Now, there's takin it back and then there's takin it WAY back. Common does both on this new album, which scorches the past couple albums, despite them being pretty good. Whether or not you enjoy trips back to "Planet Rock" or if you were even alive in the '80s, this album is pretty undeniably sick wit it doe. It's tough to find a track to skip on this one. The bottom line: you can't go wrong with "the N-E-P-T-U-N-E-S, the way they lace the beat like one of the best." It was the same then as it is now, they put out fire for you. And when you got a lyricist with skills like Common, now you got the bump. Whether rapping to the ladies on "Sex 4 Suga" or commenting on the state of hip hop on "Gladiator" he brings it with witty lines like "you easy to take out cuz you hot garbage." "Announcement" is another hot track that kills it in the spirit of the 90s, during Hip Hop's Golden Years. Common understands hip hop and stays true to it. He's not trying to exploit it for his own cause, but to bring it back to the roots and raise awareness about where it came from back in the day. Peep the whole cd for some serious rhyme skills and some knockin beats.
8.5/10
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