6. Common, 'The Dreamers/The Believer'

When he's not workin' on the railroad on AMC's "Hell on Wheels," the Chicago rapper is keeping his day job. His just-released ninth studio album is heavy on the positive vibes/social consciousness that helped set him apart from the pack in the early 1990s. "Maybe I'm a hopeless hip-hop romantic / Maybe I'm a dreamer," he raps. Thank god.
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( Getty / December 19, 2011 )

When he's not workin' on the railroad on AMC's "Hell on Wheels," the Chicago rapper is keeping his day job. His just-released ninth studio album is heavy on the positive vibes/social consciousness that helped set him apart from the pack in the early 1990s. "Maybe I'm a hopeless hip-hop romantic / Maybe I'm a dreamer," he raps. Thank god.

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