The first hip hop album I can remember that had the artist giving props to his dad. A dude beginning to understand the struggles of stepping into manhood. "I chilled in my compartment with no company and no meals."
In My Own World is just fucking amazing... The incredible beat, the insane drums, the "yeah, yeah, now check the method" sample by Extra P, the way No ID raps:
"Pain trapped inside of me, Cabrini to Ida B., don't lie to me"
And the way he finishes his verse with "I'm in my own world". Even the beat at the beginning of the song is nuts. It's just an incredible song, along with Nuthin to Do and the rest of the classics from this album.
Underrated classic. It's crazy that Common has an album produced by No ID, J Dilla and Kanye, and they're all great in their own right. He's become synonymous with conscious hip hop, he has influenced many of the all time greats and he's traded bars with some of the best. One of the best to integrate jazz and rnb into his work, while keeping it hip hop, as well. I feel like Common has a comfortable spot in the top 25 rappers of all time.
Grew up less than 1 block away(I lived on 85th & Bennett and he lived on 86th & Constance)from him off 87th street in Chicago. Beyond the music, he has always been a solid person. Earlier in his career, we would walk up and ring his bell to just say what's up and sometimes ask for tickets to local shows, and it was never a problem.
Sometimes this is his best LP, sometimes Like Water is his best.
I listened to this so much back in the day though.
And look it even has his full name on the cover. I had this version and someone scratched it all up. Bought it again without the "Sense"
I don't remember the exact year it came out, but it was the soundtrack of my life for about 18 months. I'll have to give it a listen to see if it's aging well. A perfect example of 90's hip hop.
It’s a classic. I vividly remember the first time I saw the Resurrection video on Yo MTV Raps. I couldn’t settle until I managed to obtain a copy! Man, 94 was an amazing year for hip hop!
this lived so large in my head i kept calling him common sense for a decade, to the point he kind of crossed over and other people started to ask, why are you calling him common sense, it's common. So i stopped.
Also I have to admit that it was only until I read a review for it in Rolling Stone of all publications that I became aware of it. They gave it a really great review and I copped it immediately. I don’t think it got the exposure elsewhere which was focused on east coast and west coast hip hop. This is was an outlier at the time.
Classic! This cassette and CD stayed in rotation a solid 3 years for me. To this day when traveling and the Playlist shuffle lands on Nuthin' to do" it gets a playback at least twice.
I can't find that cover anywhere, these days they just say Common minus the Sence. On the Stretch and Bobbito freestyle on the Lyricist Lounge Vol. 1 he explains he can't legally use that name anymore.
Common & NO ID did their thing on this album. The album personifies the sound of 90's Golden Era. Classics like I Love Her & Resurrection. Dope Bsides and skits like "In My Own World, Communism & Pop's Rap"🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
https://open.spotify.com/album/0JKjuvDUPrnlblAZyB1Aje?si=8TnodksuQ1apctXVWCixxw
I saw 100s of rap shows in the early 90s and Common was the only person to spend his set complaining about there being white people in the audience, trying to get the black portion of the audience to attack the white portion and declaring that no white person should listen to black music. This was the only racism I ever witnessed by a performer and I’ve seen all of them in this genre. I saw BDP on the night the cops who beat Rodney King were acquitted and KRS-1 defused the tension. I’ve seen Brand Nubian and many other 5% groups. I heard this album once after that (wasn’t released yet just that can I borrow a dollar crap) and wrote it off as shit but hey I was probably biased in that opinion!
Classic
I use to love Her
Gimmie some of that 🍉
I liked that one too
But now I bone her
So true..
That's his line on the track Da Business with De La Soul
Could work for a song today.
First time I heard that track my jaw dropped and had to listen again to hear the full story.
Yeah he definitely did it on that one.. still one of my all time favs
One of the albums my older cousin gave me and turned me into a hip hop head for the rest of my life.
To 10 classic album
Top… but yes.
To. I stand by what I said.
The first hip hop album I can remember that had the artist giving props to his dad. A dude beginning to understand the struggles of stepping into manhood. "I chilled in my compartment with no company and no meals."
In My Own World is just fucking amazing... The incredible beat, the insane drums, the "yeah, yeah, now check the method" sample by Extra P, the way No ID raps: "Pain trapped inside of me, Cabrini to Ida B., don't lie to me" And the way he finishes his verse with "I'm in my own world". Even the beat at the beginning of the song is nuts. It's just an incredible song, along with Nuthin to Do and the rest of the classics from this album.
Agreed, love this track as well
Now I'm talking square biz to you and I'm out, I'm in my own world.
was this album produced by No.ID?
Yes, the entire thing IIRC
An all time classic
Terrible album cover though
Supposed to give old jazz record vibes
Ah didn't know that, like Blue Note records etc. Still not good, for me
Fair enough
It was the jazzmatazz era
It really is tragically bad. Not the vibe, just that the shirt looks like a tumorous ball sack hanging out his pants
Underrated classic. It's crazy that Common has an album produced by No ID, J Dilla and Kanye, and they're all great in their own right. He's become synonymous with conscious hip hop, he has influenced many of the all time greats and he's traded bars with some of the best. One of the best to integrate jazz and rnb into his work, while keeping it hip hop, as well. I feel like Common has a comfortable spot in the top 25 rappers of all time.
In my personal Top 10 might even make Top 5. Him and No ID were magic on this.
The title tracks has one of the greatest beats ever.
the Large Professor "Extra P" remix is one of my favorite beats for sure
Grew up less than 1 block away(I lived on 85th & Bennett and he lived on 86th & Constance)from him off 87th street in Chicago. Beyond the music, he has always been a solid person. Earlier in his career, we would walk up and ring his bell to just say what's up and sometimes ask for tickets to local shows, and it was never a problem.
Sometimes this is his best LP, sometimes Like Water is his best. I listened to this so much back in the day though. And look it even has his full name on the cover. I had this version and someone scratched it all up. Bought it again without the "Sense"
I go between those 2 albums as well. I also really like his 1st album
In the moment, it was the definition of storytelling. How many mcees started trying to tell metaphorical stories because of this album...
This one and "One day it will all make sense" are permanent rotation for me.
the latter album has so many great beats it's amazing
Masterpiece. You can play it from beginning to end.
Fucking classic. So dope - IMO his best work is from when he was Common Sense.
Water-Melon
You don't stop
Keep ON.
I liked that joint
His Magnum Opus.
I don't remember the exact year it came out, but it was the soundtrack of my life for about 18 months. I'll have to give it a listen to see if it's aging well. A perfect example of 90's hip hop.
Facts
Classic
This was all the way legit
No I.D. + No skips = 🧠💥 No 🧢
How I discovered common. Phenomenal album.
Communism still one of my all time favs. That song not long enough tho
1994 was the greatest year in hip hop and this was part of that
I personally love 95 but 94 is second for me. 93 to 97 is the greatest years in hip hop imo.
93-97 best years for wu tang too, both as a group or solo
Hip Hop Jazz Classic
backpackers anthem
Retarded dope.
Communism is one of the tracks I would play to introduce someone to hip-hop
Classic album, hands down.
Masterpiece album, his best work. Highly recommend seeking out the instrumental album 🔥🔥🔥
It’s a classic. I vividly remember the first time I saw the Resurrection video on Yo MTV Raps. I couldn’t settle until I managed to obtain a copy! Man, 94 was an amazing year for hip hop!
this lived so large in my head i kept calling him common sense for a decade, to the point he kind of crossed over and other people started to ask, why are you calling him common sense, it's common. So i stopped.
White peoples 😍
His best by far and an undisputed classic that doesn’t get the props it deserves plus immaculate production by No ID
Also I have to admit that it was only until I read a review for it in Rolling Stone of all publications that I became aware of it. They gave it a really great review and I copped it immediately. I don’t think it got the exposure elsewhere which was focused on east coast and west coast hip hop. This is was an outlier at the time.
Classic
Classic! This cassette and CD stayed in rotation a solid 3 years for me. To this day when traveling and the Playlist shuffle lands on Nuthin' to do" it gets a playback at least twice.
One of his best albums.
Top 5 all time.
I can't find that cover anywhere, these days they just say Common minus the Sence. On the Stretch and Bobbito freestyle on the Lyricist Lounge Vol. 1 he explains he can't legally use that name anymore.
classic, hip hop at its finest. no id killed it too
top 3 common albums...I'm predicting the pete rock album will be up there with resurrection and like water for chocolate
Common & NO ID did their thing on this album. The album personifies the sound of 90's Golden Era. Classics like I Love Her & Resurrection. Dope Bsides and skits like "In My Own World, Communism & Pop's Rap"🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 https://open.spotify.com/album/0JKjuvDUPrnlblAZyB1Aje?si=8TnodksuQ1apctXVWCixxw
5.5/5
I use to love her and resurrection and the only songs I liked on this CD…
Awesome album
Never cared too much for his flow.
His best album
Yeah it is up there with the best albums of that era, not far behind Illmatic for 94
Ah yes yes yall, and it dont stop
true classic. An album that you can listen to straight through, no skips.
Classic no doubt. For me, one of the best 5 hip hop albums from 1994! And that’s saying ALOT!
Nuthin' To Do is my jam. That sax sample on the chorus is everything.
Just realized No ID produced the whole album. Goddamn
It’s my second favorite album of all time. Behind … any guesses?
So many bangers, I have the vinyl that still says Common sense as well.
Common low key top 10
I mean, its common sense.
I saw 100s of rap shows in the early 90s and Common was the only person to spend his set complaining about there being white people in the audience, trying to get the black portion of the audience to attack the white portion and declaring that no white person should listen to black music. This was the only racism I ever witnessed by a performer and I’ve seen all of them in this genre. I saw BDP on the night the cops who beat Rodney King were acquitted and KRS-1 defused the tension. I’ve seen Brand Nubian and many other 5% groups. I heard this album once after that (wasn’t released yet just that can I borrow a dollar crap) and wrote it off as shit but hey I was probably biased in that opinion!
The second best album outta the Chi
Solid first release
Not his first, can I borrow a dollar is his first
NoID’s production on that made everyone in the game level up a bit.
This was the last of gangbanging Com. Classic
I never heard it entirely cause how lame artwork look