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'''Common Market''' was an ] ] duo based in ], ], active from 2005 through 2009. Both members, ] ] (Saba Mohajerjasbi) and ] RA Scion (Ryan Abeo), had been active hip hop artists in the ] for three years before they combined their talents in 2005 to form Common Market.<ref name="post"></ref> Together they released two albums and two EPs. '''Common Market''' is an American ] duo based in ], ], active from 2005 through 2009 and from 2019 to present. Both members, ]/] ] (Saba Mohajerjasbi) and ] ] (Ryan Abeo), had been active hip hop artists in the ] for three years before they combined their talents in 2005 to form Common Market.<ref name="post">{{Cite web |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/bands/band.asp?bandID=521 |title=Details published in the ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'' |access-date=2011-02-13 |archive-date=2019-12-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217233243/https://www.seattlepi.com/bands/band.asp?bandID=521 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Together they have released two albums, three EPs, and have gone on several tours.


==Early beginnings==
==Collaboration and first album==
Sabzi started his career as DJ and producer in another hip hop duo, ]. RA Scion gained musical skill while in ], but later began a solo career, playing a new style of hip hop with a spiritual message, inspired by his membership in the ].<ref name="post"/> RA Scion and Sabzi's paths crossed through their Bahá'í contacts, and their political and spiritual approach to hip-hop music. ] started his career as DJ and producer in another hip hop duo, ], in ]. ] gained musical skill while in ], before moving to Seattle. RA Scion and Sabzi's paths crossed through the ] scene, where they bonded over their ] contacts, and their political and spiritual approach to hip-hop music.<ref name="post"/>


==Musical career==
⚫ After collaborating on a pair of tracks on RA Scion’s 2004 solo project, ''Live and Learn'', the duo began working in an attic-based studio for what would eventually become the 14-track ], released in October 2005. An advance copy caught the ear of ], who praised the album and RA Scion for “spitting in the tradition of the conscious hiphop movement.”<ref>According to review by Keith Adam, this quote is on a sticker on the album's cover.</ref> KRS-One then drove up to perform at Common Market’s album release party in Seattle, then taking the duo on the road with him on the ''Temple of Hiphop'' tour.<ref>The full story was published in Seattle's alternative newspaper, ''The Stranger''.</ref>


===2005-2007: ''Common Market'', self titled LP and touring===
⚫ Distinguishing this album from his previous body of work, Sabzi combined his talents as a DJ to RA Scion's lyrics and talents as a performer. The album was hailed by fans as a remarkable improvement over any of their previous works. Common Market takes on questions about religion, politics and the state of mainstream hip-hop. At the core of Common Market’s music is a critical, unapologetic world view that change is not only necessary, it is inevitable, and can only come about through having love for and serving the people.<ref></ref>
⚫ After collaborating on a pair of tracks on RA Scion's 2004 solo project, ''Live and Learn'', the duo began working in an attic-based studio for what would eventually become the 14-track ], released in October 2005. An advance copy caught the ear of ], who praised the album and RA Scion for "spitting in the tradition of the conscious hiphop movement."<ref>According to {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060505103011/http://www.keithadam.com/?p=36 |date=2006-05-05 }} review by Keith Adam, this quote is on a sticker on the album's cover.</ref> KRS-One then drove up to perform at Common Market's album release party in Seattle, then taking the duo on the road with him on the ''Temple of Hiphop'' tour.<ref>The full story was published in Seattle's alternative newspaper, ''The Stranger''.</ref>


⚫ The album was hailed by fans as a remarkable improvement over any of their previous works. Common Market takes on questions about religion, politics and the state of mainstream hip-hop. At the core of Common Market's music is a critical, unapologetic world view that change is not only necessary, it is inevitable, and can only come about through having love for and serving the people.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061017201749/http://www.okayplayer.com/reviews/index.php/weblog/more/common_market/ |date=2006-10-17 }}</ref>
⚫ Shortly after the release of their debut album, Common Market gathered praise as ''Seattle Weekly''’s 2006 and performing slots on grand stages such as the '']'' and ''The Capitol Hill Block Party''. They have shared the stage with ],<ref></ref> ], ],<ref></ref> ], Guru of Gangstarr, and the ]. The album’s regional success, along with the wave of Northwest hip-hop, poised the group for a serious push into the national scene, and the Common Market LP has been mixed and mastered by Seattle music engineer Martin Feveyear and repackaged with new album cover art. Their debut album was also the first official new release of Mass Line, a co-op indie record label run by Common Market, ] and ].<ref></ref> The now-defunct label's mission statement included the goal of using hip hop as a means of grassroots community organizing and youth outreach.


⚫ Shortly after the release of their debut album, Common Market gathered praise as ''Seattle Weekly'''s 2006 and performing slots on grand stages such as the '']'' and ''The Capitol Hill Block Party''. They have shared the stage with ],<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318052122/http://www.seattleweekly.com/music/0542/051019_music_notable.php |date=2014-03-18 }}</ref> ], ],<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060829025903/http://www.seattleweekly.com/music/0611/cdreviews.php |date=2006-08-29 }}</ref> ], Guru of Gangstarr, and the ]. The album's regional success, along with the wave of Northwest hip-hop, poised the group for a serious push into the national scene, and the Common Market LP has been mixed and mastered by Seattle music engineer Martin Feveyear and repackaged with new album cover art. Their debut album was also the first official new release of Mass Line, a co-op indie record label run by Common Market, ] and ].<ref></ref> The now-defunct label's mission statement included the goal of using hip hop as a means of grassroots community organizing and youth outreach.
==Second album==
⚫ In a 2007 interview on Seattle radio station ], the duo stated that their new album would be titled '']'' and is scheduled for release "on your mom's 50th birthday."<ref>Live interview with Sabzi and RA Scion. ]. October 19, 2007.</ref> In preparation for the album release, Common Market released the EP ''Black Patch War'' on May 20, 2008. ''Tobacco Road'' was released September 9, 2008, followed by a CD release party on September 11, 2008 at Neumo's in Seattle. Later that month, the album climbed to #50 on the U.S. ] Heatseekers chart<ref>, ]</ref> In September 2008, Common Market released a music video for the single "Trouble Is". The video was shot by director Zia Mohajerjasbi and was filmed at sites around Monroe, Washington. Common Market were winners in the eighth annual ] for Rap/Hip-Hop Album in 2009 for Tobacco Road. A second (and final) EP, ''The Winter's End'', followed in March 2009.


===2007-2009: ''Tobacco Road''===
==Subsequent work==
⚫ In a 2007 interview on Seattle radio station ], the duo stated that their new album would be titled '']'' and is scheduled for release "on your mom's 50th birthday."<ref>Live interview with Sabzi and RA Scion. ]. October 19, 2007.</ref> In preparation for the album release, Common Market released the EP ''Black Patch War'' on May 20, 2008. ''Tobacco Road'' was released September 9, 2008, followed by a CD release party on September 11, 2008, at Neumo's in Seattle. Later that month, the album climbed to #50 on the U.S. ] Heatseekers chart.<ref>, ]</ref> In September 2008, Common Market released a music video for the single "Trouble Is." The video was shot by director Zia Mohajerjasbi and was filmed at sites around Monroe, Washington.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/common-market-tobacco-road/|title=Common Market: Tobacco Road|newspaper=PopMatters|access-date=2017-02-15}}</ref> Common Market were winners in the eighth annual Independent Music Award for Rap/Hip-Hop Album in 2009 for Tobacco Road.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://independentmusicawards.com/artist/past-ima-programs/|title=Independent Music Awards {{!}} Past IMA Programs|website=independentmusicawards.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-15}}</ref> A second (and final) EP, ''The Winter's End'', followed in March 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.last.fm/music/Common+Market/The+Winter's+End+EP|title=The Winter's End EP - Common Market — Listen and discover music at Last.fm|website=www.last.fm|language=en|access-date=2017-02-15}}</ref>
In 2010, RA Scion teamed up with producer MTK to release his second solo album under the pseudonym ''Victor Shade''. He released a three song EP ''Beg, Borrow, Steal'' in 2012, followed by ''Adding to the Extra'', produced by Todd Sykes, in March 2013. A collaboration produced by Vox Mod, ''Sharper Tool, Bigger Weapon'', followed in March 2014.


== Hiatus ==
Sabzi has continued his work as part of the Seattle hip hop duo ], releasing ] in 2011, and has released two EPs and two albums with Kelsey Bulkin under the name Made In Heights.
⚫ In 2009, RA Scion announced that ''The Winter's End'' would be the final release by the group via ], with both artists going their separate artistic ways.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rascion.bandcamp.com/album/the-winters-end-ep|title=The Winter's End , by Common Market|website=RA Scion|access-date=2017-02-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215125531/https://rascion.bandcamp.com/album/the-winters-end-ep|archive-date=2017-02-15|url-status=dead}}</ref>


== Ending == == Reunion ==
On July 12, 2019, Common Market played again live at West Seattle Summer Fest after a ten-year hiatus.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wsjunction.org/summerfest/music/|title= Music: Live Bands. West Seattle Summer Fest.|access-date=2019-07-24}}</ref> That week they also released a new EP titled ''Triple Crown''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/2Cl5lJf8DokUqgRcHmusGR|title= Triple Crown EP- Common Market. Spotify.|website= ]|access-date=2019-07-24}}</ref> The group has also announced a forthcoming album, titled ''Pegasus Parade'', which will be released in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/029y4wr8YYFoqPBahe8Ddz/about|title= Bio - Common Market. Spotify.|website= ]|access-date=2019-12-16}}</ref>
⚫ In 2009, RA Scion announced that Winter's End would be the final release by the group via ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rascion.bandcamp.com/album/the-winters-end-ep|title=The Winter's End , by Common Market|website=RA Scion|access-date=2017-02-15}}</ref>


==Members== == Name ==
RA Scion cites the name's origin from ]'s song ''Communism'' from his 1994 album ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.platform8470.com/interviews/interview.php?intid=120|title=Platform8470.com - Hip-Hop Magazine - Interviews|website=www.platform8470.com|access-date=2017-02-15}}</ref>

===RA Scion===
Ryan Abeo (RA Scion) was born in ] in 1974 and briefly attended ] before moving on to start a family. He has lived all over the globe, calling home to such places as ] and ] before settling with his family in the ].

===Sabzi===
Alexei Saba Mohajerjasbi (Sabzi) was born in ], ] in 1981 and graduated from the ]. He represents half of Common Market, as well as half of the ].


==Discography== ==Discography==


===Albums=== ===Albums===
* '']'' (Pacific Northwest release: SCIONtific, October 24, 2005; National release: Massline, October 10, 2006) * '']'' (Pacific Northwest release: SCIONtific, October 24, 2005; National release: Massline, October 17, 2006)
* '']'' (Massline/Hyena, September 9, 2008) * '']'' (Massline/Hyena, September 9, 2008)


===EPs=== ===EPs===
* '']'' (Massline, May 20, 2008) * '']'' (Massline, May 13, 2008)
* ''The Winter's End'' (Massline/Hyena, March 24, 2009) * ''The Winter's End'' (Massline/Hyena, March 24, 2009)
* ''Triple Crown'' (Self Released, July 19, 2019)


===Non-album singles=== ===Singles===
* ''Spread'' (Jul 2006) * ''Connect For'' (Massline, Jul 2006)

===Non-album tracks===
* ''Spread'' (Jul 2007)
* ''Tobacco and Snow Covered Roads'' (Jan 2009; web video release) * ''Tobacco and Snow Covered Roads'' (Jan 2009; web video release)

===RA Scion===
*''Apostrophe'' <small>(produced by Solar Marquardt)</small> (SCIONtific, February 8, 2003)
*''Live and Learn'' <small>(produced by Solar Marquardt)</small> (SCIONtific, June 15, 2004)
*''Victor Shade'' <small>(produced by MTK)</small> (SCIONtific, March 27, 2010)
*''Beg X Borrow X Steal'' (SCIONtific, January 12, 2012)
*''Adding to the Extra'' <small>(produced by Todd Sykes)</small> (SCIONtific, March 19, 2013)
*''The Sickle and the Sword'' <small>(produced by Rodney Hazard)</small> (SCIONtific, November 12, 2013)
*''Sharper Tool; Bigger Weapon'' <small>(produced by Vox Mod)</small> (SCIONtific, March 18, 2014)
*''America, the Funeral'' <small>(produced by DJ Indica Jones)</small> (SCIONtific, February 18, 2015)
*''Blinking Sphinxx'' <small>(produced by Qreeps)</small> (SCIONtific, March 25, 2016)
*''Death of a Precedent'' <small>(produced by Taane Jr.)</small> (SCIONtific, May 13, 2016)
*''More Power To You'' <small>(produced by Theory Hazit)</small> (SCIONtific, December 21, 2016)

===Sabzi===
See ] for complete listing


==Videography== ==Videography==
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* 2009: "Tobacco and Snow Covered Roads" * 2009: "Tobacco and Snow Covered Roads"
* 2009: "Escaping Arkham" * 2009: "Escaping Arkham"

===RA Scion===
* 2010: "Soothsayer"
* 2012: "Beg X Borrow X Steal"
* 2013: "Guttersnipe Bridge"
* 2014: "Fixed"
* 2014: "Venus in Transit"
* 2016: "Action Figures"
* 2016: "Death of a Precedent"

===Sabzi===
See ] for complete listing


==External links== ==External links==
* *
*


==References== ==References==
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American hip hop group
Common Market
Common Market performs at the Capitol Hill Block Party in Seattle, July 2006.Common Market performs at the Capitol Hill Block Party in Seattle, July 2006.
Background information
OriginSeattle, Washington, U.S.
GenresHip-hop, Northwest hip hop
Years active2005–2009; 2019-present
LabelsMassline Media
Members

Common Market is an American hip hop duo based in Seattle, Washington, active from 2005 through 2009 and from 2019 to present. Both members, DJ/Producer Sabzi (Saba Mohajerjasbi) and MC RA Scion (Ryan Abeo), had been active hip hop artists in the Pacific Northwest for three years before they combined their talents in 2005 to form Common Market. Together they have released two albums, three EPs, and have gone on several tours.

Early beginnings

Sabzi started his career as DJ and producer in another hip hop duo, Blue Scholars, in Seattle, Washington. RA Scion gained musical skill while in Louisville, Kentucky, before moving to Seattle. RA Scion and Sabzi's paths crossed through the Northwest hip hop scene, where they bonded over their Baháʼí Faith contacts, and their political and spiritual approach to hip-hop music.

Musical career

2005-2007: Common Market, self titled LP and touring

After collaborating on a pair of tracks on RA Scion's 2004 solo project, Live and Learn, the duo began working in an attic-based studio for what would eventually become the 14-track self-titled debut, released in October 2005. An advance copy caught the ear of KRS-One, who praised the album and RA Scion for "spitting in the tradition of the conscious hiphop movement." KRS-One then drove up to perform at Common Market's album release party in Seattle, then taking the duo on the road with him on the Temple of Hiphop tour.

The album was hailed by fans as a remarkable improvement over any of their previous works. Common Market takes on questions about religion, politics and the state of mainstream hip-hop. At the core of Common Market's music is a critical, unapologetic world view that change is not only necessary, it is inevitable, and can only come about through having love for and serving the people.

Shortly after the release of their debut album, Common Market gathered praise as Seattle Weekly's 2006 Best New Artist and performing slots on grand stages such as the Sasquatch Festival and The Capitol Hill Block Party. They have shared the stage with KRS-One, Zion I, Ghostface Killah, The Coup, Guru of Gangstarr, and the Blue Scholars. The album's regional success, along with the wave of Northwest hip-hop, poised the group for a serious push into the national scene, and the Common Market LP has been mixed and mastered by Seattle music engineer Martin Feveyear and repackaged with new album cover art. Their debut album was also the first official new release of Mass Line, a co-op indie record label run by Common Market, Blue Scholars and Gabriel Teodros. The now-defunct label's mission statement included the goal of using hip hop as a means of grassroots community organizing and youth outreach.

2007-2009: Tobacco Road

In a 2007 interview on Seattle radio station 107.7 The End, the duo stated that their new album would be titled Tobacco Road and is scheduled for release "on your mom's 50th birthday." In preparation for the album release, Common Market released the EP Black Patch War on May 20, 2008. Tobacco Road was released September 9, 2008, followed by a CD release party on September 11, 2008, at Neumo's in Seattle. Later that month, the album climbed to #50 on the U.S. Billboard Heatseekers chart. In September 2008, Common Market released a music video for the single "Trouble Is." The video was shot by director Zia Mohajerjasbi and was filmed at sites around Monroe, Washington. Common Market were winners in the eighth annual Independent Music Award for Rap/Hip-Hop Album in 2009 for Tobacco Road. A second (and final) EP, The Winter's End, followed in March 2009.

Hiatus

In 2009, RA Scion announced that The Winter's End would be the final release by the group via bandcamp, with both artists going their separate artistic ways.

Reunion

On July 12, 2019, Common Market played again live at West Seattle Summer Fest after a ten-year hiatus. That week they also released a new EP titled Triple Crown. The group has also announced a forthcoming album, titled Pegasus Parade, which will be released in 2020.

Name

RA Scion cites the name's origin from Common's song Communism from his 1994 album Resurrection.

Discography

Albums

  • Common Market (Pacific Northwest release: SCIONtific, October 24, 2005; National release: Massline, October 17, 2006)
  • Tobacco Road (Massline/Hyena, September 9, 2008)

EPs

  • Black Patch War (Massline, May 13, 2008)
  • The Winter's End (Massline/Hyena, March 24, 2009)
  • Triple Crown (Self Released, July 19, 2019)

Singles

  • Connect For (Massline, Jul 2006)

Non-album tracks

  • Spread (Jul 2007)
  • Tobacco and Snow Covered Roads (Jan 2009; web video release)

Videography

  • 2008: "Trouble Is"
  • 2009: "Tobacco and Snow Covered Roads"
  • 2009: "Escaping Arkham"

External links

References

  1. ^ "Details published in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer". Archived from the original on 2019-12-17. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
  2. According to this Archived 2006-05-05 at the Wayback Machine review by Keith Adam, this quote is on a sticker on the album's cover.
  3. The full story was published in Seattle's alternative newspaper, The Stranger.
  4. This observation comes from a review at okayplayer.com Archived 2006-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
  5. One show was mentioned in the Seattle Weekly Archived 2014-03-18 at the Wayback Machine
  6. This noted in a CD review by Seattle Weekly Archived 2006-08-29 at the Wayback Machine
  7. The full story on the record label published in The Stranger
  8. Live interview with Sabzi and RA Scion. 107.7 The End. October 19, 2007.
  9. Heatseekers, Billboard.com
  10. "Common Market: Tobacco Road". PopMatters. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  11. "Independent Music Awards | Past IMA Programs". independentmusicawards.com. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  12. "The Winter's End EP - Common Market — Listen and discover music at Last.fm". www.last.fm. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  13. "The Winter's End [EP], by Common Market". RA Scion. Archived from the original on 2017-02-15. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  14. "Music: Live Bands. West Seattle Summer Fest". Retrieved 2019-07-24.
  15. "Triple Crown EP- Common Market. Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
  16. "Bio - Common Market. Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  17. "Platform8470.com - Hip-Hop Magazine - Interviews". www.platform8470.com. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
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