Common’s New Album Will Be a Call to Action to Stop the Violence in Chicago (Video)

Twenty-two years ago, No I.D. (then known as Immenslope) produced over half of Common’s (then known as Common Sense) debut album, Can I Borrow A Dollar? In the years since, No I.D. and Comm, both Chicagoans have worked together on some heralded albums such as Resurrection and One Day It’ll All Make Sense. Two years ago, the Cocaine 80’s pair reunited for The Dreamer/The Believer.

Well, after Common had taken detours with J Dilla and DJ Premier, The Soulquarians, and Kanye West, we all knew that he could go in any direction on his next album. In a new video, Comm reveals that he’s sticking to the No I.D. formula (No’s now a head of A&R at Def Jam Records, working closely with Jhene Aiko, Big Sean, Logic and Kanye West). Moreover, he discusses the title, Nobody’s Smiling, and how it serves as a call to action to end the violence in Chicago.

Could this be a mood/direction change for the traditionally nice-guy MC (who every so often gets into it with a Rap peer).

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