 "A Song for Assata" chronicles the arrest, trial, incarceration and Cuban political asylum of Assata Shakur (a member of the Black Panther Party, after whom Common named his daughter, Omoye Assata Lynn).The spoken word piece at the end of the track is a quote from Assata Shakur.During the album's creation, Common traveled to Havana, Cuba where he met and talked with Shakur.