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Electric Circus was one of those projects that were so outside the box that they allowed breathing room in Hip Hop and separated the genre from the club rocking hits that were coming out of the Dirty South and gangsta rap that was native to the West Coast. Cole to be able to be as popular as they are today. Artists like OutKast, The Roots, Most Def, Goodie Mob, and Jay Electronica were the ones at the time pioneering a way for eclectic rappers like Kendrick Lamar and J. This album came at a time in Hip Hop where there was a rise in neo-soul-influenced projects. Blige, Erykah Badu, Cee-Lo Green, and Bilal. Common also worked with an extremely talented and eclectic group of lyricists on this project Jill Scott, Mary J.

His subject matter throughout the album pushes social boundaries when touching on topics of sexual abuse, homophobia, and racial injustice much to the same tune as Like Water For Chocolate. Lyrically, Common stuck to his underground roots and dove into subjects that were previously uncharted in the industry. This project also featured some production from the late, great J Dilla and The Neptunes. This live instrumentation helped to shape the new sound that was emphasized on this album. This star-studded group of musicians was created during the recording of Common’s previous release Like Water for Chocolate and consisted of ?uestlove of The Roots, Jay Dee of Slum Village, keyboardist James Poyser, and bassist Pino Palladino. The production came heavily from a collective of musicians called The Soulquarians.

The inspiration for this album came from artists like “Pink Floyd and Jimi Hendrix” according to Common.

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