Genres: Alternative Rap, Jazz-Rap, Underground Rap, Political Rap, Midwest Rap Active: 90's, 2000's Born: March 13, 1972 in Chicago, IL
Gil Scott-Heron, Jungle Brothers, The Last Poets, Stevie Wonder, Run-D.M.C., Jimi Hendrix, The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy, De La Soul, Eric B. & Rakim, Guru, Prince, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Poor Righteous Teachers, EPMD, Boogie Down Productions Slum Village, The Roots, Q-Tip, Mos Def, De La Soul, Jurassic 5, The Fugees, Brand Nubian, Pumpkinhead, Talib Kweli, Company Flow, Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, Prince Paul, The Coup, Gang Starr, Tah Phrum Duh Bush SoulStice, Modill, Naledge, Blu, Kaex, The Proov, Mental Afro, Danny!, Amir Sulaiman, Oddisee, Kid Sister, Skyzoo, B.o.B, Drake, The Flobots, 311, Lupe Fiasco, GLC, Alliance Ethnik |  |
Common (originally Common Sense) was a highly influential figure in rap's underground during the '90s, keeping the sophisticated lyrical technique and flowing syncopations of jazz-rap alive in an era when commercial gangsta rap was threatening to obliterate everything in its path. His literate, intelligent, nimbly performed rhymes and political consciousness certainly didn't fit the fashions of the moment, but he was able to win a devoted cult audience. By the late '90s, a substantial underground movement had set about reviving the bohemian sensibility of alternative rap, and Common finally started to receive wider recognition as a creative force.
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Release: May 25, 2010
Label: Geffen
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Release: 2008
Label: Rambling Records
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