Common - Nobody's Smiling (Discussion Thread)

[JulesWinfield]

I love this record. Had it on repeat since I got it. I'm gonna be playing this and the new Cormega for awhile.

 

[Whitty Hutton]

Who yall think better between Common and Prince Markie Dee?

 

[SoulController]

The beats are fire, but Common flows on this shyt suck. Like he been in Hollywood too long and has lost his bearings. He literally sounds like he is reading a script as a rapper for a movie.

yea around post-Finding Forever he lost alot of his style, Dreamer/Believer had some fire beats too but it just didnt have the usual Com on there. this sounds a bit better but still not Be level

still a dope project, but low key i want No to focus on a Cocaine 80's LP

 

[OG Talk]

I like this album waaaayyyy better than The Dreamer...

 

[Big Mel]

2 songs in and i already can tell this album blows.

 

[Big Mel]

4 songs in and not 1 tune i'd ever want to hear again in my life. this current one, the one with Jhene Aiko has this gem of a bar:

"girl you are the baddest, i'm givin' you the gladys knight you ever had its'

 

[Big Mel]

She Hustle Harder Than a nikka is an atrocious song.


let me be quiet already. just wow, though.

 

[FlyRy]

I like this album waaaayyyy better than The Dreamer...

 

[OG Talk]

Yeah mos def man...Dreamer was dope but this is darker and more raw to me..

Can't go wrong with either album though.. As long as he stays the hell away from Pharell, I'm good money..

 

[Big Mel]

even the kinda good songs on here are blah. like that No ID/Dilla tribute. The Dilla gave me a TV stand narrative was cringe worthy.

 

[Big Mel]

"like sooowdeee, nikkas carry the iron, man like robert downey"

 

[Majestyx]

2 songs in and i already can tell this album blows.

i was about to @ you about how this shyt was. thanks

 

[TRY GOD]

4 songs in and not 1 tune i'd ever want to hear again in my life. this current one, the one with Jhene Aiko has this gem of a bar:

"girl you are the baddest, i'm givin' you the gladys knight you ever had its'

 

[Big Boss]

 

[Walt]

Yo, I'm literally crying from laughing at this nikka's tv stand story HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

"It was a gift so I couldn't refuse it" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Com was standing there in one of his smurf hats and extra smedium jean jackets, looking at Dilla's struggle gift from the thrift store like "um, yeah, thanks my nikka... can you put it in that corner over there? Nah, the other corner, behind the wall."

Like with Nas' Bye Baby, sometimes these nikkas can't see past their own egos to clarify depth from nonsense.

I'm listening ready for some heartfelt shyt, and those lyrics caught me mad off guard.