
The track represented a career shift of sorts for Common, as he was still finding his musical footing with this record, and would hone his sound just a few years later with 2000's Like Water For Chocolate.

One of the best songs in Common's long, impressive discography is his 1997 collaboration with Lauryn Hill, "Retrospect for Life." It's the second single from his third album, One Day It'll All Make Sense, and featured production by longtime collaborator, No I.D. Anchored by tracks like "Basement Music," "I Feel Free," "I Know," and "The Jungle," the 1993 album is a hodgepodge of hip-hop and soul.ġ997- Common Drops "Retrospect for Life" Featuring Lauryn Hill The first album produced by Arrested Development's Speech following the success of Arrested Development's 3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life Of, Gumbo's debut is considered an underground must-have by many experimental artists. After the woman filed a lawsuit against the rapper, he settled with the woman in 2018.ġ993- Gumbo Releases Dropping Soulful H2O on the Fiber While performing in Biloxi, Mississippi, he punched a female fan in the head for venturing on stage. However, Afroman achieved notoriety again in 2015, albeit for an entirely different reason. He's best known for his 2001 weed anthem, "Because I Got High," and the classic music video that featured Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith as the cult classic characters, Jay and Silent Bob. Grammy-nominated rapper and multi-instrumentalist, Joseph Edgar Foreman, better known as Afroman was born on this day two years after Wanya. So, the legacy is all based on our integrity when it comes to the music." It’s very important that, at the end of the day, when people hear Boys II Men, they live, they grow with it, they become a part of it, they let it work with them and make them feel comfortable about what they’re listening to. And that’s the key – we always want people to know who we are and what music we represent – how we represent our music to a T.

And that goal is to be the best at what Boyz II Men represents. "And we make sure that, at the end of the day, there’s always a goal.

"We respect one another and we respect each other’s ability," Morris said of the group's success in a 2015 interview with the Australian publication Spotlight Report.
