Reviews (page 7 of 7)
It’s alright. Was kinda into the lyrics until he started saying some shitty things. Not as good as the other one I listened to
1. time travel - 1 2. heat - 1 3. cold blood - 0 4. doonit - 1 5. the light - 1.5 6. funky - 1 7. queztionz - 1.5 8. reprize - 0 9. 6th zenze - 1.5 10. pimp - 1 11. champa - 1.5 12. theloniuz - 1 13. payback - 0 14. ghetto - 1 15. azzata - 1.5 16. popz rap - 1
Too long for me, and didn’t grip me 2/5
The driving beat was just… monotonous. The rhymes were good, but just too much sameness.
There's a few good tracks in here which are pretty funky, with good beats and production, and lots of variation in instruments and so on. There's not many though, and the runtime is too long. Most of the album for me doesn't work and isn't my thing.
I'm not a rap guy but this is actually much better than 90% of rap I've heard. It was trending towards a 4 for me before it just dragged on way too long and then the homophobia was really cringe.
Was expecting more, all of the songs blended together Best song: Nag Champa Worst song: Pops Rap III…..All My Children
First time listening to Common. I like some of the instrumental stuff going on. I'm not a huge hiphop fan so it's tough for me to tell how technically skilled he is but the flow sounds fine. I'm not sure if this feels like mandatory 1,001 listening but I don't dislike listening. Doubt I'll relisten though and this is too long.
Didn’t care for a lot of the production on the album.
Yawn
I wanted to like this one more than I did, but in the end, I just really couldn’t get into it. Plus, it was bristling to hear things like f@**** thrown around so casually.
This is a genre I’m not that familiar and I don’t listen often. Seemed like a well produced album, good beats, even funky and jazzy at times but just not enough to really say I’d ever listen again. The homophobic slurs were not necessary. I did hear a shoutout to Kraftwerk…I think. Very powerful album cover & album title.
Not my favorite Common. Doesn’t help that it’s full of problematic language. He has thankfully publicly realized that was a problem and resolved not to use homophobic slurs anymore. A couple great ones here though
It was fine? I didn’t feel like it was particularly unique. Also for a rapper who is supposed to against homophobia, he sure used the f slur a lot.
I.... could not get through this. An album I can tell is well done but that is not for me.
not my jam
My first impulse after the first two tracks was to skip this whole album. Over an hour of mediocre rap with a weird pitched voice? No, thank you. Now, after listening through it all, I'm not glad I didn't. Admittedly, it grows on you. I have gotten to a point where I was neither annoyed nor excited, a tranquil headspace of pure existence. Weirdly enough, the only track I that kind of broke me out of my trance and the only one I remember listening to was "A Film Called (PIMP)". Cannot deny some head nodding going on. But that's it.
Not (uh) my style (uh) but I'll give (uh) it an extra (uh) star for the (uh) music. Had a (uh) Miles Davis and (uh) James Brown influence.
My mama taught me that use of the “n” word was a sin so I find it difficult to listen to “music” laced with that word! I prefer my music with a melody. Powerful lyrics contained within this Lp however and I totally respect the cultural differences.
Funky aburridito.
2.5
I tried to like this more than I did but I couldn't really get on with it. I really like his album after this but couldn't get into this for whatever reason. There's nothing bad about it I can put my finger on but it's maybe a bit muddled sounding after laser focused Jurassic 5
I'm not the greatest fan of rap/hip-hop I'm more of an instrument guy so nothing against the artist I just don't like the genre. 1.7
I don't particularly enjoy Common's music. I like rap, but he's always came off as "eh" to me. I had no desire to finish the album. I found it boring, which is disappointing because I went in optimistically.
Hm. 2-3
Not my style of music
Common explored and found a great flow that roles well with his style and voice. The music doesn’t really stand out to me, and as others have said I also noticed that the homophobia is strong here and it’s unlikely is listen to this again.
Don't really have an opinion either way.
Eh, it was decent but not much my personal style.
Not doing a ton for me. Clearly well produced. It's too long for sure, but it's a product of the too long CD era albums. I was just ready for it to be over after about an hour when there was still almost 20 minutes left.
It's not repulsive but there are few moments that stick. Overall it's a rather tedious and way too long listen.
Not working for me.
It started off on a positive note with the tribute to Fela, but, within the context of the last 3 hip hop releases we've received, Snoop Dog, Queen Latifah & Ghost Face Killer, this is less fun and less dance floor worthy. The sparse production could have something to do with it.
had to listen to it so many times cause i couldn't finish... what a nightmare
In a nutshell: great title, below average album Nice transition between some songs. Interesting use of samples/loops. But that's about it. The album is laced with hip hop cliches ("one-two", name dropping, self referentials) and IT'S JUST TOO DAMN LONG. It's 77:55?! This could have been a great album, especially with Common collaborating with genre heavyweights (D'Angelo, Questlove, J Dilla) but it doesn't deliver for me. Overall: 3/10
Nice grooves. Vocals are good. Lyrics annoying at best. 2.4
Struggled with this one
good beats but don't like their voice. at least he's not rapping about not killing people. oh nevermind, now there's a song about revenge murder for a robbery
Not a big fan. Maybe this was even generous.
Better than some rap
Whilst I have heard of Common, this hip-hop/afro beats transitioning into jazz is really not my jam. There are too many songs, and the album is over an hour long. Whilst the beats were ok in that they were a nice steady background sound, some of the lyrical content was not that great in parts, with some glimpses of interesting sounds, it really did nothing for me overall. Best: Geto Heaven Part Two Worst: Nag Champa (Afrodisiac for the World)
I haven't heard anything from this album previously, and unfortunately, it didn't do it for me. It should be noted that Common uses this album as a vessel for political commentary and social activism.
Okay. Not that impressive
Also ich respektiere es, aber es ist nichts für mich.
There are actually some good tracks on this one, but there are just. so. many. long. intros. and. outros. everywhere. So. much. filler. What the hell is the benefit of this on a 70+ minute long record?
Like Water For Chocolate just keeps going. It’s easily half an hour too long. Why is it 70+ minutes? Just why? Common is still a great rapper. But it was, among other things, the tightness that made Be such a great record. There are some very good tunes on this… There’s just so much else as well.
Me he aburrido, o no era el día. Pero estoy pensando que si un disco no es capaz de levantarte un mal día tampoco es un disco imprescindible. Suena bien, así que no es malo pero sin conocer su historia no me parece relevante.
This is interminable. The production is good and saves it from 1 star but raps come off as phony and it's so fucking long and drawn out. Please stop making records over an hour long, and for the love of God please stop putting them on this list.
80 minutes of this stuff? C'mon Common, I don't have the time for that much half decent rap music
Meh, not for me
I'm not familiar with Common's work, but I've enjoyed most of the rap albums that I've been assigned so far, so I figured I'd enjoy this album. Right off the bat, the album cover gave me the impression that this album would be pretty socially conscious and political in nature, so that was a mark in favor of me potentially enjoying this album. As I listened to it, I felt like the songs were really long and meandering, and I just wasn't a big fan of the rapping. The beats and production were above average, but most of the songs lost their shine with me before I reached the end of them. Even though I wasn't the biggest fan of this album, I did enjoy "A Film Called (PIMP)," "Geto Heaven Part Two," and "A Song For Assata." I don't think I'll be in a rush to listen to more of Common's albums.
I like common This one got kinda weird about all the pimpin 2
I don't think he's that good of a rapper
For being over an hour nothing seemed interesting. Not one part? It wasn’t awful or annoying it was just boring and long. We’ve had an album by Common before and I think I had the same opinion. Nothing great.
More than kinda-disappointed with this one - I cannot connect with this at all. Yet if it were described to me I'd think there's no way I wouldn't love it: r&b and soul mid-tempo grooves with acoustic drum samples... I think I'm not a fan of Common's rap style on this album, and it might be that simple. Less rhythm and more spitting (too) many words - meh. Yet 5 years later he releases "Be" which is an album I really liked - did he get better? Did he change his style? I don't think it's *that* different in terms of his style, but something about it here I really don't like - e.g. "Be" is maybe a more positive album and this one kinda feels distasteful at times; does/did this affect how he performed on it? Or maybe I can and should grade this on the same level as other genres - the songs themselves are far superior and catchier on "Be" than on this one. If this were an instrumental album I might buy it, but his rapping here breaks all the groove for me - it's a frustrating listen. Re-listening to "Be" right now to reenforce how much more I like it over this disappointing one. 3/10 2 stars.
nice vibes but waaaaaaay too long
What am I missing?
Fairly run of the mill - Common I guess...
Don’t have much to say about this album and was admittedly only half listening through the first half. The reason for these things is because it’s a pretty boring and mostly unnotable hip hop album. A couple decent beats here and there but that’s about it and keeps it from being a 1. Maybe a big deal in its day but I really did not feel it.
It's going to be a quick one in here - the topics that Common brings up on this album are very important and the way he sets up his lyrics is extraordinary. I have just one issue with his music - it's that I don't like it. The beats and flow is boring and I can't keep up with the verses. I'm just a casual hip-hop listener, but I need a little bit more "wow" ingredient to keep me entertained. So I'm really sorry, but I can't give a high rating for this album.
No one digs Common like Common digs Common. But he gets bodied by any guests on a track. The double edged sword of conscious hip-hop is that if you do say misogynist or homophobic things, there's no playing it up as an act. It doesn't suck or nothing, but if, say, Black Star is 5 stars, no way this is more than 2.49.
Two good songs, I had a hard time getting through the rest.
Greit nok, men komme ikkje vidare til Oslo. Pluss for namedropping av Kraftwerk
Not huge on this. It was I tersting to listen to but I can’t see going back to it.
Man this was just soooo boring to get through
I didn't enjoy this. The laid back rythms are good, but all the casual sexism and racism really put me off. Maybe when it comes to the misogyny I didn't, "get it". Maybe it was ironic or satirical or something?
I accidentally saw Common in concert once and it was just as boring as this album.
4/10. Not one I’d listen to again.
not for me
Bity może i by przeszły, ale rap mi nie podszedł
Favoritas: -The 6th Sense
Two stars for production. Common's rhymes are terrible and annoying.
I haven't actually listened to a lot of Common - his rise kind of coincides with the time that my interest in new music began to wane and my habits hardened - but listening to this album made it clear to me that I'm not missing much.
Not a fan of the synthetic sound. The album seems pretty basic, nothing stands out, besides the misogyny and homophobia. I'm not entirely sure why this made the list.
Not a huge hip hop fan, but there were some good beats. Still a lot of it felt incredibly bloated and I was just over it. Too long for me tbh Saved songs: Dooinit, The Light, The Questions
Better and smarter-sounding to me than the majority of rap, but still not better than 2 stars for me. It's simply not my style of music and it went on for too long. I did make it to the 11th track.
Way too misogynistic for my tastes.
Nope
un mood rilassato, fin troppo
Oikein hyvä flow ja smoothisti menee. Siksi meni multa myös aivan ohi, hujahti vain. Jotain kantaaottavaa olin kuulevinani, ei kovaa biletystä vaan asiallisempi meno.
Ei mitään varsinaista vikaa. Mutta jotain puuttuu - tai paljonkin. Karisma? Persoonallisuus? Koukut..?
Not for me.
Fine. A couple of elements that caught my attention, but otherwise Common's lyrical facility was overwhelmed by the bland musical backdrops.
I think for me Common is to rap what Elvis Costello is to rock: critically acclaimed and obviously talented but so not to my taste
Hey, bro. How you gonna drop a track all about respecting a woman and then, in the very next track, talk about b!%*#es and chasing p^$$y? Explain to me how that works again. Oh, right. It doesn't. It's pretty-boy wannabe rapper bullshit and it didn't age well. The only reason this doesn't score a single star is because the tracks are undeniably good (thanks, Questlove) and because it starts with a pretty decent tribute to Fela Kuti (who was an absolute legend).
expecting to either love or hate this, no idea what to expect. Kinda in between alas. 2 star cause i skpped a few but like the effort. Just not my music.
Not a big Common fan and this album reinforced my belief. 5/10.
The homophobic lyrics and use of the F word—and I don’t mean f**k—make this album unlistenable. Many great sounds, songs, and featured artists.
No
Not really a fan of this style of music generally. Decent rapping is sort of sparse on this album which I think is contributing to liking it less because I don't at all care for the jazzy horns that are found throughout basically every song. Also some of the sound effects or whatever you want to call them sound really dated at this point.
The opening was interesting and then it fell of hard. 'The Light' was good but it's followed by 'Funky for You' and 'Questions' that are probably my least liked tracks. Sometimes the instruments just cuts completely and it doesn't feel like there is any flow to justify it. Multiple times I had to check if a new song was starting or they just decided to change up everything in the middle of the song. This would have been a 3 for the often chill instrumentals and pleasant voice. Instead the bad tracks and repetitive beats takes it down to a 2 for me. Not a fan of the weird homophobic lyric either but I guess its 2000's murica'. This comment is almost as drawn out as the album.
2.9 - This guy’s persona seems all over the place. At some point in the early 2000s, I feel he tried to clean up his image and become a sunny face for daytime TV while retaining enough edge to keep the youth interested. There are some elements of that nice guy here but he intermingles dribbles of the pimp, thug and murderer, with confusing results. Either he’s self-aware and showing himself as a full, complex human. Or he’s just towing too many lines and loses the narrative. All of this would be fine if he weren’t also homophobic and misogynistic or if he consistently spit amazing bars. I’ve given this guy entirely too many chances and I’ll be glad to never think about Common again.
Plein de belle collaborations, mais plutôt beige comme album.
Still don’t know what it was meant to be
Tråkigt och helt för långt. Aning predikande på vissa låtar, trots att beatsen är bra. Skriv mer än en fängslande låt!!!
Un album monotone au possible dépassant l'heure? Pas de doute, c'est bien un album de rap des années 2000 du générateur.
This album thinks pretty highly of itself for how utterly mediocre its production, beats, and bars are. Bloated as well, though that's keeping within its egotism.
This kinda rap is like Dr Seuss gone rancid. Nope.
2/5 naaaah
Aprreciated as it seems to be an album of quite some depth but I just wish it had been distilled a bit further to reduce the noodling and filler. had it been half an hour shorter it'd have earned an extra star.
Socially conscious hip hop album with jazz and soul influenced instrumentation. Quite long (each track and collectively) and samey, which hindered my enjoyment and willingness to examine the album themes in more detail. Rating: 2/5 Playlist track: The Light Date listened: 09/06/22
Zum Teil gute Beats und Common hat ne gute Stimme, aber insgesamt sind das zu schwache Songs.
Not my Style
Aside from the blatantly offensive lyrics in a few of the songs, there some ok tracks. Not my thing, but I guess I can see why it’s in the list at least.
not really a fan the only thing he has going for him is a really unique voice 2.5
Not really my thing. I did enjoy it more than I do most rap or hip hop, but overall just not my favorite type of music. 2 stars.
Listened Before?N Meh. Better than some, but it takes a LOT to crack my rap preferences. Pretty juvenile for the most part, it has its moments. Added to Library? N Songs added to Playlist: The Light
Not for me, but not the worst thing I've heard on this list. 2/5
2.5, I wish I like hip hop/rap more
Couldn’t do it today. Jazzy background was ok, but otherwise not into it. 2
couple of good songs lost in a mediocre album that didn't need to be this long
Has potential for a smooth jazz / rap fusion. Never found of misogynistic lyrics... People are undervalued enough with our dumping more on
The first song, Time Traveling, gave me hope for this album. But, the rest of the album was a letdown. Better than To Pimp a Butterfly though. At least this one is listenable. 2/5
I wasn't into the first half but things took a turn with The 6th Sense. I was getting a misogynistic vibe, but Common artfully addressed that angle on A Film Called (PIMP). Lots being said but this album wasn't for me.
A few good moments from the self-styled 'Morpheus in this hip-hop matrix' - he seems like an engaging lyricist (and so does his dad, actually). But overall I found it a bit of a slog to get through. The production was too one-paced and muzak-y for my liking.
Too many curse words to enjoy as casual listening.
It was OK.
Isossa mittakaavassa ihan laadukasta räpäytystä, mut suurin osa onkin yhen tähen osastoo
Not the gateway album into the world if rap I was hoping for. I'm beginning to wonder if I can base my feelings on a person's rap career on the film and TV roles they choose. And my word, has Common been in some clunkers. By my definition, he's never been in a good movie. This is my first Common album, and I can already see a parallel to his film career. I hope I'm wrong. I'll get at one more taste of Common on this list. Maybe that will be my gateway drug.
It was okay.
Ещё один рнб/хип хоп альбом, нет, спасибо.
I'm not so into this type of sound. I do like bass, but more techno and I like rap but I did not find the lyric moved me. The beats were very down beat and the vocals not so impressive.
Not sure how to rate this, on the one hand I gave this album so many tries years ago because I think both The Light, and The 6th Sense are 10/10 songs. And I still listen to them to this day, but I've deleted all other songs from this album. Giving them a re-listen now I don't think I would reconsider downloading them again. So no, as an album I don't think this deserves to be here.
Bra för din genre, but not my thing, sorry
The album is interseting and is totally different from anything else I've realy listened to. I do not typically listen to rap, though I can see some people enjoying it. I wasn't really much of a fan of the album. I am not the biggest fan of the rap. It sounds to me as though the singer is just reciting a free verse poem and the beat isn't really anything too interesting either.
Nah Bruh. 2/5
Hmmm. Not catchy at all. Too long. A bit boring?
it was not good. the beats were ok. the lyrics suffered the same problem as any other rap artist: too full of himself.
słaby
Niet mijn ding, maar ook niet slecht en ik was ook blij met de afwisseling.
No thanks, did not listen
Niet mijn kopje thee. In afwachting van wel een kopje thee voor mij.
Nah
3/10. Debated between 3 and 4, but looking at the other threes I've given, this seems reasonable. This album just felt very long and dull, and while it wasn't bad song to song persay, it's not really for me, or at least not for 80 minutes all at once.
Boring
Conscious hiphop die Zweite. Wurde nicht auf Robert Smiths Scheidungsparty in der Hacienda aufgelegt. Punktabzug fürs wife smackin‘ 2.3
Nope
Not a fan of albums with the N word so liberally in the lyrics
Hip hip. Largo, coñazo.
Not a Common fan. Maybe if I heard this before the Apple commercials and saw all the shitty acting in mainstream movies I would be more open but I'm admittedly biased. It feels like listening to someone who thinks they're very deep and meaningful. I like angry cursing Common in "dooinit"... "The Sixth Sense" and "Thelonoius" are other stand outs. But otherwise not a huge fan. Too much god and shit in the last handful of tracks.
2.5 | No lo conocía, a pesar de conocer a algunos artistas muy de la misma línea como Kendrick Lamar o Lupe Fiasco. Lo más extraño es que en papel creí que me iba a agradar, hip hop que está bien producido, musicalmente muy bien hecho; incluso después me di cuenta que está producido por Questlove (el DJ de The Roots). Líricamente se aleja de la temática usual de la línea comercial, le da la vuelta y trata de decir en realidad algo importante que valga la pena. ¿Por qué entonces simplemente no me cuadró? No lo se pero a pesar de tener algunas canciones que sí me agradaron bastante como The 6th Sense o Cold Blooded simplemente no me termino de amarrar como disco. Quizá es que llega un punto en que es demasiada la línea de jazz suave y bebop que lleva, quizá es que algunas canciones cruzan más allá de darle la vuelta a la temática y llegan incluso a oirse cursis como The Light, quizá es que las primeras diez canciones me parecieron bastante bien mientras que las últimas 6 se sintieron medio innecesarias y de relleno. Un disco técnicamente muy bien hecho que me debiera de haber gustado mucho... y aunque lo puedo apreciar me quedo con la espina de que sin poder definirlo exactamente algo simplemente no me cuadró.
First album I have not heard before. Didn’t vibe couldn’t finish
Some good songs, but overly long and boring
Går inte gilla :/
Si este disco no fuera tan largo quizá me hubiera ganado un poquito más. El problema es que incluso antes de la mitad ya está demasiado R&B-saxofón-sofá-curvoisier y cansa. En algún punto unos sampleos (o quizá instrumentación real) medio me gustaron, pero fue hace taaaaantas rolas que ya no sé encontrar en cuál. De cualquier manera, fue interesante el ejercicio de tener tres discos de Hip Hop (casi) al hilo pero de épocas tan distintas. No es por viejito (porque nunca le había entrado al género) pero me gustó más el de Run DMC.
Not super impressed, pretty cheesy and empty production
Impressed that I made it all the way through this one, not my jam. But better than I was expecting
2.5 I'm so bored by conscious rap
Not much going on here. Not outright bad, but definitely not good. Just exists, mildly sucking. I kept forgetting it was even on. 2/5.
I like water I like chocolate I don't like Common.
sorry not for me. Rap, r&b. Just does nothing for me
Like Water for Chocolate by Common looked like it might be a challenge for me today. Rap has always been a genre I struggle with. I often find it difficult to connect with the culture and lyrics, and on some albums the beats can become repetitive. So I went into this wondering whether I’d have the same problems. I’d never really listened to Common before, but almost immediately I thought this was going to be better than I expected. Musically, there’s far more going on than on a lot of the rap albums I’ve struggled with during this challenge. The production is warm and varied, with plenty of jazz, soul and funk coming through, and there are some genuinely great beats. Lyrically, though, this is still where I struggle. There are clearly more thoughtful and socially conscious ideas running through the album than I initially gave it credit for, and Common is regarded as a strong storyteller, but there are still lyrics and language that I find difficult to connect with. At times it feels confrontational or unnecessarily offensive, and that takes away from the music for me. Overall, though, this was a pleasant surprise. I’m never going to be the natural audience for an album like Like Water for Chocolate, but musically there was enough variety and creativity to keep me interested. The jazz and soul influences particularly helped make this feel much more interesting than I expected. Favourite track: “The 6th Sense” was a standout for me. “The Light” was another track I enjoyed and probably one of the album’s most accessible moments. Least favourite track: Nothing was terrible, but some of the more lyrically aggressive tracks were harder for me to enjoy. Album artwork: I really like it. Classy, striking and quite different for a rap album. There’s something about the black-and-white photography and typography that gives me a bit of a Smiths vibe.
Common seems like suuucchhhh a cool nice guy who has only done good for the world. I absolutely hate his music. Fantastic production - love all the electric piano. I even love him when he features on another artist's track. But having to listen to this album knowing that it would be nearly an hour and a half of primarily Common rapping was such a slog. He's just zero percent fun and his voice is so nothing to me. Anytime a feature showed up I was having a great time. Also completely fell for the skit when a girl was just telling him how great he was for women - it fully tricked me when he started hitting a woman. Do I love that he hit a woman as a joke? Not necessarily. But at least it was the tiniest bit of edge.
Total crap. If an album is not fit for my 10 year old son to overhear while I am listening to it then it gets a ZERO in my book. Disgusting, racist, homophobic, misogynistic. This album should be destroyed to make the world a better place. But that's just my opinion. If you like it - I have no problem with that. Don't be offended. This stuff just isn't for everyone.
Ugh my ears hurt 1
No thank you. Very dated and misogynistic. Lacks the fire of better rap and the beats of better production. Too long and no stand out tracks
Not my cup of tea
I Don't know this artist at all. Rap is something I really struggle with. I'm not fussed about lyrics generally, and rap delivery can be so flat that it kills the music for me. ------ Oh no. This does literally nothing for me at all. Lounge jazz instrument samples mixed with aggressive lyrics/themes that are littered with dated cultural attitudes. I'm going to give it the full album... ------- Verdict : I liked Pops track the best. It's the classic old guy giving life lessons with a nice jazzy accompaniment. "Who am I to judge one's perspective? / Though some of that shit y'all pop to it, I ain't relating / If I don't like it, I don't like it, that don't mean that I'm hating" 6th Sense sums it up.
Far too long, far too boring.
Nope.
No thanks
Meeeh... No me gustó
hiphopmeh
This album made literally no impact on me at all. I’ll start with the only real positive, which is the production is very crisp and clear, and musically it has a lot raw talent. The problem is I just don’t care for common at all. His delivery doesn’t do anything for me, I don’t like his flow or his pacing, and I honestly just think there’s something about him that’s so boring. I know his name is common but he really comes across like any generic rapper with a ton of money for production. Also one of the biggest songs on this album uses a sample of Bobby Caldwell and the sample does a lot of heavy lifting in that song. The other massive strike against this album is the fact that there’s a ton of artists collaborating on this album (nothing wrong with that BUT…) they ALL over shadow him, ON HIS ALBUM. Like all the features steal the show for their perspective song. Macy gray is the best part of their song, Ceelo green is the best part of their song, even his dad has a better flow and delivery than common. That’s embarrassing…
So belanglos, dass ich’s nicht mal hören kann. Rap ist ohnehin nicht hörbar!
Første fem numre var ens. Langsom rap. Så gad jeg ikke mere.
Not my thing.
Please dont show me any more common albums. I dont like him
Shitty hiphop
I dont like it
**Any album that I don't finish gets a 1. I tried. I had to turn this one off. It was too much of a slog.** I remember when it came out. Hitting play brings me right back to that year, that radio station, what was going on during that time—but I don’t like this album. It just feels really noisy and overproduced which is strange because the album is stacked with talent. I was excited when this album came up in queue, but yeah…not a fan. (And of course a 1-star album ends up being 90 minutes long, too.)
I tried numerous times to listen and couldn't get past a few songs. Plus he always wore that stupid hat.
I don't follow hip hop at all but isn't Common the guy that makes hip hop for white people with minivans? I can already tell this one is going to be a slog today, an hour and 17 minutes of this is going to be really tough to get through. After reading a few of the reviews here I was a little hopeful that this might be a but different from the rest of the hip hop that I've heard. Maybe a hint of jazziness here and there. Alas, that's not the case. It's basically indistinguishable from the rest. Less violent which I suppose is a tic in the pro column. But the rest of the homophobia and misogyny and self aggrandization is out in the forefront. It's not for me. 1/5
About as good as his acting in Silo.
I’ve heard of this rapper but never listened before. The sad part is, the music is pretty good. But the lyrics are so obscene that most people will never hear it. (Here’s a thought, if you don’t want people using the N-word, don’t sing it.)
I couldn't get through it. I don't mind hip-hop, but I didn't enjoy this at all.
Wasn’t a fan. Didn’t finish
Tried, didn't like it. Not for me.
Rap ist nicht so meins...
I really tried.
Another rap album that I just don't like.
I tried, but no.
Definitely recommendable for a new town in the genre and spoken poetry, however, lack of musical intonation and explicitness art distracting
Until this moment I've never heard of the bloke, apparently an American rapper. I'll listen to a couple of tracks but I'm guessing it's not for me really....... Nope!
Never heard of this album or artist. Well, here goes... Ugh, it's rap, spoken word mostly it seems. Very little to speak of musically. I have to admit I did not pay attention to the lyrics that much. Overall, I found it very boring. I skipped through most of the songs after 30 secs or so. Parts of "The 6th Sense" were tolerable. Going to give it my first 1 star rating out of the 7 I've listened to so far.
Not my taste
Garbage
No.
I just don't get rap.
Ompahan taas paska
A nothing burger.
1 - Rap - Hip Hop de mierda
Schlechter Stil, schlechtes Album und ganz schlechte Musik. Rappen wie ein Pickel am Anus.
I tried. I really did. Why do they have to be SO LOOOOOONNNNGGGG 🥱
I tried again. The fact remains that hip hop is not music. 1/5
Went in with some expectation. But rap isn’t something I actively listen to. I did like elements of soul peppered into the hip hop. Most of the lyrics are yuck. One activist song towards the end. Imma just confused where this person stands.
The backing tracks are mostly very chill and clean, but they started to feel very samey before I even got halfway through and it was difficult to finish. I struggle with lyric-focused music and so hip hop is really not my thing. I liked the Afrobeat intro on the first track though.
This was just tedious. Can't connect with anything contained in this album.
Woman abuse confirmed
Can't relate to socially conscious hip-hop at all. Common is a better actor than rapper imo
Not a rap fan
bleh
Rubbish
Not really a fan of this. Generally better rap than a lot of what I've heard, but still too much for me. 1/5
First couple of songs, didn’t like this then I got to The Light and I thought ok this is hopefully improving. Turns out that was the only song on here I enjoyed. Overall hated it, felt like it went on for an eternity.
Last time a Common album came up I praised it for being wholesome. I can’t say the same for this one. Pure trash, just like 98% of all other music of this trashy genre.
What a surprise - another Hip-Hop / Rap album. I don't carte what type of Rap it is - Progressive or Regressive - it's still crap.
Jesus Christ is this album long.. i don't really care for his style.
1.5 Gay panic
Joy, another rap album well over an hour long. There's no way Common listened through this and thought to himself "yeah, this doesn't need trimming at all". There's not a chance he had this much to say. Some tracks are six minutes long and the whole album is an hour 20 minutes. It's too much. Its not good enough to be that long. The beats don't really grab you, the flow isn't the best. It's all just a bit dull most of the time. I'll end on a good note. 'Geto Heaven Part Two' was alright, 'Cold Blooded' has a pretty cool guitar riff beat and is a decent track and 'The 6th Sense' is really good and easily the highlight. It's got an uplifting sound, Common sounds good and has something interesting to say. These three can go on a playlist, the rest can get in the bin.
Boring and the fact he he’s to rely on the n word a lot also says enough to me and with his homophobia and anti feminist lyrics I wouldn’t listen to it a second time one time was bad enough
Listened to the first 3 tracks and didn't want to listen more
This wasn't like water or chocolate. More like dog shit
I liked the jazz elements, but there wasn't anything new from the hip hop world that grabbed me. I bailed after the first 15 minutes when the 'faggot' jokes kicked in. Oh dear.
Nichts für mich.
Started off promising but deteriorated quickly. Low on the mudda fucka’s (although there’s ample use of the word fuck etc) but definitely big on the niggas. Also a bit of homophobia thrown in. Not my cup of tea
Really just not my thing.
Some good catchy songs on this album. As with a lot of music in the genre it unfortunately doesn't hit as hard when English is your second or third language since it requires looking up the lyrics and reading along to get the depth of rap and that in turn requires me to get interested enough in the song to look that deep in to it. I still enjoyed the album and the beats bobbing along catching bits and pieces here and there.
Ass
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unoriginal pseudo-intellectual babble
Not for me, sorry
This did nothing for me. Rap is not for me, but that's OK.
Not for me.
Yeah not my usual cup of tea
Meh
Again I say I’m a white male living in the UK now in his 70’s and brought up on a diet of progressive rock and you want me to listen to this stuff before I die? Appreciate millions love this genre but when Mr Common recorded this he wasn’t thinking me so likewise I’ll shut him out of my life. 0.1/5 15/9/24
I really struggled to sit through the first song. I know Common started out as an singer but for some reason this doesn't feel like the common songs that i've known in recent years.
Couldn't get into this one
No
Derivative Eminem wannabe. The pronunciation and pace is identical. Well produced but nothing special and should be taken off this list I'm afraid to say.........
I f&^%ing hate rap.
I do like some rap acts. But sorry, this did nothing for me. 1/5
They say segregation was bad but the woman on the cover looks neatly dressed, wearing airpods, it couldn't have been that bad What makes rappers think their albums are worth the runtime? This rapping is as impressive as leaving the first comment
Jemig, waarom zijn dit soort platen zo laaaannnngggg. Beats en babbel, ik gaap van verveling. Als ik gepraat wil, zet ik de tv wel op. Ik wil muziek! Het eerste half uur sowieso geen enkele variatie, daarna zowaar af en toe een ander instrumentje en een ander stemmetje. Maar het laat me verder volkomen koud. Yeah.
These 1001 albums are either hippie weed moods, electronica droll or crap rap. Common is crap rap
Dumb lyrics, n-words, gay slurs, boring music, and way too long.
I was just sinking into a coma, thinking how awful this was and oh god when will it end, when a really good track came on and woke me up again. So I checked and ...yep, the album had ended and it was Spotify suggesting tracks for me (in this case by Chance the Rapper). Nuff said, I think.
Too long for a shitty ass rapper. Honestly the beats are the only good thing but the rapping/length is so aids im giving it a 1
rap..
My biggest criticism is that it was difficult to understand what he was saying. Given rap is mainly about the “message”, it seems pointless when many don’t understand your words. Not sure if it was the way it was recorded or the way he speaks. Musically it was good in places, others it was boring. It was good to hear his fathers poem on here.
Scratch… scratch…scratch this.
Not my type of music.
Not my thing. Only one song that I sorta of liked, otherwise....no.
Horrible
Laaaaangweilig
I try to give it a chance, but I do not like rap!
Listening to the first song, I thought it was another artist with the same name as Common, I was unexpectedly digging it and looking forward to the rest of the album as I thought I'd discovered something new and great. The rest of the album was not good.
Don't like this genre at all, sorry.
Another crappy rap album.
Not a fan of rap.
Not very forward thinking or female friendly. In the song about his grandma I was rooting for the other side.
There’s quite a lot of mediocre rap on this list isn’t there…
Porque tantos discos de hip hop com mais de 60 minutos?
Üblich dröger Hiphop/Rap.
Nu testas mitt psyke igen. Hur mycket skit ska jag tåla innan jag dräper någon?
Some pretty cool production but homophobia can GTFO.
Not my cup of tea. It's an incredible long album yet there was not a single song that stood out on it...the lyrics didn't age well either. It was challenging to get through this one.
Nope
First listen Saved 3/16 Top track: Time Travelin'
Uncommonly boring.
Scott Kelly's noncing World Cup participant.
Why are these songs so bad? It's the questions. Actual worst album I've ever listened to.
Terrible. Simply terrible.
Yeah, sorry, I'll pass. (Didn't age that well, either.)
Just not my thing.
So bad…
Zzzzzzzzzzz
Sorry, this stuff just doesn’t work for me.
outcast does the flirting with jazz samples way better and this rap is very boring
Was okay probably wouldn't listen again, prefer his acting
Not aged well sexist homophobic and probably a bit racist. Just some man talking about shagging bitches and shooting people
No gusta
This is Common's fourth album, and it was his critical and commercial breakthrough album - being certified gold in the US. The hip-hop album received praise from many music critics for being able to tell stories throughout the songs, as well as discussing socio-political issues about race. To me, this type of rap is old-school and outdated. It doesn't have that "oomph" that modern hip-hop has, and the skits on many tracks gets old really fast. I didn't find much to like about this album, but I don't hate it either.
I thought it was shit tbh. Good looking guy though
This is a long record that has not aged well. Nothing stood out to me but the gay slurs.
No me tomé la molestia
Putamadre qué de mal humor me pone escuchar a este cabrón
I can’t do anymore hip hop. Sorry.
not my type of rap
Nee helaas
Boring
Don't know what to say, this was just awful
Rap is not my music. It has to be special to though me.
Homophobic slur on track 4. Avoid.
Not my cup of tea
i like! felt a lil long but it was good. so far all the songs are good