
Common burst out onto the underground hip-hop scene with his 1992 debut album, Can I Borrow a Dollar?, which was led by the single "Take it EZ." The entire album was produced by the legendary No I.D., The Beatnuts and Twilite Tone. Common's heavy vocal delivery was showcased on his other two singles "Breaker 1/9" and "Soul by the Pound," reached #10 and #7 respectively on the Billboard "Hot Rap Singles" chart.