Common Ground (song)

The track sees a typical use of a hip hop beat alongside a sample from Jade's September 1994, "When Will I See You Again". Furthermore, the track sees a heavy use of snares over a stretched vocal over 100 seconds.

On the track, Jack addresses white privilege in the music industry alongside discussing cultural appropriation.{{cite web |last=Espinoza |first=Joshua |date=April 29, 2023 |title=Jack Harlow Tackles White Privilege and Cultural Tourism in Hip-Hop on 'Common Ground' Track |url=https://www.complex.com/music/jack-harlow-addresses-white-hip-hop-fans-on-common-ground |website=Complex}} Jack is seen "[taking] aim at the mainstream media, specifically the “suburban kids” who go on to become rap journalists."

Writing for Clash, Robin Murray noted that the track "is fantastic" and is "a ruthless meditation on authenticity that finds Jack Harlow spitting his truth for 100 seconds flat before tapping out."{{cite web |last=Murray |first=Robin |date=April 28, 2023 |title=Jack Harlow – Jackman |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/jack-harlow-jackman |website=Clash}} HotNewHipHop{{'}}s Noah Grant noted that the track is "one of the most surprisingly honest songs on the album" since Jack "speaks very openly about the realities of white privilege and obsession with black culture in white suburbia." He continued to note that Jack shows "a refreshing look at the lack of “common ground” between communities and how one community’s culture is co-opted, dissected, and copied by the masses."{{cite web |last=Grant |first=Noah |date=April 28, 2023 |title=Jack Harlow Releases New Album, "Jackman" |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/667951-jack-harlow-new-album-jackman-2 |website=HotNewHipHop}}

Writing for The New York Times, Jon Pareles, Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz noted that "["Common Ground"]'s a fleet, acute look at the ways white participants in hip-hop cloak themselves" and that "he raps about these topics with self-awareness and skepticism".{{Cite web |last1=Pareles |first1=Jon|last2=Caramanica |first2=Jon |last3=Zoladz |first3=Lindsay |date=2023-04-28 |title=Jack Harlow Goes Deep on Race and Rap, and 8 More New Songs |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/28/arts/music/playlist-jack-harlow-jessie-ware.html |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=The New York Times |language=en-US}} Rolling Stone{{'}}s Christopher Weingarten wrote that "Common Ground" is the album's "most electric track" in which Jack "examines his white privilege in a way that’s not as self-lacerating". He further noted that the track is directed toward "festival crowds, suburbanites, and the rap journalists" on the subject of authenticity.{{cite magazine |last=Weingarten |first=Christopher |date=April 28, 2023 |title=Jack Harlow Takes A Stab at Authenticity and A Step Towards Maturity on 'Jackman' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/jack-harlow-jackman-1234724629/ |magazine=Rolling Stone}}

Credits and personnel adapted from Tidal.{{cite web|url=https://tidal.com/browse/track/291697054|title=Common Ground / Jack Harlow on TIDAL|publisher=Tidal|accessdate=April 28, 2023}}

Musicians

• Jackman Harlow – lead artist, songwriter, composer
• José Velazquez – production, composer, songwriter
• Mike Washington Jr. – production, composer, songwriter
• Jaysoul – production, composer, songwriter
• Aniko Thomas – production, composer, songwriter
• Joi Marshall – songwriter
• Tonya Kelly – songwriter
• Diyelle Reed – songwriter
• Emanuel Officer – songwriter

Technical

• Chris Athens – mastering engineer
• Nickie Jon Pabón – mixing engineer
• Nickie Jon Pabón – recording engineer

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