Man, judging from the reviews I’ve seen so far, the press has not been pulling punches on Common’s newest joint that dropped today, “Universal Mind Control.” There are a few artists whose albums I’ll buy no matter what – they include Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, most Miles Davis, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, and Common. I might have more to say later, but I just listened to UMC, and as far as music goes, it’s not bad.
A lot of hip hop albums usually have one or two tracks that I never wanted to hear in the first place, but this one can’t be that bad. Superficially, it sounds pop-inspired compared to Like Water for Chocolate or Be, but hey, at least it doesn’t sound like Electric Circus ….
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