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"Did Common mess up his legacy with UMC and The Dreamer?"


  

          

This question was sparked because someone was clowned for naming Common in their top 5 in GD. I kind of agreed it was clown worthy but then I remembered that Common was my favorite MC for over a decade (starting with Resurrection).

I hear talks of him doing a new LP and I kind of cringe more than get excited about it.

I can't help but think if ole boy had retired by Finding Forever folks wouldn't be challenging his status as one of the greats.

Thoughts anyone?

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Did Common mess up his legacy with UMC and The Dreamer? [View all] , Buddy_Gilapagos, Wed Nov-28-12 09:24 AM
 
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The Dreamer/Believer was critcally loved and folks liked it
Nov 28th 2012
1
Correct.
Nov 28th 2012
2
You might be right
Nov 28th 2012
5
Yea. And that's totally understandable.
Nov 28th 2012
8
RE: Correct.
Nov 28th 2012
10
Even though UMC isn't considered a good look for Common...
Nov 28th 2012
15
Sigh
Nov 28th 2012
34
Then that 50% gotta stfu when we discuss Common.
Nov 28th 2012
47
      Yep.
Nov 28th 2012
50
I gave EC a pass because I don't blame artist for experimenting
Nov 28th 2012
3
RE: I gave EC a pass because I don't blame artist for experimenting
Nov 28th 2012
9
man what. Be put him back on the map
Nov 28th 2012
4
      Yeah, I think most include Be as part of the Good Run.
Nov 28th 2012
6
While a dud, UMC had good songs...it's his worst album
Nov 28th 2012
7
I think it's mostly an image thing...
Nov 28th 2012
11
His image took a severe beat down from ethering the God Ice Cube
Nov 28th 2012
26
UMC, yes. The Dreamer, no.
Nov 28th 2012
12
Bigger problem was the Drake thing.
Nov 28th 2012
13
word @ all of that
Nov 28th 2012
49
There were trying to clown me, here is my response:
Nov 28th 2012
14
LOL@ 3 people being number 5. That ain't a top 5, that's a top 7!
Nov 28th 2012
18
      haha I know...I can't decide between those 3... I'll say Cube then
Nov 28th 2012
19
Was the Dreamer/Believer any good?
Nov 28th 2012
16
Yes. n/m
Nov 28th 2012
24
sees Electric Circus hate
Nov 28th 2012
17
^ alla dat
Nov 28th 2012
20
Even if you love EC
Nov 28th 2012
21
RE: Even if you love EC
Nov 28th 2012
48
no.
Nov 28th 2012
54
      My biggest problem with EC is I saw it being two steps behind 3000.
Nov 29th 2012
60
           so nuthin' to do with the music, got it
Nov 29th 2012
64
                Base. You nailed that one.
Nov 29th 2012
82
UMC kinda saved EC
Nov 28th 2012
22
i feel like UMC will probably have the EC effect
Nov 28th 2012
23
      Oh god no. Even if you don't like the beats, EC at least had lyricism...
Nov 28th 2012
27
      hmmmm no
Nov 28th 2012
39
Good master, that's all I can say about that
Nov 28th 2012
36
RE: Did Common mess up his legacy with UMC and The Dreamer?
Nov 28th 2012
25
Comm and Nas are my top 2 all time.
Nov 28th 2012
28
      Top 10 for Com for me
Nov 28th 2012
30
It was probably the Rapunzel video or playing T.I.'s dad in a movie
Nov 28th 2012
29
yes. n/m
Nov 28th 2012
31
I still can't believe how much some people hate EC
Nov 28th 2012
32
RE: Did Common mess up his legacy with UMC and The Dreamer?
Nov 28th 2012
33
What Common can do to "resurrect" his greatness
Nov 28th 2012
37
      he's done.
Nov 28th 2012
38
      Just listened to E=MC2 the other day...
Nov 28th 2012
40
      few thoughts
Nov 28th 2012
45
Try Electric Circus
Nov 28th 2012
35
No, it's understood that his time has passed.
Nov 28th 2012
41
I think it's the acting, i.e. mass exposure
Nov 28th 2012
42
How much of UMC is Pharrell's fault?
Nov 28th 2012
43
the production wasn't the problem n/m
Nov 28th 2012
44
      Production just didn't fit Common
Nov 28th 2012
46
What do Andre 3000, Jay-z and Nas have that Common hasn't shown?
Nov 28th 2012
51
aka what do ALL rappers have in common?
Nov 28th 2012
52
What the entire fuck are you talking about?
Nov 28th 2012
53
^ co-sign.
Nov 28th 2012
55
LOFL. Thank you
Nov 29th 2012
65
Wait....what? Jay-Z and 3000? You smoking tea bags?
Nov 29th 2012
61
      Meh
Nov 29th 2012
74
           You are literally a silly caricature of a hipster.
Nov 29th 2012
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                Is hipster to you some generic term for shit you don't like?
Nov 29th 2012
81
Last quality full length...
Nov 28th 2012
56
He just gets too corny too often now and I cringe
Nov 28th 2012
57
EC was a huge dissappointment
Nov 28th 2012
58
He was always corny at heart, but he used to temper it with raw skill
Nov 28th 2012
59
Wow, lessonheads came out crying like pussies in this thread.
Nov 29th 2012
62
I don't know how you can say complaining about the Drake ish
Nov 29th 2012
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RE: Wow, lessonheads came out crying like pussies in this thread.
Nov 29th 2012
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Electric Circus was amazing. Dreamer was great. *shrugs*
Nov 29th 2012
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^^^^someone please explain that one to me
Nov 29th 2012
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      see The Black Album and American Gangster
Nov 29th 2012
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           American Gangster was great, Black Album had filler
Nov 29th 2012
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           I think you had those switched around
Nov 29th 2012
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           Kingdom Come/American Gangster/BP3 = FF/UMC/Dreamer
Nov 29th 2012
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                RE: Kingdom Come/American Gangster/BP3 = FF/UMC/Dreamer
Nov 29th 2012
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                     Finding Forever >> Kingdom Come.
Nov 29th 2012
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                          I liked a good portion of it ... but it was subpar.
Nov 29th 2012
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                               Nah FF was average at worst. Lessonheads didn't like it.
Nov 29th 2012
75
                                    Well, for the record, I liked FF and bumped it for a while...
Nov 29th 2012
77
                                         o so we using double standards?
Nov 29th 2012
79
                                              I don't know why I bother with you, but...
Nov 29th 2012
80

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