Common's 2011 album "The Dreamer/The Believer" was a return to his hip-hop roots after a period exploring other creative avenues, featuring production from No I.D. and J Dilla collaborators.
- The album was Common's first release on his own Think Common label, in partnership with Warner Records.
- It reached number 30 on the Billboard Hip-Hop/R&B Albums chart.
- "The Believer" features a posthumous vocal from J Dilla, a long-time musical associate of Common's producer No I.D.
Chicago rapper Common (Lonnie Rashid Lynn) has been a leading voice in conscious hip-hop since the mid-1990s. "The Dreamer/The Believer," released in 2011, found him at a point in his career balancing music with a growing acting career.
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