Classics Discussion: Common

[Inspect Her Deck]

Ok so some of y'all will be familiar with a project I'm deciding to run. I made this thread: The Official 'Classic Album' Discussion Thread, trying to reach a conclusion as to what defines a classic album. After much discussion, I am running with this definition personally, so take it as you will when you consider your classic albums. But this definition in particular was most agreed upon.

Classic: 1. An album considered by consensus of the core hip hop community to be of the highest quality (doesn't have to be perfect or flawless, just an album that the consensus deems the shyt).
2. Assuming that condition 1 is met, is this an album that has stood the test of time amongst the core hip hop community? Is that an album still held in high regard, still referenced at least ten years after its release? By a consensus of the hip hop community?

Props to @mobbinfms for the definition and also for his help generally in helping me with ideas to create these threads.

So I'll be going through one artist per day, and I will list out all their discography or close to all of it until the year 2005, as we decided that an album needs at least 10 years of existence before it can be called a classic or not.

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To help bring even more attention to these threads, I'm gonna create a hashtag (again props to mobbinfms for the idea) and I urge you guys to click on the tag and click on the option to watch the tag.

Here it is: #coliclassics

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We got Common on board today!

Get your votes in!

I will be making a POLL. For each album I will present a YES or NO option so if you think that particular album is a classic, you click 'yes' on the poll for THAT album and vice-versa. The acceptance rate for an album to be deemed a CERTIFIED classic is 80%.

If you don't think an album is a classic, DO NOT LEAVE THE POLL BLANK. You vote NO for that album instead so at least we register your vote.

I will NOT count any comments in the thread as votes, you must use the poll. The comments section should be used for discussion only.

Tagging some mods:

@FreshAIG @That Singer Guy... @hustlemania @houston911 @SoulController

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

#coliclassics

gave him yes votes on Resurrection, LWFC and Be

Be was on the fringe but ultimately voted yes. The other two cannot be denied.

 

[Deltron]

 

[arel]

almost gave it to lwfc but didn't.

 

[Umi]

Res
LWFC
Be
EC

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

@arel Common has NO classics?

 

[patscorpio]

resurrection, LWFC, and Be got it for me..classics

electric circus was just way too out there for me when i first heard it...couldn't get into it at all

one day it'll make sense is borderline..a relisten may be necessary for this

the debut though is a no although one of my favorite common songs of all time is on there: breaker 1/9

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

resurrection, LWFC, and Be got it for me..classics

electric circus was just way too out there for me when i first heard it...couldn't get into it at all

one day it'll make sense is borderline..a relisten may be necessary for this

the debut though is a no although one of my favorite common songs of all time is on there: breaker 1/9

debut is mad underrated

I loved Blows to the Temple the most

 

[arel]

@arel Common has NO classics?

I'm sure he'll get them.

I'm just voting as I do in each thread which is how I perceive the quality.

I could have not voted at all but I doubt it makes a difference in the end.

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

I'm sure he'll get them.

I'm just voting as I do in each thread which is how I perceive the quality.

I could have not voted at all but I doubt it makes a difference in the end.

well it can...the dude who voted no to Southernplaya with about 45 mins to go ruined the chances of it making the list, so your vote counts

but it's your decision lol I was just surprised you didn't think they had the quality

 

[BmoreGorilla]

Voted yes for LWFC and Be. Be is a personal favorite

 

[Deltron]

voted Res/LW/Be.

Can I/One Day are solid, and EC has some tracks I like, but overall as a project it doesn't get too much burn.

 

[Ashtrey]

Be is my only classic but I voted for Resurrection too cause I know it's recognized as a classic by most and I still think it's a great album. One Day and Like Water are great albums and Common has one of my favorite discographies.

 

[arel]

well it can...the dude who voted no to Southernplaya with about 45 mins to go ruined the chances of it making the list, so your vote counts

but it's your decision lol I was just surprised you didn't think they had the quality

yh but i dont hold any individual responsible. its their choice. i dont think that lwfc is going to be borderline but if it looks that way i will withdraw my no vote (won't vote yes). don't think any others would bug me so don't care on them.

never been a huge fan of common rly. not in album length doses. just is what it is.

 

[CaughtInTWebb]

Went with Resurrection, LWFC, and Be.

I never understood the hate for Electric Circus....album wasn't that bad at all.