Universal Mind Control by Common (Record, 2008)

Geffen

0602517840744

26050140849

Common

2000s

Record

2008

Relaxation

Studio Recording

Stereo

Universal Mind Control

Album

Alternative, Rap & Hip-Hop

Universal Distribution

10

3 stars out of 5 -- "Rap's deep thinker wanted to make club bangers. So he got the Neptunes to shape this sexed-up set.", "Promptly starting the party, Common spaces out to futuristic synths on the lively title track, a frantic, genre-blurring adrenaline rush...", "'Announcement' benefits from a slinky beat that lets the MC breathe....'Gladiator' is a great old-school brag rhyme...", 3 stars out of 5 -- "Cee-Lo collaboration 'Make My Day' is winningly dreamy, and both mixes of Kanye-duet 'Punch Drunk Love' 'make for fine, treacly bedroom music.", 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Common dazzles with the back-to-the-future motif 'What a World'....UNIVERSAL MIND is primarily a a rhythmic celebration, paying tribute to Afrika Bambaataa and Jonzun Crew jams."

1

On His Eighth LP, the Chi-Town Lyricist Takes It Back to the Future.