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* OldShame: Common has recently shown regret for some of the homophobic slurs he used on his earlier albums (which, to be fair, were par for the course even in so-called "conscious" hip hop during the 90's). In fact, one of the main criticisms WebVideo/TheRapCritic and Creator/MarcMues have of ''Resurrection'' in their review for it is the album's large number of anti-gay slurs.
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* CreatorBacklash: Common has renounced his older songs with anti-gay lyrics.
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* ScrewedByTheLawyers: A Californian surf reggae band also named Common Sense sued the rapper for trademark infringement, forcing him to shorten his name to just "Common". His third album ''One Day It'll All Make Sense'', was titled as such to [[LoopholeAbuse get around the lawsuit]], and still featured his "Common Sense" logo on the cover.
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* ScrewedByTheLawyers: A Californian surf reggae band also named Common Sense sued the rapper for trademark infringement, forcing him to shorten his name to just "Common". His third album ''One Day It'll All Make Sense'', was titled as such to [[LoopholeAbuse get around the lawsuit]], and still featured his "Common Sense" logo on the cover.cover.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: He was the first choice to play Roadblock in the 2009-2013 LiveActionAdaptation of ''Franchise/GIJoe''. Scheduling conflicts with him were what caused the character to be [[{{SavedForTheSequel}} replaced by Heavy Duty]] in ''Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra'', before ultimately being played by Wrestling/DwayneJohnson in ''Film/GIJoeRetaliation''.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: He was the first choice to play Roadblock in the 2009-2013 LiveActionAdaptation of ''Franchise/GIJoe''. Scheduling conflicts with him were what caused the character to be [[{{SavedForTheSequel}} replaced by Heavy Duty]] in ''Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra'', before ultimately being played by Wrestling/DwayneJohnson in ''Film/GIJoeRetaliation''.
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* AcclaimedFlop: ''Resurrection'' and, to a slightly lesser extent, ''One Day It'll All Make Sense''. Both were acclaimed by critics but sold very modestly. Common finally found commercial success that matched his critical success with ''Like Water For Chocolate''.
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* DuelingWorks: Subverted. Common's fellow Chicagoan emcee Twista [[SimilarlyNamedWorks also had an album called]] ''Resurrection'' released near-simultaneously at the same time as Common's ''Resurrection''. However, because Common's was released first, Twista's label chose not to release the latter's album nationally to avoid a marketing snafu. As a result, Twista's album was only sold locally in Chicago.
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* DuelingWorks: Subverted. Common's fellow Chicagoan emcee Twista [[SimilarlyNamedWorks also had an album called]] ''Resurrection'' released near-simultaneously at the same time as Common's ''Resurrection''. However, because Common's was released first, Twista's label chose not to release the latter's his album nationally to avoid a marketing snafu. As a result, Twista's album was only sold locally in Chicago.
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* OldShame: Common has recently shown regret for some of the homophobic slurs he used on his earlier albums (which, to be fair, were par for the course even in so-called "conscious" hip hop during the 90's). In fact, one of the main criticisms WebVideo/TheRapCritic and Creator/MarcMues have of ''Resurrection'' in their review for it is the album's large number of anti-gay slurs.
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* DuelingWorks: Subverted. Common's fellow Chicagoan emcee Twista [[SimilarlyNamedWorks also had an album called]] ''Resurrection'' released near-simultaneously at the same time as Common's ''Resurrection''. However, because Common's was released first, Twista's label chose not to release the latter's album nationally to avoid a marketing snafu. As a result, Twista's album was only sold locally in Chicago.
* OldShame: Common has recently shown regret for some of the homophobic slurs he used on his earlier albums (which, to be fair, were par for the course even in so-called "conscious" hip hop during the 90's). In fact, one of the main criticisms WebVideo/TheRapCritic and Creator/MarcMues have of ''Resurrection'' in their review for it is the album's large number of anti-gayslurs.slurs.
* ScrewedByTheLawyers: A Californian surf reggae band also named Common Sense sued the rapper for trademark infringement, forcing him to shorten his name to just "Common". His third album ''One Day It'll All Make Sense'', was titled as such to [[LoopholeAbuse get around the lawsuit]], and still featured his "Common Sense" logo on the cover.
* OldShame: Common has recently shown regret for some of the homophobic slurs he used on his earlier albums (which, to be fair, were par for the course even in so-called "conscious" hip hop during the 90's). In fact, one of the main criticisms WebVideo/TheRapCritic and Creator/MarcMues have of ''Resurrection'' in their review for it is the album's large number of anti-gay
* ScrewedByTheLawyers: A Californian surf reggae band also named Common Sense sued the rapper for trademark infringement, forcing him to shorten his name to just "Common". His third album ''One Day It'll All Make Sense'', was titled as such to [[LoopholeAbuse get around the lawsuit]], and still featured his "Common Sense" logo on the cover.
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* OldShame: Common has recently shown regret for some of the homophobic slurs he used on his earlier albums.albums (which, to be fair, were par for the course even in so-called "conscious" hip hop during the 90's). In fact, one of the main criticisms WebVideo/TheRapCritic and Creator/MarcMues have of ''Resurrection'' in their review for it is the album's large number of anti-gay slurs.
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* OldShame: Common has recently shown regret for some of the homophobic slurs he used on his earlier albums.
