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.
The last week before the holidays, and we are down to a trickle as far as new arrivals. This will be the last New This Week roundup of 2011. Where does the time go? Not into some kind of bottle, I can tell you that much. And now, one last run through the stacks before we reconvene in 2012. Common, The Dreamer, The Believer: The first track on this record features Maya Angelou. The second… more »
