Common is one the golden children of Hip-Hop…period. Having released classic albums that always presented a fair balance of his growth as a man, a message that spoke and continues to speak about sociological issues, not to mention displayed his ability as a raw emcee, he is placed in the top tier bracket of the best to do it in the Hip-Hop culture. For Elliott Wilson’s latest episode of ‘The Truth’, he speaks with Common about the motivation behind his tenth LP “Nobody’s Smiling” and the current wave of inner city violence in him hometown of Chicago.