Common talks with MTV News about returning back to his raw rap roots for his upcoming album, The Believer.
“For Believer, it was creating raw music, raw hip-hop,” the Chicago MC told MTV News last week. “I just wanted to create good hip-hop music. When I create albums, they develop as I go along, ’cause I have different thoughts and visions. And then as you create the music, it takes its own personality and spirit to it. But the beginning of it is raw hip-hop, it’s just soulful.”
For the project, the rapper’s ninth solo album, he’ll reunite with the sound architects behind his first three albums, No I.D. and Twilite Tone. Com said reconnecting with the pair and having Kanye West onboard as well gives the album a homecoming feel.
“Twilite Tone and No I.D., they produced my first three albums and they were the first producers I worked with,” he said. “And Kanye is an extension of them. Kanye always says No I.D. is his mentor. That’s how I met Kanye, through No I.D. So for me to have these three working on my album is going home again. But I’m always gonna offer something new and fresh.”
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“Universal Mind Control” grew on me after a while, but I can’t deny that I want Common back on that original, classic hip hop like “Be” & “Finding Forever”. I even hope to hear some “One Day It’ll All Make Sense” & “Resurrection” style records too. Common is the positive voice of our hip hop generation. When you think of the actual meaning of rap “Rhythm And Poetry” or “Rhythmic African Poetry”, Common still embodies that even in 2009′s new world of Urban Music. I’m really looking forward to the return to the soulful production. Finding Forever really was a sonic work of art. Plus, we need that hope and inspiration back in hip hop. I’m all for the fun records and eclectic loner records and what not, but we will always need that soul inspiration as a culture to bring up through. I have no doubt that Common will deliver that.
about damned time he re-hooked with No. I.D. One Day It’ll All Make Sense is my fave Comm album
I’d have to go with Like Water for Chocolate
Ive been a fan of common for a while but after
he did that song wit the hansen brothers I cant
fux with him no more….
Fam, it was the Jonas Brothers, and the song wasn’t bad at all. People were just too closed minded and slightly retarded that they had to hate on it first thing just because that was the cool thing to do.
oh yeah i forgot about that Jonas Brothers track. I didn’t care for it
Universal Mind control was lame…A new album, is a definite No Go.
i agree with Mike Dreams…Universal Mind Control was not a true Common album
his best albums are Resurrection, Be, and Finding Forever tho..also his most lyrical ones too
his best albums are Resurrection, Be, and Finding Forever tho..also his most lyrical ones too
Don’t forget “Like Water For Chocolate”, That shit is classic.
One Day It’ll All Make Sense had some gems too.
Resurrection Be and Forever were all more consistent than Like Water for Chocolate..imo..theres tracks i skip on Like Water For Chocolate..Resurrection Be and Forever i can listen to it straight thru