Common Respect Thread -

15 Years Ago Today, the world received it& #39;s 1st album from Mr. West& #39;s "Good Music" label. And live up to the brand, it most certainly did

"Be" is a masterwork & always one of the first to come to mine when I think of cohesion start to finish.
Seeing Common & Ye on the Dave Chappelle Show as a kid is one of my most favorite childhood memories. Right up there with watching Mos Def on Def Poetry Jam

Peep that sh*t on youtube or cop the Chappelle Show, if you haven& #39;t already !
I grew up in St Louis, MO, in the 90& #39;s, a mere 4 1/2 hr drive from Chicago and let me tell ya& #39;ll: In the Midwest? Common was That Dude.

It& #39;s a testament to how STACKED 90& #39;s HH was that Com wasn& #39;t in the convo from the start, because Hip Hop was N.Y /LA centric at the time

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Make No Mistake:

Common is one of the GOATs

Along with No I.D, Com Godfathered Chicago Hip Hop

I& #39;ve heard clowns say "Kanye made Common", because of "Be" https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙄" title="Face with rolling eyes" aria-label="Emoji: Face with rolling eyes">

Common brought Ye into the game, & Ye returned the favor once he blew.

Just like Ye use to open for Talib Kweli
If you& #39;re a Kanye West fan, & you& #39;re not up on Common & Talib Kweli ???

You& #39;re severely missing out, because they put the battery in Kanye& #39;s back.

And both Talib & Common are still making great albums to this DAY !!
Com paved the way not only for Ye, but also for:

Lupe Fiasco
Chance The Rapper
Mick Jenkins
Saba
Noname
Add-2

And many others beyond Chi town including a kid named K. Dot, & Lil ol& #39; Jermaine

"No ID My Mentor, Now Let The Story Begin" ?

Well the Story began with Common Sense
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