Comments on: Common: Universal Mind Control http://kevinnottingham.com/2008/12/09/common-universal-mind-control/ The Underground Hip Hop Authority | Hip Hop Music, Videos & Reviews Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jools http://kevinnottingham.com/2008/12/09/common-universal-mind-control/#comment-24830 jools Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:37:34 +0000 http://kevinnottingham.com/?p=4399#comment-24830 quality album, common moving forward as he does, if u want old com, listen to old com. Bold album done well. quality album, common moving forward as he does, if u want old com, listen to old com.
Bold album done well.

]]> By: BuckyLove http://kevinnottingham.com/2008/12/09/common-universal-mind-control/#comment-22566 BuckyLove Sun, 21 Dec 2008 08:31:55 +0000 http://kevinnottingham.com/?p=4399#comment-22566 WTF IS GOING ON THIS YEAR WITH MY TWO FAVORITE CHI-TOWN G.O.O.D MC'S THEY DROP MEDIOCRE AT BEST EXPERIMENTAL ALBUMS THIS PROVES COMMON SOUNDS BEST OVER THE BOOM BAP AT LEAST JOHN LEGEND'S JAWN WAS CRACK WTF IS GOING ON THIS YEAR WITH MY TWO FAVORITE CHI-TOWN G.O.O.D MC’S THEY DROP MEDIOCRE AT BEST EXPERIMENTAL ALBUMS

THIS PROVES COMMON SOUNDS BEST OVER THE BOOM BAP

AT LEAST JOHN LEGEND’S JAWN WAS CRACK

]]> By: Sid http://kevinnottingham.com/2008/12/09/common-universal-mind-control/#comment-22233 Sid Mon, 15 Dec 2008 08:41:00 +0000 http://kevinnottingham.com/?p=4399#comment-22233 Haven't heard a lot to make me wanna listen to this, certainly won't be prioritising it. Nice read Deez Haven’t heard a lot to make me wanna listen to this, certainly won’t be prioritising it.
Nice read Deez

]]> By: Sean Deez http://kevinnottingham.com/2008/12/09/common-universal-mind-control/#comment-22190 Sean Deez Sun, 14 Dec 2008 08:28:04 +0000 http://kevinnottingham.com/?p=4399#comment-22190 people need to check out the rapreviews review of this people need to check out the rapreviews review of this

]]> By: Preem http://kevinnottingham.com/2008/12/09/common-universal-mind-control/#comment-22091 Preem Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:15:11 +0000 http://kevinnottingham.com/?p=4399#comment-22091 GREAT review. Minus ur Kanye bashing at the beginning but we know how I feel about that. Lol. The album does its job as u say with the replay value and fun vibe, and its def easy listening. But with Common, his lengthy disco has so much deep and introspective stuff that this is a nice step out of the box. Everywhere is that SONG! Man, if Common wasnt even on it, it would be dope! My only beef with the album is the HORRIBLE Sex 4 Sugar...Sweet Lord...what a waste of a pretty solid beat. Common was borderling embarrassing on that track. Besides that, I have given the album a full 3 spins since purchase (weds) and plan to give it more...oh, and this album should have DEF been released in the Summer. This doesnt represent the cold Chi-Town nights that were used to Common telling us about. GREAT review. Minus ur Kanye bashing at the beginning but we know how I feel about that. Lol.

The album does its job as u say with the replay value and fun vibe, and its def easy listening. But with Common, his lengthy disco has so much deep and introspective stuff that this is a nice step out of the box.

Everywhere is that SONG! Man, if Common wasnt even on it, it would be dope!

My only beef with the album is the HORRIBLE Sex 4 Sugar…Sweet Lord…what a waste of a pretty solid beat. Common was borderling embarrassing on that track. Besides that, I have given the album a full 3 spins since purchase (weds) and plan to give it more…oh, and this album should have DEF been released in the Summer. This doesnt represent the cold Chi-Town nights that were used to Common telling us about.

]]> By: Vatkeezy http://kevinnottingham.com/2008/12/09/common-universal-mind-control/#comment-22062 Vatkeezy Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:23:21 +0000 http://kevinnottingham.com/?p=4399#comment-22062 On point review Deez! Bangers: UMC Gladiator Inhale What A World Horrendous: Punch Drunk Love (remix is much better) Average: Make My Day (not feelin' this like everybody else, its waaaay to happy haha) Changes Announcement Sex 4 Suga (dig the beat on this but his raps are pretty weak) On point review Deez!

Bangers:
UMC
Gladiator
Inhale
What A World

Horrendous:
Punch Drunk Love (remix is much better)

Average:
Make My Day (not feelin’ this like everybody else, its waaaay to happy haha)
Changes
Announcement
Sex 4 Suga (dig the beat on this but his raps are pretty weak)

]]> By: kingclarity http://kevinnottingham.com/2008/12/09/common-universal-mind-control/#comment-22034 kingclarity Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:10:01 +0000 http://kevinnottingham.com/?p=4399#comment-22034 Too over produced for me.. thought his collaboration with Guru a couple of years back was spot on with State of Clarity... Too over produced for me.. thought his collaboration with Guru a couple of years back was spot on with State of Clarity…

]]> By: Will http://kevinnottingham.com/2008/12/09/common-universal-mind-control/#comment-21985 Will Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:02:34 +0000 http://kevinnottingham.com/?p=4399#comment-21985 I used to be a HUGE Neptunes fan and the thought of 80% of a Common album being produced by Pharrell/Chad would have been on my dream collabo list! However, in my opinion, what we end up with is a paper-thin collection of second rate Neptunes beats that even Common's class on the mic can't save. The best tune on the album is Everywhere and this is one of the 2 non-Neptunes beats! I take your point on the length being a good thing Deez, but if this scores 75 then Be and Finding Forever should be 90+. Pains me to say it, but I think The Neptunes have fallen off, I cannot emphasise how much I hope I'm proved wrong on this! I used to be a HUGE Neptunes fan and the thought of 80% of a Common album being produced by Pharrell/Chad would have been on my dream collabo list! However, in my opinion, what we end up with is a paper-thin collection of second rate Neptunes beats that even Common’s class on the mic can’t save. The best tune on the album is Everywhere and this is one of the 2 non-Neptunes beats! I take your point on the length being a good thing Deez, but if this scores 75 then Be and Finding Forever should be 90+. Pains me to say it, but I think The Neptunes have fallen off, I cannot emphasise how much I hope I’m proved wrong on this!

]]> By: Avenger XL http://kevinnottingham.com/2008/12/09/common-universal-mind-control/#comment-21979 Avenger XL Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:55:42 +0000 http://kevinnottingham.com/?p=4399#comment-21979 This is commons I am too busy caking up on Hollywood cheese to be worried with doing a thoughtful album... album. He just wanted to keep teh door open for music in case the movie money ceased and he didn't make it near the Will Smith excepted level of the game. You know how it is for black actors in hollywood, not a lot of roles for leading men and they usually stick with one black guy to do all of the roles to rep a generation. Last time around you had Denzel and now you got Will who is the safe black guy. Common got to keep them options open because that hollywood life is expensive and the doors close even quicker than music thus he does a album of dance tunes in hopes to be added to the grown and sexy head wrap crowds party platter and maybe even picked up by some new fans all while isolating some old.... Say isn't mister west trying a similare expirement? This is commons I am too busy caking up on Hollywood cheese to be worried with doing a thoughtful album… album. He just wanted to keep teh door open for music in case the movie money ceased and he didn’t make it near the Will Smith excepted level of the game. You know how it is for black actors in hollywood, not a lot of roles for leading men and they usually stick with one black guy to do all of the roles to rep a generation. Last time around you had Denzel and now you got Will who is the safe black guy. Common got to keep them options open because that hollywood life is expensive and the doors close even quicker than music thus he does a album of dance tunes in hopes to be added to the grown and sexy head wrap crowds party platter and maybe even picked up by some new fans all while isolating some old…. Say isn’t mister west trying a similare expirement?

]]> By: Cenzo http://kevinnottingham.com/2008/12/09/common-universal-mind-control/#comment-21974 Cenzo Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:02:42 +0000 http://kevinnottingham.com/?p=4399#comment-21974 lol buda! i think common is havin a change in his life. dude just changed... lol buda! i think common is havin a change in his life. dude just changed…

]]> By: Buda http://kevinnottingham.com/2008/12/09/common-universal-mind-control/#comment-21971 Buda Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:18:53 +0000 http://kevinnottingham.com/?p=4399#comment-21971 WTF? http://www.microsoft.com/windows/softwearbymicrosoft/ WTF?

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/softwearbymicrosoft/

]]> By: Jason http://kevinnottingham.com/2008/12/09/common-universal-mind-control/#comment-21970 Jason Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:35:41 +0000 http://kevinnottingham.com/?p=4399#comment-21970 Make My Day is really good...perfect going into summer down under Gladiator is another mean track Inhale and Changes are almost as good as BE/FF tracks as much as i like this, it'll just tide me over til the Ye/No I.D. produced The Believer :D Make My Day is really good…perfect going into summer down under
Gladiator is another mean track

Inhale and Changes are almost as good as BE/FF tracks

as much as i like this, it’ll just tide me over til the Ye/No I.D. produced The Believer :D

]]> By: FlamesYall http://kevinnottingham.com/2008/12/09/common-universal-mind-control/#comment-21967 FlamesYall Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:19:38 +0000 http://kevinnottingham.com/?p=4399#comment-21967 When I scroll on my iPod for Common, I choose 'Be' every time. That's how it's always gonna be until he records something of that standard again. When I scroll on my iPod for Common, I choose ‘Be’ every time. That’s how it’s always gonna be until he records something of that standard again.

]]> By: Deez http://kevinnottingham.com/2008/12/09/common-universal-mind-control/#comment-21965 Deez Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:22:39 +0000 http://kevinnottingham.com/?p=4399#comment-21965 Don't be jaded by Inhale. I enjoyed it on a first listen too, but an in depth listen really destroys the appreciation that was once there Funny enough, I feel like you should just dumb yourself down for this album. The lyrics on this album and formation of it are sometimes about as equal to dialogue Common has in a movie Don’t be jaded by Inhale. I enjoyed it on a first listen too, but an in depth listen really destroys the appreciation that was once there

Funny enough, I feel like you should just dumb yourself down for this album.

The lyrics on this album and formation of it are sometimes about as equal to dialogue Common has in a movie

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]]> By: Travis http://kevinnottingham.com/2008/12/09/common-universal-mind-control/#comment-21956 Travis Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:09:55 +0000 http://kevinnottingham.com/?p=4399#comment-21956 I haven't really cared for the last two Common albums, but this was slightly better than I expected....which probably isn't saying a whole lot. Yeah Tracks Punch Drunk Love (yeah, really) Announcement (didn't like it at first) Gladiator (probably one of my favorite songs of the year) Inhale Meh Tracks Universal Mind Control What A World (sounds like a recycled beat for "She Wants To Move") Everywhere Make My Day Blah Tracks Sex 4 Suga Changes I haven’t really cared for the last two Common albums, but this was slightly better than I expected….which probably isn’t saying a whole lot.

Yeah Tracks
Punch Drunk Love (yeah, really)
Announcement (didn’t like it at first)
Gladiator (probably one of my favorite songs of the year)
Inhale

Meh Tracks
Universal Mind Control
What A World (sounds like a recycled beat for “She Wants To Move”)
Everywhere
Make My Day

Blah Tracks
Sex 4 Suga
Changes

]]> By: beezle http://kevinnottingham.com/2008/12/09/common-universal-mind-control/#comment-21952 beezle Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:45:54 +0000 http://kevinnottingham.com/?p=4399#comment-21952 i aint read shit but i listened to the tracks and could tell that was Mr. DJ haha sounds like some shit Outkast would fuck with i aint read shit but i listened to the tracks and could tell that was Mr. DJ haha sounds like some shit Outkast would fuck with

]]> By: trapperjohnmd http://kevinnottingham.com/2008/12/09/common-universal-mind-control/#comment-21950 trapperjohnmd Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:13:48 +0000 http://kevinnottingham.com/?p=4399#comment-21950 This is Electric Circus PT.2. Has some joints, but def. a fall off from Be & Finding Forever This is Electric Circus PT.2. Has some joints, but def. a fall off from Be & Finding Forever

]]> By: J Fizz http://kevinnottingham.com/2008/12/09/common-universal-mind-control/#comment-21949 J Fizz Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:29:22 +0000 http://kevinnottingham.com/?p=4399#comment-21949 i wont be coppin this.. But universal mind control is better than the usual akon bullshit they are playin at the neighborhood parties when im just lookin to grind anyway. but deez i just copped the foreign exchange album..... shit is dope, pretty good suggestion man. do you know if there new one is good too? i wont be coppin this.. But universal mind control is better than the usual akon bullshit they are playin at the neighborhood parties when im just lookin to grind anyway. but deez i just copped the foreign exchange album…..

shit is dope, pretty good suggestion man.

do you know if there new one is good too?

]]> By: Dr. MaD http://kevinnottingham.com/2008/12/09/common-universal-mind-control/#comment-21947 Dr. MaD Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:54:06 +0000 http://kevinnottingham.com/?p=4399#comment-21947 Inhale is my favourite!! Great prod from the Neptunes Inhale is my favourite!! Great prod from the Neptunes

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