What did y'all think of Common's Let love album?

[Neo. The Only. The One.]

I remember when the Be album dropped. That was such a magical year in hip hop for me.

I don't know what this new stuff is.

 

[Neo. The Only. The One.]

Thanks for this thread, brehs. Yall made me remember this remix of Go.

Haven't heard it in 15 yrs probably

 

[L $ C]

common is the #1 vet that could benifit from hit boy

 

[tuckgod]

To me, It felt uncomfortable hearing a man in his ladder 40's mentioning he was molested, came off as being weak IMO.

If you gonna admit something like that do by your 2nd or 3rd album get that out the way quickly.

But of course I'm not in Common's shoes I guess he felt that was the right time for him.

If he would’ve told us he was molested on Ressurection there wouldn’t have been a third album.

World was a much different place in 1994.

 

[Alvin]

After Nobody's Smiling, his music has been pretty weak, to me.

Com is probably in my Top 10 MC's of all-time, but he seems to have aimed for a different sound since 2015, that just hasn't resonated with me, at all. Sh*t ain't hittin'. His dopest sh*t always felt effortless. His more recent projects feel like he's trying. He needs to holla at two legendary boom-bap producers and just let them oversee a new album, for him. Maybe like Nottz and Madlib. That lane. So he can get back to greatness, and stop putting out this elevator music.

now that you mention it, he makes adult contemporary rap now.

 

[Alvin]

hardest song on the album

 

[Playaz Eyez]

now that you mention it, he makes adult contemporary rap now.

Pretty much. Everything starting from some of Nobody’s Smiling to A Beautiful Revolution 2 is basically easy listening background music.

 

[OmegaK2099]

A beautiful Revolution 2 was quite good imo, I need to relisten to this. He should do another collabo with Snoh Aalegra

 

[OmegaK2099]

RIP Bobby Caldwell btw IYKYK

 

[Awesome Wells]

now that you mention it, he makes adult contemporary rap now.

Word, and I'm not knocking it. I just don’t want to hear that kinda sh*t from Common.

He's way too dope of an MC to be aiming for the auntie circuit with these soft albums.

 

[Mac Ten]

Common already made this album twice...

That would be Electric Circus which was ahead of its time. I wouldn't be surprised if Kendrick Lamar played this for inspiration or got into the guts of Ms. Badu for TPAB.

 

[KingsOfKings]

 

[Mystic]

Still a solid/somewhat solid project