'Black America' - Common

While Common hasn't really stopped making music, his latest album feels like a comeback more than just a follow up to his last LP, 2014's Nobody's Smiling. And it isn't because that record wasn't good, because it is. However, his latest effort, Black America Again, is dropping at the best time it could ever have been released.

With the Presidential Election only days away, Common brings to light everything from police brutality and the overpopulation of prisons to institutionalized racism and the increase of violence in the US against the black community. And since he's considered a master when it comes to lyrics, the 44-year-old Chicago rapper and actor doesn't only have a flow but also delivers in a beautifully eloquent way. The title track relays all America's ills at the moment, while "The Day Women Took Over" celebrates females from all walks of life. And if you thought Common wouldn't take aim at Donald Trump, think again as you listen to "Letter to the Free."