Common debuted in 1992 with the album Can I Borrow a Dollar? and maintained an underground following into the late 1990s, after which he gained mainstream success through his work with the Soulquarians.
Common debuterade 1992 med albumet Can I Borrow a Dollar?, och var välkänd i undergroundkretsar långt in på 1990-talet, varpå han fick en noterbar mainstream-framgång genom sitt arbete med Soulquarians.