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Title: Common - Nobody's Smiling (Discussion Thread)
Post by: Blood$ on July 23, 2014, 12:09:22 PM: smh at there being no thread for this... album is solid after giving it 2 spins 8)
Title: Re: Common - Nobody's Smiling (Discussion Thread)
Post by: Jome on July 23, 2014, 12:51:34 PM: Quote from: Blood$ on July 23, 2014, 12:09:22 PM
smh at there being no thread for this... album is solid after giving it 2 spins 8)

Yeah, agreed.. seems dope after first listen.

However, I'm annoyed that Big Sean completely ruins "Diamonds", an otherwise dope track..
Dope cinematic beat/track, dope verses from Common, and then you got Big Sean's annoying ass voice and retarded lyrics.. must be applying for the award "Worst misplaced cameo ever".
I know they're both GOOD Music/Def Jam, but come the fuck oooon.. :rant:
Title: Re: Common - Nobody's Smiling (Discussion Thread)
Post by: BiggSadot on July 23, 2014, 01:31:58 PM: This could have been way better. A couple tracks in the middle with repetitive hooks and simple beats. 7/10
Title: Re: Common - Nobody's Smiling (Discussion Thread)
Post by: PLANT on July 23, 2014, 01:41:36 PM: Have to admit, I was a bit disappointed in the album. Speak my piece is my fav song on the album, but I thought some of the production could have been better
Title: Re: Common - Nobody's Smiling (Discussion Thread)
Post by: Minkaveli on July 23, 2014, 08:20:19 PM: Quote from: BiggSadot on July 23, 2014, 01:31:58 PM
This could have been way better. A couple tracks in the middle with repetitive hooks and simple beats. 7/10

Spot on. I gave it a 7.5/10 though. I thought it ended decently. Common's flow was very on point. He had some good subjects like 7 Deadly Sins and others. I don't like how he uses the N word on hooks for songs. Makes it non-listener friendly to the casual listener. And I agree with the Big Sean comments. Dude spoiled it and made that track almost unlistenable. Keys To The Kingdom is the single and is a nice track but it lacks the fire power and stand out tracks that even Dreamer/Believer had with celebrate. Decent and worth keeping but nothing stand out to me.
Title: Re: Common - Nobody's Smiling (Discussion Thread)
Post by: Chamillitary Click on July 23, 2014, 09:09:19 PM: I was hyped for this. Pretty average stuff.

Quote from: PLANT on July 23, 2014, 01:41:36 PM
Have to admit, I was a bit disappointed in the album. Speak my piece is my fav song on the album, but I thought some of the production could have been better

On point.
Title: Re: Common - Nobody's Smiling (Discussion Thread)
Post by: doggfather on July 24, 2014, 04:16:28 AM: good album after 1st listen. not as good as the last one, but still a good one.
Title: Re: Common - Nobody's Smiling (Discussion Thread)
Post by: soopa-man on July 27, 2014, 09:22:05 AM: This album is very seriously dope, the only filler for me is that track with that fake nicki minaj, "rewind that" is probably one of the dopest tracks right now to me period, and one of the reasons common is a great mc! He pours a dope story about his producers and him and no
I.d. Dropped a dope ass album, consistent effort.
Title: Re: Common - Nobody's Smiling (Discussion Thread)
Post by: doggfather on July 28, 2014, 07:06:56 AM: hiphopdx said this: http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/album-reviews/id.2312/title.common-nobody-s-smiling
Title: Re: Common - Nobody's Smiling (Discussion Thread)
Post by: Blood$ on July 28, 2014, 05:21:25 PM: I'd put this right under Finding Forever and The Dreamer, The Believer which isn't bad at all

Big Sean was the only weak part of the album, Lil Herb killed his feature
Title: Re: Common - Nobody's Smiling (Discussion Thread)
Post by: LAC/EASTSIDE on August 01, 2014, 07:08:41 PM: Surprised he had Vince Staples on here. Need to listen to it more. It was cool, first spin.
Title: Re: Common - Nobody's Smiling (Discussion Thread)
Post by: doggfather on August 12, 2014, 06:58:23 AM: after few times bumpin i gonna buy this on cd. 8)
Title: Re: Common - Nobody's Smiling (Discussion Thread)
Post by: Blood$ on August 12, 2014, 09:17:39 AM: shits all over Cormega and Onyx's new albums

the title track is one of the most powerful songs to drop this year
Title: Re: Common - Nobody's Smiling (Discussion Thread)
Post by: Jack Trippa 3z company ho on August 12, 2014, 03:58:00 PM: Need to check this. Common is usually good for some great tracks, one of the few mainstream artists I'll check for.