Being the hip hop head that I am, having ignored some of Common's albums for years hasn't felt right, so recently I've been checking out what I've missed. Although deserving of praise as a lyricist, overall it is fair to say I find some of his albums to be a tad one-paced or a lil' inconsistent. However, I'm feeling a bit more variation and jazz/funk in the beats on this than say his previous album for example, and more has popped out without forced repeated listens. The guests all work well, particularly Lauryn and Erykah on the hooks of their respective tracks (albeit reprising famous lyrics), and Canibus is a welcome surprise also, who isn't featured on many high profile artists albums. This isn't 17 songs of classic material, but very little here isn't of high quality. Best Tracks: Real Nigga Quotes, Food for Funk, G.O.D., All Night Long, Reminding Me (Of Sef)