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8.0
67850
8.0 |
Exclaim
While not flawlessly executed, Common arguably regains some of the relevance he may have lost from his last couple of albums with the focus of Nobody's Smiling
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8.0
67852
8.0 |
The Guardian
Common has crafted one of the best hip-hop albums of the year so far
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8.0
67912
8.0 |
Q
Sounds dangerously like a genuine hip-hop album. Print edition only
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8.0
67921
8.0 |
Mojo
A deep treat almost on a par with Common's mid-'90s prime. Print edition only
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8.0
68030
8.0 |
The Music
Though not his finest album, it could become Common’s most important
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8.0
68035
8.0 |
The Irish Times
A truly deep and wide affair
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8.0
68244
8.0 |
Slant Magazine
Despite Common's age and commercial success, he can figuratively inhabit Chiraq better than most of the city's rising stars
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7.7
67854
7.7 |
Pitchfork
The album's most convincing when tackling the push-and-pull conflict between the individual and his hometown, as Common's good intentions are buoyed by memory, generosity, and attentiveness to his craft
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7.5
67853
7.5 |
Consequence Of Sound
A well-rounded discourse on gang violence and inner city plight in Chicago that translates to almost every urban city in America. It is a triumph for conscious rap in a city that could use more self-awareness
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7.5
68179
7.5 |
Beardfood
A conscience and a microphone
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7.0
67887
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
Has some of Com's tightest storytelling in years
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6.0
67988
6.0 |
PopMatters
Common mostly coasts on effortless verbal technique. Make no mistake, his lyrical game is strong, but his convictions are loose
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5.8
67851
5.8 |
A.V. Club
A collection of mostly forgettable tracks that tries far too hard and has little to show for it
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5.7
67956
5.7 |
Paste Magazine
He set out to depict the pains of contemporary Chicago, but he ended up just making another Common album
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