Episodes

B. Cox reviews Common 's classic sixth album Be as it turns 20. In light of the commercial failure and mixed critical reviews, Common found some common ground in aligning with fellow Chicago hip-hop royalty Kanye West and his GOOD Music imprint on Geffen Record. A former pupil of No. ID , who produced the majority of Common's second and third albums ( Resurrection and One Day It'll All Make Sense , respectively), West proved to be a good match to get Common back on tracks and back to his hip-hop...