On this day in Hip Hop history, Chicago rap icon Common released his fifth studio album Electric Circus. This album may have not been Common’s most commercially successful release, selling under ...

Common recalls the polarizing response to Electric Circus and what it was like to wake up with J Dilla making beats in the living room. Back in 2002, Common fans self-sorted into two factions: those ...

Oh boy. We should have seen this coming. Between hanging out with the Roots and falling in love with Erykah Badu, Common has been fixing for something new, and partially crazy, for a while, and now it ...

You?ve probably seen him at least 20 times rapping with Mya in the latest Coke commercial and have no idea who he is; but after more than a decade in the business, Common is still working to expand ...

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. On Dec. 10, 2002, Common (born Lonnie Rashid Lynn) released his fifth ...

While Common Sense is undeniably one of the few rappers left from the heyday of conscious hip-hop who still has a degree of relevance, his latest efforts, most notably “Electric Circus,” have fallen ...

On this day in Hip Hop history, Chicago icon Common released his fifth studio album Electric Circus, a project that still divides fans but has earned lasting respect for its ambition and bravery.