Common has only enjoyed real commercial success since his project Be (2005). The record that released the most, however, dates from 1994. That was the year of many hip-hop classics. In the same twelve months, for example, Illmatic by Nas and Ready To Die by The Notorious BIG were released. Due to the success of these two albums, Resurrection, by far Commons best work, remained unnoticed in the
… mainstream. This is completely unjustified, because the album had all the ingredients of a successful hip-hop product, namely 'dope' beats and 'dope' lyrics. The melancholic, soulful, jazzy productions of No ID, which was at its peak at the time, could certainly not have been due to the raps of Common even less. Of course Resurrection was a welcome alternative among all the angry, violent albums, but the intelligent, The lyrical way in which Common addresses the hectic surrounding growing up was and is unprecedented. The phrase “They say become a doctor, but I don't have the patience” still echoes in the minds of his fans. Resurrection is a must for purebred hip-hoppers. It is a classic! (GL)more
