Anyone have the new Common album?

[Lowerdeck]

I've bought 13 albums in the last two months (including four double albums), and plan on getting the Talib Kweli album in a few weeks and the Kanye album next month. So I've got a lot of new music I'm not giving that much attention to.

With that said, I know the new Common album came out Tuesday. I know he's one of the best lyricists in the game. However, I never seemed to really like his last album and from reviews I've read this one isn't that exciting ... great lyrically but still a yawner.

With that said, anyone want to help me out here? Do it now, do it later on (see: 13 new albums bit), or not at all?

Edited August 3, 2007 by Lowerdeck

[Driver The Naniwa]

I've read this one isn't that exciting ... great lyrically but still a yawner.

[Captain Eo]

Lyrically it's possibly going to be my top album of this year, unless Three 6, or Kayne can knock him off.

Musically it's too bland for most ears.

[ThaMyth]

I dunno, I like the album,but it's not better than Be to me. It's an excellent follow up to it,though.. I would cop it.

[Psicosis]

Got it a couple of weeks ago and my only problem was that it's too short compared to Be.

[reyrey619]

I thought it was really good actually. Some really solid tracks including "The People", "Start The Show", "Drivin' Me Wild", "Misunderstood", and "The Game". I think it's one of the best hip hop albums I've heard this year.

EDIT: Now that I think about it, there really isn't much competition

Edited August 8, 2007 by reyrey619

[MalaCloudy Black]

I thought it was really good actually. Some really solid tracks including "The People", "Start The Show", "Drivin' Me Wild", "Misunderstood", and "The Game". I think it's one of the best hip hop albums I've heard this year.

Cosigned. Seriously, this is far from being a boring album musically or lyrically or in any way, shape or form.

[Kyle_]

I might have to buy a CD for the first time in years.

[ROC]

I thought it was really good actually. Some really solid tracks including "The People", "Start The Show", "Drivin' Me Wild", "Misunderstood", and "The Game". I think it's one of the best hip hop albums I've heard this year.

EDIT: Now that I think about it, there really isn't much competition

[reyrey619]

I thought it was really good actually. Some really solid tracks including "The People", "Start The Show", "Drivin' Me Wild", "Misunderstood", and "The Game". I think it's one of the best hip hop albums I've heard this year.

EDIT: Now that I think about it, there really isn't much competition

Well, there's always Talib and Pharaohe Monch's albums. Oh, and T.I. And this thread has kind of sold me on listening to Finding Forever. I've had it for a while, but never really took a listen to it.

[ROC]

I thought it was really good actually. Some really solid tracks including "The People", "Start The Show", "Drivin' Me Wild", "Misunderstood", and "The Game". I think it's one of the best hip hop albums I've heard this year.

EDIT: Now that I think about it, there really isn't much competition

Well, there's always Talib and Pharaohe Monch's albums. Oh, and T.I. And this thread has kind of sold me on listening to Finding Forever. I've had it for a while, but never really took a listen to it.

[Lowerdeck]

I still haven't picked up the Pharoahe album, but I do plan on getting Eardrum when that comes out.

[Driver The Naniwa]

I thought it was really good actually. Some really solid tracks including "The People", "Start The Show", "Drivin' Me Wild", "Misunderstood", and "The Game". I think it's one of the best hip hop albums I've heard this year.

Cosigned. Seriously, this is far from being a boring album musically or lyrically or in any way, shape or form.

[KRC]

I thought the album was really good. It took a few listens for me to get into, but now i've got it on repeat. I don't quite know if it's as good as "Be" but it's definitely a really good album. I thought it could've had another song or two though, seemed a bit on the short side.

The Pharoahe album is quite good aswell. Pharoahe always seems to be solid though.

Looking forward to Kweli later this month aswell. There's definitely some good stuff coming up, new Kanye, Little Brother, Del The Funky Homosapien, Redman & Lupe Fiasco are all supposed to be out within the next 3 or so months.

[Lowerdeck]

Lupe's in October sometime, besides Kanye and Talib that's all I'm looking forward to right now.

[reyrey619]

you guys are forgetting the return of Wu-Tang and hopefully Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2. <_

[Lowerdeck]

They were given dates yet?

[MalaCloudy Black]

Wu-Tang = Oct. 2007

[reyrey619]

They were given dates yet?