Nobody’s Smiling
A stark, monochromatic portrait of Chicago. Cold synthesizers and heavy social commentary replace the artist's usual soul-samples with a gritty, urgent realism.
July 22, 2014 · Universal
A stark, monochromatic portrait of Chicago. Cold synthesizers and heavy social commentary replace the artist's usual soul-samples with a gritty, urgent realism.
July 22, 2014 · Universal
A grim, unflinching look at urban struggle wrapped in cold, cinematic production.
How does Nobody’s Smiling sound next to the rest of Common's catalogue?
Brooding saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.
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