For those new to the MC known as Common, this is a must have. The production and lyrics are tight. The energy on the title track Resurrection will give you goose bumps. Other tracks like Communism and I Used to Love H.E.R. (Hip Hop in its Essence is Real) will keep your head bobbing and your mind on what hip hop once was.
A BREAKOUT CLASSIC 4 MY FELLOW CHI-CITY FAM, PEACE 2 STONEY ISLE 4 SHINING LIGHT ON MY DUDE LONNIE LYNN AKA COMMON (SENSE)
1994 people, this album dropped 16 years ago! So sick, a must for anyone who knows anything about hip-hop, this is a true classic. From start to finish an amazing album. Orange Pineapple Juice, Chapter 13, off the hook.
Cut my teeth on this album and it still holds a place in my heart. Crazy when you think he was making this back in 94 when most people were still stuck on West Coast gangsta rap.
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