Apple is remastering the rap masterpiece. A 22-year-old Chicago native named Lonnie Rashid Lynn (aka Common) let loose a jewel that year as well. His sophomore studio LP, Resurrection, is widely ...

Despite releasing three albums, Common found himself struggling to sustain his music career. The rapper’s career took off in Chicago, IL, in the ’90s. He released three albums during this decade: “Can ...

Even though Common is one of hip-hop’s premier lyricists, the socially conscious rapper fell short with his 2008 “techno-inspired” album, “Universal Mind Control.” But the Chicago-bred rapper ...

The Academy Award winner also discusses being ridiculed for his ‘Electric Circus’ project. Back in 2002, some rap fans were ready to declare Common’s music career dead after he released the heavily ...