Common’s Eclectic ‘Electric Circus’

Common progressed throughout the ‘90s going from an underground rapper with a small but loyal fan base in the South Side of Chicago to a majorly successful, award-winning songwriter, actor, producer, and poet. But to really understand his fifth studio album, Electric Circus, we need to look back at the year 2002 — to a time just before MCA was absorbed by Geffen Records, and the neo-soul/hip-hop collective, The Soulquarians…