Common - A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 1 (Discussion Thread)

[Doobie Doo]

I’m a big Common fan not so much after Finding Forever BUT bruh made this album for 30 plus year old black women. I’m not mad at him but I can only see playing this when me and my girl sippin and blowing on some tree

Common is my favorite rapper of all time and this album is on the same level as Electric CIrcus and that trash ass Ultramagnetic shyt he did with the Neptunes.

 

[Steezy]

just wanted to post one of my favorite com verses

 

[DJ Mart-Kos]

"Don't Forget Who You Are" is my fav on it.

I don't understand what people find wrong about this album?

 

[Illmagic]

I think the album is dope. Ive spun it a couple times. The election kinda took my attention off it. I just spun it again. Its vintage Com to me. "Fallin", "A Riot in my mind" and "Dont forget who you are" are my favs

 

[darealvelle]

Just spun this record. Very short and easy to listen to. Not much to not like about it. Smooth beats and dope rhymes

 

[Soymuscle Mike]

Yeah this was dope, nice surprise - I was expecting it to be a bit dull but I fukks with it.

 

[We Major]

What Do You Say (Move It Baby) is

 

[NYtymes]

Album is cool, sounds like a typical common album because he knows his lane and stays there

Im tired of seeing a stevie wonder feature on rap albums and all we get is the harmonica from him

 

[erker]

Album is dope.

Also, the album cover is fukking beautiful

 

[Ziggiy]

laura dern. tho i assume the actress he's talking about on the album is taraji.

only song im lukewarm on here is the one w/ lenny. makes common the only rapper to have worked w/ him and prince, i think.

Common confirmed he never dated Laura Dern

 

[Preach Jackson]

I didn’t even know this dropped

 

[Tetris v2.0]

This grew on me after another listen. Far from his best album, but enjoyable and different

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

I can't believe I slept on this

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

Common Seeks Serenity on New Song 'Say Peace' With Black Thought, PJ



To celebrate the release of A Beautiful Revolution, Common will host an album listening session on his YouTube page, October 30th. Additional details will announced soon.

A Beautiful Revolution, Pt. 1, which follows Common’s 2019 album Let Love, will feature seven new songs, plus two interludes. The rapper made the record with a core band that featured PJ on vocals, Robert Glasper on keys, Karriem Riggins on drums, Burniss Travis on bass, and Isaiah Sharkey on guitar. Lenny Kravitz will also feature on the project.

Common, Black Thought and PJ will perform “Say Peace” on The Tonight Show November 4th. Another track from the project, “A Place in This World,” currently appears in a new spot for Michelle Obama’s “When We All Vote” campaign.

A Beautiful Revolution, Pt. 1 Tracklist

1. “Intro”
2. “Fallin’”
3. “Say Peace” (feat. Black Thought)
4. “What Do You Say (Move It Baby)”
5. “Courageous”
6. “A Place in This World”
7. “A Riot in My Mind” (feat. Lenny Kravitz)
8. “Don’t Forget Who You Are”
9. “Outro”

 

[Pinyapplesuckas]

this is a great album. let me get my late pass on this one. Com is one of my top 5 rappers so sometimes i'll have a little fatigue and not be ready for certain albums. i finally got around to both from this series and they are both very good.

What Do You Say (Move It Baby) and Dont Forget Who You Are both on repeat.