- hip hop, alternative hip hop
- 42 min
- 12 tracks
- Geffen
Universal Mind Control is the eighth studio album by American rapper Common. Originally scheduled to be released on June 24, 2008 under the name Invincible Summer, the release date was pushed back to September 30, 2008 due to Common's acting gig in the film Wanted. However, on September 10, 2008, it was announced that the title would be changed to Universal Mind Control and the release date was set for November 11, 2008. Later, the release was pushed back to December 9, 2008.
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Character
Spare, grave, character-led and contemporary.
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
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What critics gave it
Metacritic 53/100
- AllMusic2.5/5 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyC
- The Guardian4/5 ★
- Los Angeles Times2.5/4 ★
- Pitchfork2.8/10
- PopMatters3/10
- RapReviews5.5/10
- Rolling Stone3/5 ★
- Sputnikmusic1.5/5
- Vibe2/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Intro0:09
- 2Universal Mind Control (UMC)3:25
- 3Punch Drunk Love4:15
- 4Make My Day3:58
- 5Sex 4 Suga4:03
- 6Announcement3:56
- 7Gladiator4:07
- 8Changes3:58
- 9Inhale3:12
- 10What a World3:58
- 11Everywhere3:15
- 12Break My Heart (live)3:27
12 tracks, 42 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Common
- Label
- Geffen
- Released
- 2008
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- AO
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