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Common's The Dreamer/The Believer Track by Track Review




The Dreamer- A great intro track. It’s clear that Common is back as he spits hard here. Maya Angelou closes out the track. “Took me back to when I first had a dream, to be  like the King that sung Billie Jean”

9.5/10



Ghetto Dreams- Chai Town’s Nas is joined by none other than the real Nas. The song is fast paced and hot. The beat is hot and I like the simple chorus.

9/10



Blue Sky- I absolutely love this song. The song has a lot of cool elements in it. Most impressive Common’s impeccable lyricism. Mr. Blue Sky please tell us why.

10/10



Sweet- A diss track to noone in particular(sorry Drake). Common raps hard here, perhaps a little too hard as he is clearly a soft rapper as well. “Sweet a** b**ch mother f***er”

9/10



Gold- This is a pretty good song. The beat is pretty simple yet effective, I really like the Chorus.  

8/10



Lovin I Lost- Ah a song about love that was lost. “How could someone you love each and everyday, be on their merry way” The album’s cohesive sound is in tact here….

8.5/10



Raw(How You Like It)- “You Hollywood” “Naw N**ga I’m Chicago, so I hit him over the head wit a mother f’n bottle”….This song is dope. I love the beat and the chorus, and Common hits the ball out of the park.

9.5/10



Cloth- Another love song. This one is decent. The chorus is really good, but the beat is kind of a backdrop.

8/10



Celebrate- A dope feel good song. The chorus is pretty hot.

8.5/10



Windows- I really like this song. The eyes are the window to the soul. Its nice to hear Common wit that Conscious rap. He’s really in his element here..

9/10



The Believer- John Legend joins Common for this one. It’s a great song….and a good final song to a great album. 9.5/10

I give this album 4.5 stars/5. Its really good in all categories. Good comeback album Common!

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