Common & Pete Rock - The Auditorium, Vol. 1 ALBUM REVIEW

[@catastrophic3]

See this is why I thought it was weird that Common was eliminated so early on that “midwest best rapper” list.

[@ghostlyripper4403]

Till this day I'm still confused about that 😂

[@talentedmrflowers]

People hate on Common Sense

[@chaunt100]

COMMON IS THE GOAT OF THE MIDWEST

[@rahtaylor7651]

Who is even on that list where common wouldn’t be on? I never seen it

[@chaunt100]

@@rahtaylor7651 alotta dope mcs from the midwest COMMON ROYCE ELZHI GUILTY SIMPSON GIBBS TASH EMINEM LUPE TWISTA TEK 9 BONE THUGS STALLEY BROTHER ALI

[@JordanNMusic]

Common’s best work in years

[@Centure120]

EASILY!!!!!!

[@sammartin7332]

The album really flows well, I had no idea it was over an hour long and I’ve spun it a ton of times. It really doesn’t feel like it’s that long.

[@raaemcee]

Such an incredible album and stuck on repeat. Makes me even more curious for what the Nas × Premier album will sound if it manifests.

[@nightcrawler3787]

You all are bugging about the hour-long thing I can listen to this album and not feel it being an hour that's how good it is

[@dogonjay2155]

Common best album since Be. Album of the year so far for me.

[@derriuswashington1600]

it is an amazing Album but I really did like The Dreamer and The Believer those two are close for me.

[@imnotraisinbran]

@@derriuswashington1600those are my favorite two albums, the dreamer the believer was the first hip hop album i ever bought, i was like 13 i think. still listen to it on the regular

[@derriuswashington1600]

@imnotraisinbran oh thats awsome. The first i ever bought was college drop out i was 14. I remember The dreamer so clearly because I was a junior in college and was 21 great times.

[@TheRevenger117]

I very much enjoyed this album, even being a younger guy. It’s so chill and easy to comprehend and get into for me. I love the listen I gave it

[@SleepFan771]

Common, Lupe Fiasco, & Chief Keef all released dope projects. Chicago killing it in 2024!

[@HerEvilTwin]

Not enough talking about the productions on this album. Pete Rock is unbelievable with it

[@Vinnyhiphop732]

He killed it from the beats to the scratching. Even his verse fit right in

[@beatsbyjoeharsley]

My favorite album from the last 2 years. This is the gold standard of modern soul sample, gospel, late 90's/early 2000's influence on an album, with the godfather of it behind the boards. Love this album. Love this production style - 9/10 for me. Brings me back to my favorite albums of all time from that era.

[@iraford5788]

Easily album of the year imo.

[@lordepicasso6859]

Penalty of Leadership - Boldy James

[@MartinDef_]

Album of the year!

[@demancey]

I’ve argued for years that Adult Contemporary HipHop started with “One Day It’ll All Make Sense”

[@Fleezy81]

@@demancey I thought it was Buhloone Mindstate

[@MrOK305]

Shout out to Spike Lou - he’s really been a great addition to the DEHH and ITMSO crew, really fits into the vibe and brings his own perspective too

[@be28ans]

Best album i heard this year, afew years. Hoping we get alot more of the one producer, one mc. A hour and some mins for a good album isnt long

[@deonus1]

GREAT ALBUM! I only wish their were more Pete Rock interlude beat breaks at the end of tracks. The run time of the album I feel is perfect at an hour. I really hope they do a part two.

[@kiddvandal91]

Fingers crossed that with the whole "vol.1" it's definitely gonna be a "vol.2" and maybe even 3 cuz I really loved this album

[@emanuelandrewsiii4160]

Awesome album and great review. That August Greene joint that Beezy referenced is GOOD house cleaning music. My fav Common album is One Day... just because it was my intro to Common and Hungry goes hard. On this work, I've listened to "Now and Then" sooooo many times. Dem scratches, in the 2024, are so rare.

[@RKfMaster]

August Greene was so smooth! Beezy is right y'all should check that out.

[@IJ_RogersTV]

Meditation is fire!!

[@seanyoung9014]

August Greene is seriously underrated. One of his best ever.

[@peterbadami4872]

I really dig the Kareem Riggins produced Common albums. He really does a great job of incorporating live instrumentation and acoustic drums with samples.

[@Jay-ob9np]

Agreed I loved this album and reviewed it as well.

[@mbo68]

So glad this came out. I was starting to feel like I could only get my hip-hop enjoyment from classic hip-hop. Been a fan of both of them for a long time. As a hip-hop male fan over 50 years old, this is what I needed.

[@staticbrown]

This album made me really curious about what a Joey Badass and Pete rock album would sound like

[@keithharrell2796]

Just a reminder, they picked Guilty Simpson over Common in the Midwest bracket.

[@EZ95]

@@keithharrell2796 the guilty Simpson DEHH review is coming after the 808s and heartbreak review

[@polterghost6268]

I was just gonna post this. WILL NEVER FORGET

[@ski6410]

Lowkey I might too...not even because I like guilty Simpson like that (and I know I'll get crucified for this take and I'm fine with it) but I have always felt like common is overrated. There are just objectively better more creative, unique, lyrically clever emcees and conscious rappers in particular. This album was fire too mostly due to Pete rocks production but common came and did his thing as much as I can expect him to. He had some jewels, some slick bars and some great flows...all that said common just isn't it for me and I still feel like while I appreciate and enjoy his music he's still just a touch over rated.

[@siyavuyangxiya6377]

Finally!!!! Thank you gentlemen

[@ikidd06]

Been playing it for two weeks. Great replay value!

[@MichaelHamiltonbrockyhammon]

The way jigga delivered on his collaborations with elec. Common in great lyrics form since the prophecy of can I borrow a bean

[@Myythril]

The album is sooo good

[@catastrophic3]

Chi town stand-up! 💪🏽

[@qthe6thman]

Common is definitively top 10 all time.

[@anthonyroyal7994]

Catalog says so too

[@anthonystoner7160]

Top 5 for me

[@fernandoreyes680]

Imma say top 20-25 but I'm not mad at that

[@kmew94]

This was super fire I though. I didn’t realize I still wanted to hear Common but I actually want to hear more after this

[@DMUSA-gd6kq]

This is “Vol. 1”, so Fingers crossed.

[@Colefromtheinternet]

Common did his thing on this one

[@intelligencecycle3523]

The Auditorium album Flows so well Common brought some great messages, ideas & pete rock gave him the production soundscapes to which matched the tone of the album. We're on our way, Fortunate, when the sun shines again are so incredible. Im glad this one came out they've been working with each other for awhile, both have solid chemistry

[@GoatedRain]

This is my fav album that drop this year

[@Myythril]

I'm feeling the same rn

[@iraford5788]

Mine too.

[@lordepicasso6859]

Penalty of Leadership >

[@troc1795]

This was an amazing album which causes me to still wonder til this day why he left so early in that bracket yall did 🤔🤔 and btw Beezy430 thank you so much for putting me onto that new Dogg Pound! I been wearing it out

[@MrCharizmatiik]

To me, this is the best Hip Hop album of all time. And they are doing 2 of them. Nobody will reach this level no matter who or what come out. #sidesplitting

[@l...m9415]

I feel like the grades section takes up a lot of the video without adding much. Would much rather hear you guys go in depth on tracks than discuss the grades. You guys mentioned one track name the whole video.

[@EZ95]

tHat part

[@dangerdanger1200]

Yes! Same as the classic reviews, it's not a review of its just stories of when it came out and not the tracks

[@hoc1992]

Same

[@FallenFromNeptune]

I agree, I just like the open discussion

[@Brogoshi]

Y'all complain about folks attention spans then complain about an hour runtime album in a genre you love. Smh, can't win for losing

[@sandwormleto3358]

i kinda agree with them tbh, some songs were great but played out a bit too long. the outro for "stellar" goes on for a bit too long

[@commaJim]

An hour can be too long even with a full attention span lmao

[@alang4190]

🗣️🗣️🗣️PUT THE DEHH JERSEY BACK ON THE MERCH WEBSITE🔥🔥

[@jroameverywhere]

I'm hoping the Vol 1 in the album title means we get more because this was amazing. Adult Contemporary Hip-Hop is the perfect definition of this!

[@CityOTroy]

Great album. The samples and vibes are fantastic! This will be on repeat for a while

[@sandwormleto3358]

One of my albums of the year 🎉🎉

[@michaelfawole9974]

Really enjoyed this review fellas, I agree that this is the type of hip hop I want to listen to at my 50+ age: soulful and clean.

[@ikidd06]

Dilla, Ye, and Pete Rock Common is some of the greatest artwork in hip-hop history

[@kelechiudenkwo2814]

I love the grading system that y’all have implemented in your reviews

[@rellj8611]

Hopefully by they drop vol 2 by the end of the year. Almost on some surprise tip like Nas did with Magic.

[@archiebarrier5633]

I only wish "Tryin " made the album.

[@TheKingRod305Gms]

The only thing I disagree with is Runtime. I don’t like the fact that these song length & album length are super short. I personally prefer the length because I sit with albums & I don’t really get into short albums that much. Common gave me 3 verses on most the songs, Songs more than 3 minutes. The entire album was exactly what I look for. Great album.

[@MichaelHamiltonbrockyhammon]

Fye

[@Centure120]

This album is beautiful 👑🙏🏾

[@fernandoreyes680]

Can we buy that jersey Feefo is wearing or is that a one-off?

[@marlonvarnell3098]

Chi Com/Pete Rock nee album is CERTIFIED!! 4 🎤s

[@MichaelHamiltonbrockyhammon]

This album was definitely a Calibur piece too add 2 the mega blixel

[@Leharrio_Structure7414]

HipHop has always been a Grown Man’s Sport… That gangster rap is what I consider a young boy’s game.. THERES A MAJOR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE GENRE but most of yall got it all twisted & confused

[@MichaelHamiltonbrockyhammon]

Salute the whole dead end staff I didn't feel like this giddy sense Freddy vs Jason ls lit

[@Platform28]

dope album, but commons best album front to back is finding forever from 2007!!

[@dealowmorgan885]

Best album of the year

[@MichaelHamiltonbrockyhammon]

Correct dudes nice 👍

[@chrisgray2824]

Anyone heard that Freeway and Jake One...Stimulus Package 2....solid project...

[@MrGt1983]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ski6410]

That was a fire project for freeway. Beats from Jake one were on point and the features were dope too

[@Vinnyhiphop732]

Hol' up. I need to go peep, I still rock with the first one

[@TheLuvrat]

What’s the instrumental in the background.

[@brvalentine1]

I don’t understand how we can watch House of the Dragon and all the other popular shows that run an hour or sometimes longer, but we can’t listen to a legendary hip-hop artist and a legendary producer for an hour. I know I’m being nitpicky being as though y’all gave the project an overall good rating, but I think complaining about runtime is ridiculous. Just my opinion no disrespect.

[@joshrentos216]

No Eminem review?

[@derrickzorns6506]

Y’all gotta review Denzel Curry new album

[@MichaelHamiltonbrockyhammon]

Oh my beans!!!!! 🫘 Lol

[@bluntmichaels8248]

WE WANT BOLDY JAMES WE WANT BOLDY JAMES WE WANT BOLDY JAMES WE WANT BOLDY JAMES WE WANT BOLDY JAMES WE WANT BOLDY JAMES WE WANT BOLDY JAMES WE WANT BOLDY JAMES

[@BT30191]

Lol ye sure champ thatll convince them

[@ClydeCyrus]

WHERE'S THE BOLDY JAMES REVIEW

[@makeyourownbiscuits]

I’m always confused by how “hip hop lovers” review real hip hop albums. I miss when albums could just be dope and that’s it

[@superdupeninja8149]

Dreamin is so great!!!

[@Melohoops_21]

Yall gotta look up Nate Gramz from chicago. He got a song with Britney Carter called rich in soul. Definitely a song for the culture 💯

[@Ajay-pj2hv]

3:16 is that pointing to Eminem? Kinda feels like it

[@warshallwathers7971]

Lame asl if so

[@mohauntaopane4264]

Great project, but the Blu x Evidence is the one for me. I can't stop playing it.

[@bassitabdul-rahman2629]

His best work since The Dreamer, The Believer.

[@lifedapoet6696]

Compared to Rapsody i really was not impressed, i will spin this a couple more time...Rapsody album is way better.

[@soysauce6550]

What up Men! Yo Feefo🎙I'm Feeling your Dead End baseball jersey, that's 🔥.

[@Station_AI]

I agree with Feefo, this has been an incredible year for Hip Hop so far

[@themayne6303]

The album was ight to me.

[@purplehaze_raps]

Where is the new Eminem album review bruh ?

[@EzeICE]

Man, first of all ya'll too grown for that "pause" nonsense.

[@MisterGlaf]

So they’re not gonna review the Eminem album? Or was Feefo talking about Ghostface? 🤔

[@sparktaylor8489]

They don't want the smoke

[@Fleezy81]

Shhhh......grown men are talking

[@andisa9599]

@@Fleezy81😂😂😂😂

[@warshallwathers7971]

@@Fleezy81old men*

[@Quake2815]

I wasn't feeling it halfway through. I need to finish it. It's good but not as great as I thought it would be so far.

[@p.yofori5313]

@@Quake2815 exactly. Wise up is phenomenal. Hyped me up for the album

[@gintoki_sakata__]

Exactly... It sounded safe to me.. Common hasnt switched up his flow.. Its a good album but its boring

[@romaretaylor9953]

@@gintoki_sakata__ common is 51 his experimental days are over, if he wants to just appeal to his core audience/hip hop heads who aren’t anti old heads that’s fine. I think this is the sharpest commons been lyrically in yearsssss

[@CyaAnderson]

Y’all keep mentioning Boldy James but won’t review his album 😂😂😂

[@Meikomckreith]

Still waiting on the Eminem album review

[@BT30191]

You'll be waiting till the end of time

[@RoddyRodbb]

.....The calm before the storm 😂

[@sadar2412]

Illmatic wasn’t necessarily the first with just multiple producers

[@itsX2024]

it was one of the first and helped popularize it prior to Illmatic RUN DMC had an album with multiple producers

[@Fleezy81]

I know y'all don't do reaction videos much, but Family Feud did a Greatest Rappers of All Time game. I hope y'all see it!

[@lordepicasso6859]

Penalty of Leadership - Boldy James

[@behh3965]

Where's the Death of Slim Shady review??!!!!

[@jamaaldavis7907]

Trash album

[@3lankfac32]

@@jamaaldavis7907 cool story

[@fyoutube2294]

Uh oh

[@4play49]

Masta ace is another ageing mc who consistently puts out good music im suprised you guys never review him masta ace and marco polo are a match made in heaven