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Common: The Rare Romantic Rapper - Essay and Term Paper
“Chicago is such an authentic city to me. It's really not an industry driven place. You don't have record companies and movie houses. It's really a blue-collar city and a real soulful city.” In this quote from a 2005 interview with Vibe Magazine, Lonnie Rashid Lynn, also known as the hip hop artist Common, sums up his love for his hometown of Chicago by stating how original it is. By growing up in such an authentic place, the city of Chicago helped Common become one of the most unique artists in hip hop today. Rather than talking about how many cars and how much cash he has, Common chooses to create songs that discuss sensitive subjects that are rarely talked about in hip hop. And instead of objectifying women by calling them disrespectful names, Common chooses to rap about how much love and respect he has for the women in his life, something that rarely occurs in today’s world of hip hop. Common’s romantic approach and sensitive lyric......
Total Word Count: 1198
Page Count: 4.7 (250 words a page / double spaced)
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