Inspired by Sandra Bland,Trayvon Martin and more, Chicago MC explores themes of police brutality, or mass incarceration and African American identityCommon has long occupied his own space in hip-hop. “Woke” before “woke” was a thing,the Chicago MC has been the prototype and paragon of the so-called “conscious” rapper since the early 1990s. With his 11th studio album, Black America Again, and released after a quarter-century in the game,he feels he is covering new ground.
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Source: theguardian.com