Can I Borrow A Dollar?
Performing artist
Common Sense
Date1992
Mediumpolyvinyl chloride; paper (fiber product); ink
DimensionsOverall (HW): 12 1/4 × 12 1/4 in. (31.115 × 31.115 cm)
Overall (Diameter): 11 3/4 in. (29.845 cm)
Overall (Diameter): 11 3/4 in. (29.845 cm)
Credit LineMoPOP permanent collection
Object number1998.971.8.A,.B
Text EntriesCan I Borrow a Dollar? is the debut studio album by American rapper Common Sense, now known as Common, which was released on October 6, 1992, by Relativity Records.
Common (Lonnie Rashid Lynn b. 1972), is a rapper, actor, and poet. His debut album Can I Borrow a Dollar? was released in October 1992. The album introduced listeners to Common's early style of rapping. His early style of rhyme and lyricism contained heavy vocal delivery, word play and pop culture allusions. Throughout the 90s and early 2000s Common achieved mainstream success through his membership with the Soulquarians, a Hip-Hop and R&B Collective of Black music artist such as Erykah Badu, Mos Def, Q-Tip, J Dilla and Questlove.
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