by Todd E. Jones
Common is anything but a common emcee. First known as Common Sense (but had to drop the “Sense” due to legal problems), Common gained enormous critical acclaim with the love song to hip-hop titled “I Used To Love H.E.R.” where he uses falling in love with a woman as a metaphor for his relationship with hip-hop. After releasing many albums, (each one sounding different from the next), Common matured into an eclectic artist who takes chances and makes soulful hip-hop music that is extremely different from the mainstream.
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