Common's legacy of lyricism is solid with 7 albums of consistently dope material. Now with his well-deserved move to the mainstream on the wings of budget movies and collabos with Pharrell, imeem brings you back to rap's Golden Age, when this Chi-town MC was still called Common Sense. This is the demo that got Common's placement in the Unsigned Hype column of The Source way back in '91-'92. via Fake Shore Drive

Crazy to see his evolution over the years. This was even BEFORE, Common made what many purists refer to as the definitive song for hip-hop lovers.