Is it just me or does Common’s music just seem….. bland now?

[I love Latina women]

I went back and listened to that new album from him and Pete Rock again and for some reason it was just alright

Like, it’s good when you compare it to the trash of today of course but judging it by Common’s best work, it’s just alright or average to me


I was listening to The Roots’ song Hurricane earlier tonight when I was out running errands and when you listen to Common’s verse on that versus to how he sounds on his new album and even previous albums, he just sounds like he’s coasting and nothing really giving it his best or like he lacks that edge he use to have


Anybody else think this too or is just me?


@FreshAIG @FunkDoc1112 @Awesome Wells @Ziggiy @Knicksman20 @BmoreGorilla

 

[FunkDoc1112]

That's been the case since Finding Forver for me. Once he started appearing in Gap Commercials, the extra flare went away. He was able to dip back into it on Dreamer, Believer at times even if it had "Old man yells at cloud" energy but for the most part he's settled into HBCU alumni night music. It's a toothless facsimile of what he used to be.

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

its been bland since electric circus

The kanye stimulus gave him a lifeline

 

[Da_Eggman]

That’s just how it goes with age similar to Nas he’s putting out quality music but you have already heard it a 100 times before and better so it can seem boring

 

[cheek100]

Resurrection still goes

 

[Mac Ten]

Music isn’t really a priority for him

He’s been eating off Hollywood.



Blame Erykah Badu for neutering Common and Kanye to a point. His music became a little too eclectic after that(Electric Circus, Universal Mind Control, Finding Forever,).

I knew something was wrong when he started wearing crochet pants years ago. Since then, Common has become the safest rapper out.


He’s the Roland Martin of rap now. I haven’t looked at Common the same since he said that crap about extending our hands to cacs to stop racism.

 

[Mac Ten]

Resurrection still goes

That album was food to the ears.


Can I Borrow A Dollar was good imo despite him rapping like Porky Pig and Das EFX.


Nas really had an influence on that Resurrection album.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

Neosoul leaders didn’t like being called neosoul and let their moment pass instead of creating a genre

 

[Izanami]

He sounds uninspired at times.

 

[Yecht]

Now

 

[Mac Ten]

Neosoul leaders didn’t like being called neosoul and let their moment pass instead of creating a genre

Neo Soul and backpackers are just as scumbaggish as they ones they claim to hate… now I see why Nas dissed that genre and called out The Roots.


- Jaguar Wright was a Thot for Talib and The Roots and now she’s bitter

- Jill Scott was out here being Lizzo behind closed doors and having a affinity for swallowing dikk like a Chocolate Eclair

- Talib was working with Gucci Mane

- Mos Def out here simping up strippers

- Erykah Badu was out here getting preggo by different rappers and in the process they lost their powers.

• Andre started wearing Kilts and dressing weird.


- Questlove became a cuck

• Common went from wearing baggy pants to holding up a sign in the Come Closer video . DOC turned out fine


• Jay Electronica started dating a Rothschild

 

[Mystic]

OP just hating

 

[Mike Ock]

He sounds uninspired at times.

His first album came out 32 years ago....its bound to happen.

I give props to any rapper from the 90s who still has it in them to put out an album.

 

[I love Latina women]

That's been the case since Finding Forver for me. Once he started appearing in Gap Commercials, the extra flare went away. He was able to dip back into it on Dreamer, Believer at times even if it had "Old man yells at cloud" energy but for the most part he's settled into HBCU alumni night music. It's a toothless facsimile of what he used to be.

See Finding Forever was when I stopped checking for him

That album was where he lost me and I stopped listening to his music up until this year


Yeah I was trying to think of how to describe how his music sounds now and that’s it

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

‘The People’ sounds like it was made for Obama’s campaign