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Universal Mind Control (UMC)
- 03:34
- 258,730 plays
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Punch Drunk Love
- 04:15
- 153,313 plays
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Make My Day
- 03:58
- 104,334 plays
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Sex 4 Suga
- 04:03
- 74,946 plays
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Announcement
- 03:46
- 89,610 plays
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Gladiator
- 04:07
- 92,177 plays
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Changes
- 03:59
- 65,536 plays
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Inhale
- 03:12
- 80,873 plays
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What A World
- 03:58
- 73,991 plays
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Everywhere
- 03:15
- 87,797 plays
album review
The eighth Common album was originally titled "Invincible Summer," but delays slid its release back to December. Though Mortal Winter might've been more apt, Universal Mind Control does correctly point toward a lighter, less cerebral set relative to the MC's discography from The Resurrection onward. The glinting "Change" is a track filled with hope and optimism about younger generations and the rise of Obama, and "Inhale," another standout, carries a surplus of uplift and urgency. Otherwise, Common's here to have a good time, no strings attached, with uneven results. Occasionally adopting a casual old-school flow, best heard on the neo-Bambaataa electro throwback title track, he spends most of his time boasting about his prowess, whether he's referring to being on the mike or in the bedroom. At the album's lowest, he sounds uncomfortably out of character, as on "Announcement"; its stern beat, one of the seven provided by the Neptunes, resembles a Clipse cast-off, pushing Common into ill-suited thuggishness. The sluggish, mindless "Punch Drunk Love" ("My ungh is in your body/My ungh is in your mind") and "Sex 4 Suga" ("Girl, ooh, you look ungh") are nearly as dire, likewise sacrificing cleverness for bluntness. The album's last two tracks, production-wise, depart from hip-hop and will hopefully send some listeners back to the flawed greatness of Electric Circus. "What a World" features some of Common's most enjoyable, if simplistic, old-school rhymes, but the song is impaired by its dance-rock/Rapture-knockoff backdrop; and even with some of Common's most energized lines appearing as late as midway through the much more effective "Everywhere," the Dungeon Family's Mr. DJ (who produced two other tracks) drops some low-slung sci-fi synth-funk for Martina Topley-Bird's spaced vocal feature. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide
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- Be (Parental Advisory)
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- Finding Forever (Parental Advisory)
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- Universal Mind Control (Parental Advisory)(Zune Version)
- Released 2008
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dayumm (:
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- By ccolsonx3
- 12/31/2008 18:53:46
- Common puts the beat down in this hit (: Finally, a rap song that actually sounds good and is fun to listen to, and doesn't express us women as sex icons 0.o Good job common, you set the bar high!
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Holy bad music common....
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- By o GUNDeM o
- 12/16/2008 03:25:24
- If i wanted a garbage like this i would've bought a Neptunes album or
kanye's new album. No Jazz-hip hop beats, no real punch lines but all
garbage euro-esque digital sound. Common has dropped the ball with this
one thinking he can capture new audience.
I don't blame him tho, since kanye's rise to fame all Common has done
was to follow in kanye's foot step in hope of selling more CDs.
pethatic excuse for an album. - 3 out of 11 people
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SOO AMAZING
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- By MightE
- 12/12/2008 01:43:51
- This CD is great.
i love it soo much..
definitely HEAVY ROTATION MATERIAL!! - 2 out of 6 people
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Hot as fuck!
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- By blindf0ldme
- 12/11/2008 04:58:26
- One of the best releases this year!
- 3 out of 8 people
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Great Album!
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- By alekzgrande
- 12/9/2008 08:34:47
- COuldn't wait til it came out, bought it at 12am!
- 2 out of 6 people
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