hate is a strong word. but my complete indifference to borderline embarrassment toward Common is a stark contrast to only a few years before when he was in my top 3 MC's.
BE is the album where he really broke through into commercial territory. I like BE, its a good album, but its the beginning of the end, and he sort of blew up after that album. His blowing up is sort of odd to me because its more because of features and acting than because of any one of his albums. Nevertheless, the Like Water For Chocolate Common is long gone. I was cool with him experimenting (even though I hated Electric Circus) but I just can't take him seriously any more, even though people say this new album is cool. I just can't bare him now. Again, I don't hate him at all, but I just stopped caring entirely. That's fine. He has enough dope shit from the past that I'll cherish forever.