American rapper Common finally released his 9th studio album "The Dreamer/The Believer" today, after initially being scheduled for a spring date. But either way, I'm glad it's arrived, and it seems that opinion is shared worldwide by all. Hooking up with his longtime friend, and incidentally Kanye's mentor, No ID produced and co-wrote the entire 12 track album, which speaks volumes in itself in terms of how massive this release is.
For me, it's great to hear an old skool vibe fitting in with the current hip hop genre, complementing each other's sounds to produce something magical and quite unique in today's market. Almost ten years on from his debut, Common's roots stand tall but has evolved to a thing of beauty, music that I am loving. Lyrically too, he shows his time in the game with wisdom that you can't not respect, keeping positive to make this a proper feel-good LP. For sure, this is an album I'll be looping for a little while.
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