Music Capsule Review

''Come Close''

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Lead Performance: Common

By Craig Seymour

This languorous hip-hop love tune is a classic example of how two artists aren't always better than one. Sharp rapper Common comes off as a dull-witted bore, delivering simplistic rhymes that seem ripped from a ''Rap 101'' textbook. And fiery Mary J. Blige is disappointingly subdued as she croons the droning chorus. About as seductive as a rash.

Posted Nov 29, 2002

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