Blog: The Smoking Section

Forever the journeyman through all the convolutions that accompany a Hip-Hop career, Rashid "Common" Lynn was never one to shy away from letting the music represent his current mood. In attempts to fatten his catalog with more accessible material to counterpoise the analytical content in the bulk of his discography, the concept of Invincible Summer was born. However, scheduling conflicts forced the album's delay ultimately spawning Universal Mind Control which is a zesty blend of electro-funk, retrospect, and occasional laziness. Not as eccentrically irritating as 2000's Electric Circus , nor as confined to [...]

• Common - Planet Mind Control (UMC Remix) (feat. Pharrell)
• Common - Punch Drunk Love (feat. Pharrell)