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Universal Mind Control - Common
  • Band Name: Common
  • Record Label: Geffen
  • Release Date: Dec 9, 2008
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Metascore
53 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 26 Critics What's this?

User Score
6.2 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 20 Ratings

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  • Summary: The rapper's eighth album features Pharrell Williams, Cee-Lo Green, and Kanye West as guests.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 26
  3. Negative: 3 out of 26
  1. Uncut
    80
    Tough and determinedly sexed-up, here you'll find talk of beefs, booty and bitches, rather than brotherhood. Producers Neptunes and OutKast's Mr DJ oversee this exercise in alluringly moderne hip hop. [Oct 2008, p.83]
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  2. Dot Music
    60
    His flow remains arguably one of the greatest out there; it would just be nice for him to have a bit more faith in his own mind, rather than those of our uber-producers.
  3. Sputnikmusic
    30
    Universal Mind Control is offensively bad.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 2 out of 10
  1. mark
    10
    Underrated; its short, but it doesn't need to be any longer and it seems like people go into the album hoping to come away hating it because of the change of sound, even though it doesn't appear to be a permanent style change... it's really not all that bad to be honest.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. ClifC
    5
    Entertainment Weekly said it all. Big, big, big, biiiiig disappointment! Some good moments though ("Universal Mind Control" & "Everywhere").
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. bugsbunnyJr.
    2
    Baad.. What just happened? I want common's old sound back!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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