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(Thr D ecem ber 28, 2011 ÿortlanb (Obstruer Page 13 Arts A E NTED1 ENEEDEAINMENE Advertise with diversity in t 110 Portland Observer Call 50S288-0033 ads@portlandobservei.coin To Place Your Classified Advertisement Contact: Kathy Linder Phone: 503-288-0033 Fax: 5031288-0015 West The powerful, poignant and timely-as-ever love story and musi cal ‘West Side Story, ” presented by Fred Meyer Broadway Across America, plays at Keller Auditorium Tuesday, Jan. 3 through Sunday, Jan. 8. The Bernstein and Sondheim score is considered to be one of Broadway's finest, featuring such clas sics as Something's Coming, Tonight, America, I Feel Pretty and Somewhere. Dentures Worth Smiling About! • Professional Services • Affordable Prices • Over 20 years experience • Full & Partial Dentures • Natural Appearance Full Service Lab • Accepting Oregon Health Plan Melanie Block, L.D. Rapper says he’s got his mojo back Common finds inspiration with longtime friend (AP) — Most people are ex cited before recording a new album, but Common didn't par ticularly feel that way. He says before making his ninth album, "The Dreamer, the Believer," he was at a low point musically. "I hadn't figured out what I was going to do, what label I was going to work with," he said. "I wasn't inspired." Common had major success with 2OO5's "Be" and "Finding Forever," which came two years later. The albums reached gold status and each earned multiple Grammy nominations, including a win for best rap performance by a duo or group for "Southside" with Kanye West. Both albums were mainly produced by West. But 2008's "Universal Mind C o n tro l," p ro d u c e d by the Common Neptunes, was a com mercial disappointm ent, only selling 245,000 units, according to Nielsen SoundScan, the CD, however, did earn a Grammy nomination for best rap album. But Common parted ways with Universal Music, where he's released five of his nine albums. N ow , on W arn er B ros. Records, the rapper said he's got his mojo back, mainly thanks to producer and longtime friend No I.D. "He was willing to be like, 'Yo, let's go! Let's get it. Let's go get on this hip-hop,'" Common re called. "So I think that meant a lot to me, and from there, we just continued to grow." The album, released Tues- d ay , fe a tu re s N as, M aya A ngelou, John L egend and Makeba Riddick. The 39-year- old says the disc embarks on "real, traditional, new hip-hop." D entvrist 503-230-0207 200 NE 20th Ave., Suite 100 Portland OR 97232 Free parking Sweet Street Food Cart Winter on the eorner of M |K and Lombard Special ) call 503-995-6150 to place order Monday - Saturday, 11:00am - 7:00pm W ednesday S p ecia l: 3 W ings $ 2 .00 F rid a y S p ecia l: R ib S an d w ich , B e e f o r P ork, $4 .0 0 Buy 1 Dinner and get I fo r half price Wednesday & Friday Expires January 31, 2012
