Conversation so far:
what happened to common (rapper band) in 1996?
Initially scheduled for an October 1996 release, Common finally released his third album, One Day It'll All Make Sense, in September 1997.
how did this album do?
was critically acclaimed and led to a major label contract with MCA Records.
which year was this contract?
CANNOTANSWER.
what happened to the band in 1998?
CANNOTANSWER.
what other significant things happened during these years?
Rashid found out that he was going to become a daddy in about 8 months.
Stunned and confused, Rashid had life altering decisions to make.

Question: what decisions did he make ?
Self-contained rewrite: what decisions did Rashid make ?