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Seattle, United States

Common Market is an indie Hip-Hop group based in Seattle, Washington. Common Market is composed of emcee RA Scion, and producer Sabzi.

RA Scion was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. Finding the Baha’i Faith a match for his independent beliefs - he converted from his entire family’s Baptist roots, at the age of 15, and became a Baha’i. He and his family returned to his wife’s hometown of Seattle, WA.

Putting their collective skills and efforts together, the couple created SCIONtific Records and released RA Scion’s first solo album in 2003, with Producer Solar Marquardt. With little money and simple production - “Apostrophe - The EP” got little to no recognition. Then in 2004, RA Scion released the full length LP “Live & Learn”. This album still had the Executive Production of Solar, but welcomed guest Producer Sabzi of Blue Scholars for two tracks - there were several guest MCs.

Realizing their chemistry, RA Scion and Sabzi collaborated on a new project - a group called Common Market. Together with SCIONtific Records they released their self-titled album that has already been more successful then the first two projects. Hip-Hop icon KRS-One even heard the album and Praised them with an endorsement for the cover. KRS then came and blessed their CD Release party in Seattle with a headlining performance.
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  • kasperkalee

    for sure

    21 May 6:32pm Reply

  • TheAbbott

    Tobacco Road.

    6 May 3:45pm Reply

  • supatanman420

    what's their best album?

    22 Feb 2:11am Reply

  • kmr95

    Blue Scholars are taking a bit of a break so Geo can finish his degree at UW and Sabzi can take time to work on his side projects.

    12 Jul 2012 Reply

  • lilhedgehog

    Common Market HAS broken up. I'm not exactly clear on the story, but I think it has something to do with Sabzi moving to New York and Ra Scion staying in Seattle to raise his family. As far as I know Blue Scholars are still together.

    12 Jul 2012 Reply

  • BoSpOrTsFaN

    http://turntable.fm/up_and_coming_hiphop

    7 Jul 2012 Reply

  • kmr95

    The Blue Scholars aren't breaking up...

    2 May 2012 Reply

  • Chingy314

    cm & bs both broke up...

    3 Apr 2012 Reply

  • weedtard

    so that's it... I was wondering why there haven't been any updates about plans for new material. since there's so much going on with Blue Scholars right now I thought that maybe Sabzi didn't find time for new Common Market productions. as much as I love Blue Scholars, I still need my dose of Common Market. hope they'll find a way to get together and cook up something nice.

    27 Jan 2012 Reply

  • TAYZONDAY

    I feel really dumb for just really "getting into" common market at this point considering i've been a fan of blue scholars for years and have known about these dudes for a while, but never really gave their music a real listen. Trinity is honestly one of the best songs i've ever heard

    14 Dec 2011 Reply

  • Jeroentje_NL

    Man i love Common Market's music. Songs like Tobacco road, Connect for and The Crucible cheer me up big time. It's a shame they kind of broke up since RA Scion moved to NY... I hope him and Sabzi will make more music one day.

    9 Nov 2011 Reply

  • DemonceauxA

    Re-Fresh !

    1 Sep 2011 Reply

  • adamreith

    Love Tobacco Road! Great album.

    23 Jul 2011 Reply

  • Looking4True

    I want something new from this guys.

    6 Jul 2011 Reply

  • alexander466

    groups like this are why I laugh when people claim Eminem is greatest rapper of all time.... [3]

    24 Jun 2011 Reply

  • gendervariant

    Common Market and Blue Scholars are both ill and comparing them against one another diminishes both of their abilities.

    13 Jun 2011 Reply

  • stingy89

    There is good music and there is bad music and it doesn't matter whether it is mainstream or underground. And by the way, you can like him or not, but Eminem has skills and it is obvious, though calling him (or any other rapper) the greatest is bullshit.

    23 May 2011 Reply

  • pombel

    Eminem ain't shit! mainstream rap sucks.

    23 May 2011 Reply

  • ABoyNamedHope

    groups like this are why I laugh when people claim Eminem is greatest rapper of all time.... [2]

    17 May 2011 Reply

  • dewfish

    groups like this are why I laugh when people claim Eminem is greatest rapper of all time....

    28 Mar 2011 Reply
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