In an interview with billboard.com Common spoke about his feelings for this album saying; "I created this music for the summer time, it's about feeling good, this is the type of music I felt was missing from my body of work."
With a release date scheduled for July, Common has plans to release the heart thumping song "Universal Mind Control" as his first single. Changing things up a little, Common strayed from any of Kanye's productions as the majority of the production was done by The Neptunes and Outkast producer Mr. DJ.
But Fans of Kanye and Common should not worry to much as Common say's say's the reason there are no Kanye productions is because,
"Kanye was focusing on his 'Glow in the Dark' show, so he hasn't been able
to make it to the studio to weigh in, but it worked
out well, organically. The Neptunes & Mr. DJ came up with a fresh sound for
me."
In other news…
Fans should expect a little change of pace on commons new single which will have a techno feel to it.
"Invincible Summer" will be coming out almost exactly a year after "Finding Forever was released."
COMMENTS
cant wait for this..too bad kanyes not contributing, they work well together
Man i love summer jams.. but i reckon its gonna need a West Coast Collabo and a beat.. coz the West Coast do the best summer trax!
The Glow In The Dark Show might be one of the best shows ever put together...4/30 Austin, Tx...DAMN!
i went to the sac show on april 1th lupe and kanye killed it, tightest thing ive ever seen
Its gonna b intersting 2 hear Common on southern beats. I mean its a complete different tempo from a traditonal Common beat. Only Common song with dat kind of tempo that comes 2 my mind is "Go" Dis is gonna b interesting
Aww Man Pharrell Cant Cope Wit His Style..I Hope Its Just 1 Song...Still Should B A Cool Album
Sorry homie, they said Neptunes... not Pharell
the Neptunes is more than just Pharell
Umm And Chad...It Aint Like They Dont Have The Same Mind
Common Still Common With Or Without Kanye.. He Been Doin It And Still Will Bottom Line. I'm Not Even Suprised. Could Be A Plus For Common On Tha Long Run. SCREAM AT ME,1..
Common been hot since he came out. No need to changed. Ye still gonna push him hard tho. I mean quality music isnt hard to push tho, and we all know Common is far above the music that is put out nowadays
no doubt. common was doing his thing before we knew who kanye was. he gonna keep doing his thing. kanye is a monster with the beats though.
and he wasnt on graduation....*rumors* lol.
bummed though, them and talib always do good colabs
Iono, kinda skeptical, and really interested to here wats goin down on this one. I thought finding forever and be had something really special, especially with the production. Kanye and Common work really well together, but im sure common wont put out anything that he doesnt feel is tight, so we'll see!!
Intresting...... The formula was working so well, why mess it up? I thought him and Ye had great chemistry, and it showed on 'Be' and 'Finding Forever'. Common is a great rapper though, so he can pull it off.
look man reality check..kids nowdays wont be lookin forward for his album..all they want is some garbage music like solja boy and lollipop bullshit..not hatin just statin a fact..look at his last album how many of u ppl actually cared of buying it...or the very least download it on limewire...go look in the mirror..ull see whos killing hip hop
I bought it, so please, shut the fuck up. The people who killed hiphop are people who go around bitching, whining, and moaning about who killed hiphop. Common is a steady gold artist.
I bought both of Common's last albums
thats cute, your name is who killed hip hop - and in your little rants, you use that to close your statement , how clever....
fucking clown
Common been hot from the beginning....real hip-hop right here. He been hot without Kanye....can't wait for the album
damn iam not gonna lie i was dissapointed on reading that kanye would be a no show. but the neptunes should definitely pick up some slack because their beats are powerful. and we all no outkast's beats are nice. so all in all this should be interesting. i cant wait.
^george bush killed hip-hop! naw but 4 real commons dope he put out sum classics.
Common will be just fine b/c he's a Focking BEAST! He could make a hot track off of a lunch table beat.
This why sometime artist piss me off, No offense to Common, but we all saw what happened to Snoop when he stoped getting them Dre Beats. Some producers just know how to get the best out of certain artist,…like Dre & Snoop, Kanye & Common. Anyway lets wait see,…I know these Neptunes or Outcast sound, and trust me B,…this statement alone scares me “Fans should expect a little change of pace on commons new single which will have a techno feel to it”
Yo that shit ain’t common man, ‘ye needs to send my man some heat
There's no way common's sound turns into wack dirty south form, he's too lyrical.
What the fuck are you talking bout?
. The Neptunes & Mr. DJ came up with a fresh sound for me."
Is there anything else that needs to be stated....
Todai is the 2morow you should of feared yesterday!
on da real tho man i dont know bout them neptunes beats son i think they kinda whack i hope common still brings them nasty ass lyrics over some fruity ass beast ya digggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg
If The Neptunes couldnt deliver the goods, Common wouldnt have had them on the album. Most mcs dont just say "Okay, I'll take that beat." Plus Commons known for breaking the mold, always thinkin ahead, so you know the albums goona be good, with or without Kanye's production. I think this will be a good album...Neptunes known for their sounds and outkasts in house producer in the mix too.
maybe it's just me, but i tired of seeing the same producers over and over again on everyone's albums
common only has one hit record thouqh
i forqot the name but i know the whole sonq
its that track with lauren london in da video
and the astronaut lady
lmao i think thats the name of it
There will never be a better summer rap song than SUMMERTIME by DJ JAZZY JEFF & THE FRESH PRINCE.
I pity all of you cats that werent around when it was still new.
that shit was hot. these youngins dont know anything about that.
naw common got a bunch of hits. if u think that 1 song with lauren london was his only hit then u prolly aint been listenin 2 him 4 2 long. yea summertime was hot 2. but i think common go do good with sum different shit, because he is cold wit his lyrics
Man Common is the truth, but damn no Kanye on the album. Common & Kanye gel 2gether perfectly when they make a song.
common is dat dude i honestly like his music... lets see how he does without da help of kanye on da beats etc.....
I think this is good news common comming out with a club banger would have let him touch all types of rap i cant wait to here it.
lol, its gon be hot,enuff said, u ain't gotta wonder, its no need, the most consistent artist of our generation, common ain't one of those wack ass rapper that need a gang of features, or none of that shit, he don't need kanye niether, no offense to my hometown hero, common been droppin hits before kanye even dropped out of college, on life, chi town stand up, eastside crazy!!!
ight rappers enough with the techno shit. THIS IS HIP-HOP not the oc. leave that shit to timbo. As i was reading this bout how mr. west is not on the album i got a little skeptical. Last time he switched producers Electric Circus happened. But i am confident in my dogg. he just put out two back to back classics(especially BE) and with the Neptunes on deck and he says this album is going to be summer joints, it should be great as usual.
Lord knows we need to cool out this summer to. Did yall here about GM laying off all those people? And them home depot's getting shut down. I been saying this shit for a while, Its going to be a hot ass summer. Watch out people. This shit is bout to get crazy round here
might not be a good look for common, kanye is the big reason for all his success now. dont get me wrong the dude can spit but none of his ablums ways getting the respect mainstream unitl Kanye got involve
y0o0o.!!! WTF thats fucked upp but word up 2 Common but damn Kanye and Common seperating
Uhhh, I dont think Common needs Kanye on every album anyway. Common was sick when even before Kanya was actually droppin' out of college.
Going to be a hot album anyway wiht or without Kanye. Don't get it twisted he does not need Kanye to blow but having him there won't hurt.