Finding Forever [PA] by Common

Pros: I don't think Common could make a bad album if he tried.
Cons: Definitely sounds like Common is aping the formula that made "Be" so successful.

My feelings about "Finding Forever", the seventh album by Chicago rapper Common, can best be exemplified by one song placed in the center of the album: "So Far To Go". It's a seductive love song, based around a sumptuous, slightly rearranged sample of ...

Pros: Common is still intact as a superior wordsmith; Kanye and Co. have more varied production
Cons: Not much growth here as previous outings; Kanye is not quite as consistent as before

With his seventh album, Finding Forever, it’s official – Common is the most consistent MC ever. No other rapper has stayed this good for this long, showed such a degree of evolution over the years, had a more compact degree of ...

Pros: Common wants to take us higher.
Cons: But he spends a little too much time waxing his car.

In Lonnie Rashid Lynn - that would be Common to us - hip-hop may have its closest approximation to a Marvin Gaye figure, a stylish, devilishly (and self-consciously) good-looking man with an effortlessly smooth delivery, whose music is all ...

Pros: Great production, Excellent subject, Maturity, Common's vintage flow and voice, Guest appearances
Cons: Common doesn't grow artistically, "Break My Heart" is mediocre

Finding Forever confirms that Common is the most consistent rapper ever. Seven albums and fifteen years deep in the music business, Common has never released an album worse than decent. He entered the rap game in 1992 with Can I Borrow a ...

Pros: Reliable and spirited lyrics, beats from Kanye, Devo Springsteen and others
Cons: "A Dream" was left out, Com briefly struggles with his rhyming occasionally

Just to let you guys know, I'll be going on vacation from tomorrow to (as of right now) the 12th to North Carolina. But I've been working diligently on this review so I could finish it up before I go, plus I assumed there would be a surge of reviews ...

Pros: Common + Kanye West= butter
Cons: It's not the most groundbreaking album in the world.

Lonnie Lynn, better known to hip-hop heads as Common, may very well be the greatest emcee to pick up a microphone (and he is the GOAT in my eyes). His combination of thoughtfulness and lyricism has captivated fans for almost two decades, a period of time ...

Pros: Overall, it's smooth, enjoyable music.
Cons: Instances where Kanye's beats're a little too "creative" for their own good.

I'll say one thing: Comye needs to step his (errr, their) buzz game up. Why you ask? Well, let's just say that when I first heard three tracks from Common's Finding Forever on Kanye West's Can't Tell Me Nothing mixtape, I was a little ...