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Topic subjectRE: not at all, common is a sell-out when he turns his back on hip-hop
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48228, RE: not at all, common is a sell-out when he turns his back on hip-hop
Posted by bentagain, Thu Jun-17-10 09:00 AM
isn't what he's doing worse, putting out sub-par material, and people like myself who grew up as his career progressed keep supporting his projects because of the strength of earlier work.

Look at the progress of his music

can i borrow a dollar: a couple of strong songs, foot in the door, career took off after the soul by the pound remix

resurrection: classic

one day it'll all make sense: classic

like water for chocolate: classic, and i contend the greatest production ever (soulquarians)

electric circus: appreciate the artistic integrity, but the skills could have been sharper, and we have pharell entering the picture

be: stronger mc skills, okay album, kanye enters the picture, simplified lyrics, formula type album, radio friendly

finding forever: okay album, mostly kanye, be part 2, its the same album

UMC: garbage: all pharell, no skills

The downward trend is obvious, what happened