Black America Again
by Common
  • Record Label: Def Jam
  • Release Date: Nov 4, 2016
User Score
7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 73 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 50 out of 73
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 73
  3. Negative: 8 out of 73
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Metascore
88

Universal acclaim - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 14
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  1. RapReviews.com
    Jan 10, 2017
    90
    In a year of political and social upheaval in 2016 he reached deep down to make a very personal statement from beginning to end on Black America Again and it shows in every word he wrote.
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  2. The Wire
    Dec 21, 2016
    90
    Building a strong, solid foundation for his skyscraper of words, the rapper channels everyone from Malcolm X to James Brown into a mountainous manifesto of beautiful blackness that is reflective of the struggle for dignity and equality, while also working towards the banishment of stereotypes. [Jan 2017, p.61]
  3. Q Magazine
    Dec 13, 2016
    80
    Uneven as it may be, Black America Again is a stirring reminder of the Chicago MC's relevance. [Feb 2017, p.113]
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