Rapper Common and producer Pete Rock connect on the highly-anticipated and first installment of their collaborative series, The Auditorium.

The Auditorium, Vol. 1 is introduced with the singles “Wise Up”, followed-by “Dreamin”, “All Kinds Of Ideas“, and “Fortunate“. The 15-track set also includes “Chi-Town Do It”, “This Man’s Arms”, “We’re On Our Way”, “Stellar”, “Lonesome”, and “Now And Then”.

Bilal makes an appearance with “So Many People”, while Posdnuos checks in for “When The Sun Shines Again”. Elsewhere, Jennifer Hudson blesses “A God” and PJ lends a helping hand with “Everything’s So Grand”.

The Auditorium Vol. 1 is Common’s first body of work since the Chicago rapper’s 2021 album, A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 2 and Pete Rock’s since his Return Of The SP1200, Vol. 2 and Petestrumentals 4 in 2022.