Electric Circus included Prince, whom the Soulquarians all worshipped and often paid homage to. The Purple One contributed keyboards to the existential erotic dreamscape of “Star 69,” a song about phone sex. “Prince is a blessing,” Common said at the time. “He had a jam session at his studio, and he invited Erykah Badu, Alicia Keys, Macy Gray and me to Paisley Park and gave us so much love. He wasn’t weird or any of the stories you hear. I didn’t feel none of that. I brought a couple of tracks and he choose that one. It was an honor that he even knew my music, but when he agreed, that was even better.” https://daily.redbullmusi...us-feature

Electric Circus was Common's worst album by far...and Star 69 was a throwaway song...Prince's presence on that song is minimal...Bilal's almost off-key vocals are annoying as hell...Common was trying to do too much on this album, and he seemed clearly out of his element

RJOrion said:

Electric Circus was Common's worst album by far...and Star 69 was a throwaway song...Prince's presence on that song is minimal...Bilal's almost off-key vocals are annoying as hell...Common was trying to do too much on this album, and he seemed clearly out of his element

Obviously I disagree, but as Uncle Sly said, "Different strokes for different folks."