Classic Common Sense

By Jonathan Cunningham Tue., Dec. 18 2007 at 1:33 PM

Talk about a throwback! Here's some old school Common from 1994 off of his Resurrection album. He was still going by Common Sense at the time and still living on the Southside of Chicago...not doing Gap ads, not making movies, not wearing cardigans, and definitely keeping his rhymes simple and raw. I'm not saying I prefer one style over the other, but this is the Common that most hip-hop heads fell in love with waaaayyy back in the day. Enjoy.

- Jonathan Cunningham

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also, i like how he shouts out green velvet at one point. i forget which track but there's a line that just goes, '(pause), it's time for the -- PERculator (squeak!)'. yay chicago.
What I kinda like about this album is that he did not have his breath control completely in check. Every once in a while you can catch a little squeak or a really fast, but distinct, inhalation. That kind of rawness seems appealing in light of all the slick stuff coming out right now, from Com Sense sometimes included.
On going saga...to be continued
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