Yo, I've been listening to Common for a long time. I first heard of him on Unsigned Hype I believe when I used to read magazines. Then I copped "Resurrection" fell in love with H.E.R. and checked his earlier material, "Can I borrow A Dollar" and I have the version where it still says "Common Sense" on the cover and not just "Common" as they only have it these days. After listening to all of his albums, my heart still fails to deviate from Resurrection as being my favourite of the 4 albums that I own. I did post one of his best lines from LWFC, more specifically from the light (read above post from "babyswipes") but appropriately titled it "one of many".
I don't think it's fair to say that people are jumpin on bandwagons because they were ignorant of the fact that Common has put out other material. And so what if they are jumpin on bandwagons anyway, it just gives more people exposure to good music.
One of my favourite lines from Common by the way was from a freestyle he did at a show here in Vancouver. It was amazing and I wish I had a copy of it so I could listen to it over and over, but it was a live show and i guess an in the moment type of thing that I will forever remember.
Out. J
"There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness." -Dalai Lama