Travis IIIsaiah SharkeyAnnastezhaa Mitchell-Curtis Jessica Care MooreBurniss Earl Travis IIIsaiah SharkeyAnnastezhaa Mitchell-Curtis Karriem Riggins Common (Performer)Jessica Care Moore (Featured Vocals)
2
A Beautiful Chicago Kid
CommonPJKarriem RigginsBurniss Earl Travis IIIsaiah Sharkey Lonnie Rashid LynnParis Alexandria JonesKarriem RigginsBurniss Earl Travis IIIsaiah Sharkey Karriem Riggins Common (Performer)
3
When We Move
CommonBlack ThoughtSeun KutiKarriem RigginsBurniss Earl Travis IIIsaiah Sharkey Lonnie Rashid LynnTariq Luqmaan TrotterOluseun Anikulapo KutiKarriem RigginsBurniss Earl Travis IIIsaiah Sharkey Karriem Riggins Common (Performer)Black Thought (Featured Vocals)Seun Kuti (Featured Vocals)
4
Set It Free
CommonPJKarriem RigginsBurniss Earl Travis IIIsaiah Sharkey Lonnie Rashid LynnParis Alexandria JonesKarriem RigginsBurniss Earl Travis IIIsaiah Sharkey Karriem Riggins Common (Performer)
5
Majesty (Where We Gonna Take It)
CommonPJKarriem RigginsJames PoyserBurniss Earl Travis IIIsaiah SharkeyAliandro Prawl Lonnie Rashid LynnParis Alexandria JonesKarriem RigginsJames Jason PoyserBurniss Earl Travis IIIsaiah SharkeyAliandro Prawl Karriem Riggins Common (Performer)
6
Poetry
CommonPJKarriem RigginsBurniss Earl Travis IIIsaiah Sharkey Lonnie Rashid LynnParis Alexandria JonesKarriem RigginsBurniss Earl Travis IIIsaiah Sharkey Karriem Riggins Common (Performer)Marcus King (Featured Vocals)Isaiah Sharkey (Featured Vocals)
7
Saving Grace
CommonBrittany HowardKarriem RigginsBurniss Earl Travis IIIsaiah SharkeyAnnastezhaa Mitchell-Curtis Lonnie Rashid LynnBrittany Amber HowardKarriem RigginsBurniss Earl Travis IIIsaiah SharkeyAnnastezhaa Mitchell-Curtis Karriem Riggins Common (Performer)Brittany Howard (Featured Vocals)
8
Star of the Gang
CommonPJKarriem RigginsBurniss Earl Travis IIIsaiah Sharkey Lonnie Rashid LynnParis Alexandria JonesKarriem RigginsBurniss Earl Travis IIIsaiah Sharkey Karriem Riggins Common (Performer)
9
Imagine
CommonPJKarriem RigginsBurniss Earl Travis IIIsaiah SharkeyHerman ChaneyAngela WinbushRené Moore Lonnie Rashid LynnParis Alexandria JonesKarriem RigginsBurniss Earl Travis IIIsaiah SharkeyHerman ChaneyAngela Lisa WinbushIvan Rene Moore Karriem Riggins Common (Performer)
10
Get It Right
CommonPJKarriem RigginsBurniss Earl Travis IIIsaiah Sharkey Lonnie Rashid LynnParis Alexandria JonesKarriem RigginsBurniss Earl Travis IIIsaiah Sharkey Karriem Riggins Common (Performer)
11
Exclamation Point
Morgan ParkerBurniss Earl Travis IIIsaiah SharkeyAnnastezhaa Mitchell-Curtis Morgan ParkerBurniss Earl Travis IIIsaiah SharkeyAnnastezhaa Mitchell-Curtis Karriem Riggins Common (Performer)Morgan Parker (Featured Vocals)

Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 25 contributors

BE
Burniss Earl Travis II
Writer
On this album11 written
IS
Isaiah Sharkey
Writer · Vocals
On this album11 written
KR
Karriem Riggins
Writer · Producer
On this album9 written
C
Common
Writer · Performer
On this album9 written
LR
Lonnie Rashid Lynn
Writer
On this album9 written
PA
Paris Alexandria Jones
Writer
On this album7 written
P
PJ
Writer
On this album7 written
AM
Annastezhaa Mitchell-Curtis
Writer
On this album3 written
AP
Aliandro Prawl
Writer
On this album1 written
AL
Angela Lisa Winbush
Writer
On this album1 written
AW
Angela Winbush
Writer
On this album1 written
BT
Black Thought
Writer · Vocals
On this album1 written

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Frequently Asked Questions A Beautiful Revolution, Pt. 2

Who wrote A Beautiful Revolution, Pt. 2?
Common is credited on nine of the eleven tracks. The two he is not on are spoken interludes.
How does it relate to the first part?
It came eleven months later with the same producer and the same structure, and the two are meant as halves of one record.
Who produced it?
Karriem Riggins, with Isaiah Sharkey and Burniss Earl Travis playing on it.
Did any single chart?
No single from the album entered the Billboard Hot 100.
How did it sell?
The discography's certification column is blank for this album and no sales figure is published.
Is this his last album?
It is the most recent studio album under his own name. The Auditorium Vol. 1 with Pete Rock followed in 2024 and is credited to the two of them.
How long is the album?
38:23 across eleven tracks.

Sources

Wikipedia: A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 2 Wikipedia: Common discography Cover Art Archive: A Beautiful Revolution, Pt. 2 by Common