Resurrection by Common Sense

Personnel: Common Sense, NO I.D., The Illustrious and Praiseworthy Mohammed Ali, The Late Show's Ynot Never The Less (vocals), Lenny Underwood (keyboards), Mista Sinister (scratches). Producers: NO I.D. (tracks 1-5, 7-11, 13, 15); The Late Show's Ynot Never The Less (tracks 12, 14). Engineers: Troy Hightower (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9-15); Stephen Georgiafandis (tracks 2, 4, 8). All songs written by Common Sense. Contains samples from "Protect Ya Neck" (as performed by Wu-Tang Clan) and "Power Of Love" (as performed by Alton McClain and Destiny). The music on RESURRECTION seems deceptively simple--jazzy loops over a strong break beat--but this is only because the true focus on any Common Sense album is the lyrics. Common is an underrated rapper, possessing enormous skills on the mic, able to string together seemingly endless syllables and phrases into a fluent, flowing story line. He often speaks in soundbites, using an old commercial's ad-line or another rapper's hook, but always recreating them to fit into ... Minimize