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80
Thanks in part to his intelligent, agile style and scintillating street poetry -- and to the album's spare, groovy tracks that owe nothing to trends of the moment -- Resurrection still sounds smart decades after its release.
13y
80
Whether or not Resurrection is a classic will be decided in the future, but for now it’s indisputable that Common Sense has succeeded in creating that rare thing: a solid hardcore hip-hop album. Hardcore not for the verbal body count but for the confluence of phat beats, smooth flows and dope rhymes.
11y
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As you've probably seen for my Be review, which is an album I cherish very deeply, I have found myself to consider Common as one of the greatest rappers of all time. Naturally this doesn't mean he doesn't have his fair share of mediocre albums, but of course, the pros heavily outweigh the cons, in terms of album experiences within his discography. ... read more
When Common talks, you listen. Simple as that.
There are few rappers that get me as hooked on their words as Common does. It might sound weird considering how respected he actually is, but I still feel like he's a pretty underrated lyricist in the grand conversation. Nowadays, I just don't hear enough people talking about Common. If someone asked me to name my top 10 lyricists in hip-hop, Common would absolutely be in that conversation for me.
On Resurrection, Common is in full ... read more
Early Common had this poet-by-the-street-corner element that you could really hear through his music, filled with jazz and blues flavored hip hop. Don't get deterred by the fact that this album cover looks like a middle school music textbook - although he does do his fair share of teaching! While he has sentimental and more meaningful tracks across the album, he has tracks like Watermelon and Maintaining to keep things lively. Common remembers to have fun, which is a bit of an issue on some of ... read more
Some of his best songs with Resurection,I Used to Love H.E.R,Nuthin To Do but overall not as focused as his next albums,still amazing ofc im just revisiting peak.
Best:I Used to Love H.E.R/Resurection
Worst:Sum Shit I Wrote
An amazing sophomore album. Could've easily fallen into obscurity after that debut. Instead he dropped this awesome thing.
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Track List
| East Side of Stony | ||
| 1 | Resurrection 3:47 | 96 |
| 2 | I Used to Love H.E.R. 4:38 | 97 |
| 3 | Watermelon 2:38 | 84 |
| 4 | Book Of Life 5:05 | 90 |
| 5 | In My Own World (Check The Method) 3:32 feat. No I.D. | 88 |
| 6 | Another Wasted Night With... 1:02 | 72 |
| 7 | Nuthin' To Do 5:19 | 91 |
| West Side of Stony | ||
| 8 | Communism 2:16 | 88 |
| 9 | WMOE 0:33 feat. The Illustrious and Praiseworthy Mohammed Ali | 73 |
| 10 | Thisisme 4:54 | 88 |
| 11 | Orange Pineapple Juice 3:27 | 88 |
| 12 | Chapter 13 (Rich Man vs. Poor Man) 5:23 | 90 |
| 13 | Maintaining 3:49 | 86 |
| 14 | Sum Shit I Wrote 4:30 | 83 |
| 15 | Pop's Rap 3:22 | 82 |
Total Length: 54 minutes
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3mo
dammn listened to this multiple times and i didnt do a review track ratings nothing, i remember really liking ts