The Official Common "The Dreamer, The Believer" Album Discussion Thread

[Lunatic]

A webrip for now

I'll see what the quality is like

1. The Dreamer (feat. Maya Angelou)
2. Ghetto Dreams (feat. Nas)
3. Blue Sky (feat. Makeba Riddick)
4. Sweet
5. Gold
6. Lovin' I Lost
7. Raw (How You Like It)
8. Cloth
9. Celebrate
10. Windows
11. The Believer (feat. John Legend)
12. Pops Belief

All tracks produced by No I.D.

[operation stackola]

Great album. A step below "Be" though, but better than his last two.  Always good to hear an album with one producer throughout

[doggfather]

it's out?

[Eazy-Duz-It]

Damn, that's an early leak. It doesn't come out till Dec 20.

[doggfather]

f.ck, this album is: 

as fantastic as allways!

Common should make an album with the roots.

[kuruptlon]

Been looking forward to this.

[Black Excellence]

ok people i want to guys to really listen to this album and tell me if it's in the top ten albums of this year. it's in mine.

[Hoodlum204]

Was Gunna DL This But The Cover Lookt Fan Made...Is This An Album?? If So I'll Give It A Look/See!!

[Eazy-Duz-It]

Was Gunna DL This But The Cover Lookt Fan Made...Is This An Album?? If So I'll Give It A Look/See!!

Yes, it's an album.

[Action!]

It's dope.  I like common.  Arguably in top 10 but mines been shifting around lately cause of BIG KRIT return of 4ever and Freddie Gibbs Cold Day In Hell.  Lots of dope hip-hop this year. 

[Hoodlum204]

Was Gunna DL This But The Cover Lookt Fan Made...Is This An Album?? If So I'll Give It A Look/See!!

Yes, it's an album.

Cool...Gunna Peep This Now!!

[Lunatic]

What a fantastic record. Standouts thus far on 2 listens are Ghetto Dreams, Blue Sky, Lovin' I Lost & The Believer

But things will change for sure

I'll do a track by track breakdown eventually

[Lunatic]

1. The Dreamer - 4/5. A very nice opener. Basically exactly how you expect Common to open up an album.
2 Ghetto Dreams - 5/5. The first single, a classic with Nas. Love the scratches! Reminds me of "The Game" but even better than that.
3. Blue Sky - 4.5/5. Definitely a stand out right now. Common & No ID really did they thing on this one.
4. Sweet - 4/5. This beat is extremely tight. Straight quality hip-hop all around here.

5. Gold - 4/5. The quality continues, not a whole lot different to say about this. Just a dope record.
6. Lovin' I Lost - 5/5. This is one of my favorite records on here. It's just too smooth and soulful! I see single potential here.
7. Raw (How You Like It) - 4/5. Just some more dope shit here. "you Hollywood, nah I'm Chicago, so I cracked his head with a mothafuckin bottle."
8. Cloth - 4.25/5. Another great hip-hop joint! Some real talented hook singers on this album too.

9. Celebrate - 4/5. I like all the play on words during the hook. A feel good record but still hip-hop at it's finest.
10. Windows - 4/5. Some meaningful shit here. Another great hook too.
11. The Believer - 5/5. Woah, this is too ill! John Legend is so powerful on this. This shit stands out!
12. Pops Belief - N/A

All in all, a fantastic album! Exactly what you'd hope and expect from Common. Might be the album of the year!

[thuglord]

1. The Dreamer - 4/5. A very nice opener. Basically exactly how you expect Common to open up an album.
2 Ghetto Dreams - 5/5. The first single, a classic with Nas. Love the scratches! Reminds me of "The Game" but even better than that.
3. Blue Sky - 4.5/5. Definitely a stand out right now. Common & No ID really did they thing on this one.
4. Sweet - 4/5. This beat is extremely tight. Straight quality hip-hop all around here.

5. Gold - 4/5. The quality continues, not a whole lot different to say about this. Just a dope record.
6. Lovin' I Lost - 5/5. This is one of my favorite records on here. It's just too smooth and soulful! I see single potential here.
7. Raw (How You Like It) - 4/5. Just some more dope shit here. "you Hollywood, nah I'm Chicago, so I cracked his head with a mothafuckin bottle."
8. Cloth - 4.25/5. Another great hip-hop joint! Some real talented hook singers on this album too.

9. Celebrate - 4/5. I like all the play on words during the hook. A feel good record but still hip-hop at it's finest.
10. Windows - 4/5. Some meaningful shit here. Another great hook too.
11. The Believer - 5/5. Woah, this is too ill! John Legend is so powerful on this. This shit stands out!
12. Pops Belief - N/A

All in all, a fantastic album! Exactly what you'd hope and expect from Common. Might be the album of the year!

Totally agree, album of the year. Hands down.

[The_Ripper]

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