A former Source magazine "Unsigned Hype" winner, Common Sense almost single-handedly put Chicago hip-hop on the map in the early '90s with his excellent debut, Can I Borrow...
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Although Chicago is often praised for its blues, jazz, and house music, the city has failed to be successful when it comes to rap. One of the few Chicago MCs who has enjoyed...
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With his previous records (released under the name Common Sense), Common demonstrated that he was one of the few Midwestern rappers to have a unique vision, but One Day...
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With his previous records (released under the name Common Sense), Common demonstrated that he was one of the few Midwestern rappers to have a unique vision, but One Day...
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"One-Nine-Nine-Nine" is one of the better hip-hop songs of 1999. It has a mellow beat by DJ Hi-Tek, with lyrics by Common and Sadat X. "Like They Used to Say" was produced...
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OK, how 'bout a solid rap album that actually depicts a point of view where everybody ain't gettin' killed every few bars/verses? How 'bout an LP from the kind of MC who's...
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Common spent the '90s carrying the Native Tongues torch through an era dominated by gangsta rap, earning a sizable underground following. Positive-minded alternative rap...
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Common spent the '90s carrying the Native Tongues torch through an era dominated by gangsta rap, earning a sizable underground following. Positive-minded alternative rap...
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If Prince had ever successfully come to grips with hip hop, this is what the result might have sounded like. In a year when major labels have shelved plenty of adventurous...
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Firmly out of the underground by the time Electric Circus came out in late 2002, Common takes the vision to the next level, employing high-profile producers ?uestlove, Dilla...
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Firmly out of the underground by the time Electric Circus came out in late 2002, Common takes the vision to the next level, employing high-profile producers ?uestlove, Dilla...
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Electric Circus cost and won Common some fans. It was very exploratory, especially so for a rap album released in 2002, containing developments -- some of which soared, some...
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