Common Discusses His Upcoming Memoir

Common opens up on his autobiography, his latest project. He discussed the importance of the said material and how he feels about it.

In a recent interview with the Chicago Sun-Times, the well-known Hip-Hop artist and actor shared the meaning of his upcoming memoir, One Day It’ll Make Sense. He said: “It’s about the evolution of a young man growing into manhood. It’s about love relationships, not only on a romantic level but love for the art you’re doing, music and acting, love for my mother, my daughter.” He added, “And, of course, Chicago. It’s not only the backdrop on the cover, it’s the backdrop of my life.”

The “Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip Hop)” performer admitted that the book talks about his past. With reference to a departure from his “conscious” side, he explained that the memoir would describe him a bit of a different light for fans to know his real self away from the limelight. He stated: “I think we have a very true, authentic, warm sense about us coming from Chicago. There’s also some grit and rawness and ruggedness that exists, too. That comes out in things I’ve done. Some of those incidents I talk about where I got into fights, some street things I was involved in — it’s part of Chicago life, it’s part of me.”

The prominent rapper also gave light to the purpose of the project: a chance to see a myriad of aspects that make a man, such as sense of self, who you are, things you want in life, things you love and what your values are. But all these, according to Common, are linked to one’s responsibility as a person.

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