Common - Nobody's Smiling (Discussion Thread)

[OG Talk]

The phrasing is just awkward, man. On top of it sounding corny, he phrased it so it sounds like "I ain't want that cheap ass, wack ass gift; but the nikka was dying, so I was like whatever, I'll accept this tv stand. But I ain't about to use this bullshyt. Years later, I won a grammy and put my magnificent grammy on the aforementioned stand, thus exalting that trash to a monument, because I'm the man and... Well... You know: RIP Dilla, thanks for those free beats you tossed me."

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

 

[martin payne]

haven't read too much hate for "diamonds".....can we all agree this shyt goes hard AF

 

[Black Magisterialness]

album is good. couple songs i dont like. i consider his last album a personal classic. this is just good

Yeah, I actually REALLY liked The Dreamer.

And for niccas talking about the TV Stand...Common is talking about the shame of not appreciating the GESTURE. Remember in 2005-2006 Com was riding the wave of 'Ye, BE had dropped the year before dude was collabing with Dave Chappelle and shyt...it was a huge time for him and here Dilla was barely able to do anything. nikkas got sick dying GRANDPARENTS that they don't even call and got the nerve to not at least understand the honesty of someone saying basically "I was moving to fast and didn't really think about it until later".

 

[SoulController]

someone (it was Walt) bringing up Nutcracker levels?

thats a hell of a salvo to lob

 

[Big Mel]

Yeah, I actually REALLY liked The Dreamer.

And for niccas talking about the TV Stand...Common is talking about the shame of not appreciating the GESTURE. Remember in 2005-2006 Com was riding the wave of 'Ye, BE had dropped the year before dude was collabing with Dave Chappelle and shyt...it was a huge time for him and here Dilla was barely able to do anything. nikkas got sick dying GRANDPARENTS that they don't even call and got the nerve to not at least understand the honesty of someone saying basically "I was moving to fast and didn't really think about it until later".

Common ain't want that struggle stand. You know damn well that rent a center piece messed up his post Baduism Feng Shui.

 

[Black Magisterialness]

Common ain't want that struggle stand. You know damn well that rent a center piece messed up his post Baduism Feng Shui.

 

[Grand Eeezus Maxwell]

Common won a Grammy? For what?

"The Light", I believe.

EDIT:he got nominated for "The Light", but his wins were "Southside" and "Love Of My Life"(w/Erykah)

 

[TezMilli]

If Com didn't win that grammy, the TV stand would've been sold at an auction or thrown in the bushes right now....

 

[ML29]

This album came out at just the right time. 2014 has been a very year as far rap releases.

 

[ManBearPig]

its cool.

 

[madness]

Common won a Grammy? For what?

him and kanye won best rap performance by duo for "southside"

 

[Big Mel]

him and kanye won best rap performance by duo for "southside"

Wow. I had no clue.

 

[Goat poster]

I got love for Midwest nyggas linking up....but he needed to leave big Sean all the way the fukk off this album.

 

[Bald Head Ba$tard]

4/5 album.

I think THe Dreamer The Believer was more fluid in how it was structured, but this is another solid Com album.

NO I.D. had alot of diverse beats on this project compared to TDTB.

 

[mobbinfms]

Did he really say "I run the town, I'm a jogger-naut"???