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With no more delays in sight (though when are they ever clearly visible?) and the G.O.O.D. Music/Geffen release of Finding Forever set for July 31, it's about time Common revealed the exact contents of his seventh full-length's tracklist.

Like its predecessor, Be, the record is refreshingly short for a hip-hop album, and all the song titles look pretty standard except for "U, Black Maybe", which we hope so bad is a response to the title of Spoon's Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga closer. And yes, Lily Allen, J Dilla, D'Angelo, and Kanye are all on the album.

The Chicago veteran has a few scattered shows and autograph sessions as well as one public interview (we'd listen again) scheduled, all of which are listed and carefully annotated below, as well as a string of tour dates in September.

In addition to those appearances, Common will also perform on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on August 1.

Finding Forever:

01 Intro
02 Start the Show
03 The People
04 Drivin' Me Wild [ft. Lily Allen]
05 I Want You
06 Southside [ft. Kanye West]
07 Forever Begins
08 The Game
09 U, Black Maybe
10 So Far to Go [ft. D'Angelo]
11 Break My Heart
12 Misunderstood

Appearances:

07-31 Santa Monica, CA - Starbucks (4356 3rd St. Promenade) *#
08-03 New York, NY - Best Buy (44th & 5th Avenue) #
08-09 Chicago, IL - International House (University of Chicago) *#^
08-10 Chicago, IL - Best Buy (1000 W. North Ave.) #
08-14 Washington, DC - Borders (18th & L St. NW) #
09-06 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern *
09-08 Anaheim, CA - House of Blues *
09-09 Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues *
09-13 Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium *
09-15 Dallas, TX - House of Blues *
09-20 Chicago, IL - Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island *!

* performance
# autograph signing
^ interview
! with Joss Stone