Making Sense: A History of Hits With Common and No I.D.

These two Chi-Town music stars tend to make magic together.

The Resurrection of Common and No I.D. - This week, Common released his latest critically acclaimed album, Nobody's Smiling, with the majority of the production handled by his longtime producer No I.D. (who's also crafted tracks for the likes of Nas, Jay Z, Kanye West, Alicia Keys and Usher).Since the duo have been banging out the hits since day one (No I.D. is credited on Common's debut, Can I Borrow a Dollar? as "Immenslope"), BET.com got together a list of our Top 15 Com and No I.D. collaborations. Read on.(Photos from Left: Lee Celano/Getty Images for Grey Goose, Michael Tran/FilmMagic)
"I Used to Love H.E.R." - This No I.D. cut was featured on Common's second album The Resurrection. "I met this girl when I was ten years old/and what I loved most, she had so much soul/She was old school, when I was just a shorty/Never knew throughout my life she would be there for me," he spit about his main thing: hip hop.(Photo: Relativity Records/Legacy)
"G.O.D. (Gaining One's Definition)" featuring Cee-Lo - Common, No I.D. and Cee-Lo tackled the subject of religion on this track off his third album, One Day It'll All Make Sense. Cee-Lo also offered up his vocal abilities and MC skills as No I.D. supplied the hymnal backdrop.(Photos from left: Joe Kohen/Getty Images, Dave J Hogan/Getty Images)"Windows" - Common and No I.D. connected with frequent collaborator James Fauntleroy when they created this empowering track and the message was clear: Men raise your daughters because the sharks are out there. "Even when the door close, there grows a new one/I told her it's some good men, she asked me if I knew one/Her daddy left a hole because she never really knew him."(Photo: Ben Rose/WireImage)

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The Resurrection of Common and No I.D. - This week, Common released his latest critically acclaimed album, Nobody's Smiling, with the majority of the production handled by his longtime producer No I.D. (who's also crafted tracks for the likes of Nas, Jay Z, Kanye West, Alicia Keys and Usher).Since the duo have been banging out the hits since day one (No I.D. is credited on Common's debut, Can I Borrow a Dollar? as "Immenslope"), BET.com got together a list of our Top 15 Com and No I.D. collaborations. Read on.(Photos from Left: Lee Celano/Getty Images for Grey Goose, Michael Tran/FilmMagic)

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