Common - Universal Mind Control

[tdavis245]

3 years later still jammin this

[ChachaChapati]

rock rock to planet rock...don't stop

[Epuffs100]

I can straight dance my ass off to this song!

[wunderbeast]

oh god, PLEASE let this be the future of hip hop. eminem was right when he said hip hop is in a state of 911, but songs like this give me faith. just listen to the beat, it's SO SICK!!! this song alone kills a lot of top 40 rap in the past few years.

[nyse41685]

@wunderbeast future of hip hop??? dude - this song is like 3 - 4 yrs old...

[wunderbeast]

@nyse41685 when i made this comment, it was like my second time listening to it. anyway, i stand by my position that stuff like this is more interesting and dynamic than most of the crap i happen to hear today, even if this track is a homage / throwback to afrika bambataa

[nyse41685]

@wunderbeast i think this cd made way for all that supersonic futuristic sound you're hearin now. and at the time when this cd came out Com was sayin how this album was just him havin fun, trying something new. key word... new.

[wunderbeast]

@nyse41685 i'll have to the stuff that you're talking about. i mostly listen to 90s music. but this isn't a homage to the bboy era at all? it reminds me a little bit of "planet rock", the beat at least.

[nyse41685]

@wunderbeast agreed!!

[hudini2]

@nyse41685

And it still kicks major ass (:

[88Kobe88]

The way he raps in this song reminds me of 80s rap, with a modern beat. sick shit

[1234LaQuan]

love the beat

[InevitableCommotion]

Google " Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West Are (Not) Part of the Illuminati ". You will see just how stupid you all are, being bombarded by anti-mainstream music propaganda. Notice: You are all just as brainwashed by these low-grade "illuminati" videos as the artists you accuse to be "working" for illuminati. Maybe actually do research yourselves instead of relying on these crap youtube "info" vids.

[ProphecyII]

Pharell is the TRUTH!!!

[HoladrioHrKapitano]

MUSIK INDUSTRIES E-TECHNO SONAR

MINDCONTROL CONSPIRACY THEORY !

[r25rjr]

@HoladrioHrKapitano: No wonder this song is sounds so futuristic

[camiloperez000]

fucking common - this songs a disgrace to his past.. talk bout contridicting yourself

[nyse41685]

@camiloperez000 how is this contradicting???? this shit is so b-boy!!! if u can break nd pop this is the perfect track for you... and plus have u ever seen Com break - cuz Com is b-boy and can windmill with the best of em!!

[theroyalasshole1216]

FUCK U KILLUMINATI!!

[TrollMasterbation]

this song= Illuminati trying to control us?

[MrHighnesss]

this song is ok but i like it without the interference in the backround.(the ringing kind of sound you hear in back)

[Jhoods2800]

Honestly, I do not like it.

[NoGoodTherapy]

@Jhoods2800 Check out our NO GOOD THERPAY remix you may change your mind

[redevy]

omgosh i just love it man!!one of my favs

[pjoshayi]

this song's sick

[IAMKINGJUICEBOX2]

tHIS iS mY iSHHH. tHAT uNIVERSAL mIND cONTROL iS cONTROLLIN mY mIND.

[SuperDarkman11]

pharell killed it XD dis sh!t neva gets old its been out for about 2 yrs

[joy20085]

i love breake dancing off this song

[Pattonpivot]

This is that automatic, I stay fresh like I wrapped in plastic....what? lol

[raminramin85]

sooo lets gooooo huh

[LiangHuBBB]

5/5

[Imbazord]

can someone post me an instrumental version? or just the beat maybe? cause this beat is sick!

[miniinlove1]

Sooooooooooooooo qaiiiiiilx3

[MONEYAINTATHANG100]

The Most COMMON are EASEily Controlled.

[mtldrmr]

ANYONE THINK THIS SOUNDS LIKE A BIG DADDY KANE SONG??? they got the same flow.

[puppyluvr2315]

this song is used in soooo many hip hop dances competititivly, has anyone else noticed that? haha its like in every one i watch...but its probably cause im a dancer too

[MeganBaby96]

That beat stays in your head, it's soo addicting

[lavalamp2717]

It sound sweet with a sub

[SharpChurR0]

@MeganBaby96 at first i read that as " this beat shaves your head "

[mrpablo39]

Every one is a critic, where is your hit song?

Or have you tried? Jam to the beat .

[MartyMayheM1]

I don't have any hit songs, but i have recorded songs. I'm only criticising because i've heard pretty much all common's shit, and have been writing myself for over 7yrs.

I'm just saying common used to be hip-hop - with dope lyrics, and nice layed back beats. These days him and Kayne are tryna combine hip-hop with this commercial trance shit. It's not hip-hop and even as a commercial pop song it has no catchy melodies.

I respect people for tryna create change - but a change for the best.pz

[NoGoodTherapy]

@mrpablo39 check out he NO GOOD THERAPY remix to this joint its Fresh!

[MartyMayheM1]

Respect people tryna do different shit - but this is wack. Poor lyricism, compared to what common's capable of.

This is obviously a commercial track, but there's no chorous melody - not catchy at all. Too many people are tryna do that dizzal rascal shit but few can pull it off successfully.

[philbegas]

common has been commercial, similar to kanye west, but a LITTLE bit better

[mtldrmr]

ever heard of big daddy kane? if u know him this is like preety much a tribute to the way he rapped.

[sk8ercky14]

YES i couldnt think of who this sounds like but thats definitely it

[MistahPink95]

i x3 this song too^^

[cheesecandy1]

i love this song

[passionisalive]

I have a dance to this song but parts of it are out. A bunch of parts are out. lol

[tythehonestkid]

shit song!!! i hate it

[javissar22]

go cry about it....the rest of us are tryin to jam over here =D

[XxYvettxX]

I Like It!

[Orbeatflora]

so nice this track

[vietstylex3]

Common & Pharell

[lizziel92]

who sining this song

[banjodeluxe]

"it makes u wanna dance even if u KNO u ckant "

ahhhaha true

[deandreams]

old 2 the new skool...

[valerienanh]

why the fuck do i love this song so fucking much... FUCK! LIKE WTF!!!

[E8Gurrl]

luvvin it_x

[PurpleG199]

omg u guys!! gosh

[kibenjamin]

Listen...anyone who's a true common fan know's that there's always a message. He's obviously thumbing his nose at over commercialism and neurotic pop culture using the raw bambata track that never recieved mas commercial or pop culture success when originally launched. I think that its an excellent ode to the hip hop originators.........just enjoy the music people!!

[Blueflowerz69]

THANK YOU!!!!!! You couldn't have said it better!

[pjj1020]

bang dada bang da bang da dang dang

bang dada band da bang da dang dang

bong dada bong da bang bang da bang digga digga

bong dada bong da bang bang da bang

[pjj1020]

this amazinggggggggg

[Hengelothijs]

"this is the new shit"

Common's just trying a new style.. Sounds rather good.. But i liked him more 10 years ago

[thesoulphysician]

same for me ... im a big common Fan but like kanye west his last album sucks

[HoTDamn255]

yeh

[splifferdelthathug]

Hm Common's old shit was much better :<

[AmericanPaul19]

shut up yo il beat u up! ugly prick

[Soulmaster720]

yea boy this is some hot shit UMC is the shizznite

[messum1]

beat is a total copy... Its Dubstep!

Listen to Midnight Request Line by Skream!

[louisawegleski22]

ok dumbass have u ever heard of sampling a beat from another song??

people do it all the time.

way to go.

[messum1]

u retard ... i know fucking well about sampling beats to over nd under tones that people do and loosers like u go mad about!

[Nedbryten]

So why are you complaining about it being a total copy? As long as it's better or something new it doesn't matter.

[maluco97]

that shit aint got nothin to do with this

[paulrosscz]

fuck..common has changed. i dont like his new music

[eclipsdrs]

fuck you common is real hip hop!!

[paulrosscz]

he used to be..you dick

[eclipsdrs]

well go fuck urself..he is better than all that bs they call hip hop...soulja boy and gucci mane!!!!!!!!

[paulrosscz]

dont you dare even bringing those names up when we are talking about common you prick!

[gexrans]

good

[AmazinglyAmburr]

i dont see how you find he's hot but whateer.

I love this song, but not the guy. He's not that great looking at all. I mean, sure he's OKAY looking but not something I'd lvoe to stare at all day. Or fallin love with , haha or something like that. But yeah, reaelly good songg. It's pree cool. (: It gets me real hyper.

[darkstarNT]

what a shallow mofo, he aint no model the music comes 1st dumbass.

[eclipsdrs]

fuck you!!!!

[southlondonpimp]

fuck u 2 slag

[eclipsdrs]

fuck you!!!

[aznfoo33]

shut the fuck up you fucking cracker dont be racist on youtube retard

[southlondonpimp]

LOL.

1. Im not white

2. "shut the fuck up you fucking cracker dont be racist" ...... even someone as dumb as you can see the irony in what you've just said.

[wowlivia]

awesome!

[BMORE2DETROIT]

I love common, but Pharrell keeps trying to jack BALTIMORE, & PHILLY'S CLUB SOUND, and call it his own. I can't stand it.

[reevideo]

Copy of Gil Scott Heron's "No Knock" without the substance. None of these guys would be rapping if it wasn't for him. He was the real original. Before Kraftwerk, Bambataa and all of them.

[stonegod84]

I am a big fan of common and his work thus far.But i have to say this is utter shyte. This is not the common that i grew up on.

[gazvin1]

I agree!

[KiKiRoXTaDa]

Pharrel is H-O-T HOT!

[Bhfanaticos08]

shit man why did he ask for a beat that punk pharrel:( this is not real common he tries to make a club banger what the fuck is this:( this is a sad day for hip hop

[SandroMagna]

Wtf u sayin? This is old skool skoolin' the new school. Never been a fan of Pharell but gotta give it to him, he's doing this one good, surprised me. Common is throwing back at the oldschool. He should keep the song a little longer, sum scratching n turntables in it and it'd be perfect.

[Bhfanaticos08]

but this kind of beats are not for common he is the best on jazz/soul beats and I think anyone who knows his work before know that's true

[SandroMagna]

Mothersucker! (in the words of Sugar Hill Gang)

This is probarly the best shit of this century coming out of the so-called hip-hop in present time. I keep my faith. This alone keeps me hoping for a better time!

Bring FRESH back! Bring FUNK back! Bring SOULSONIC back! Bring ELECTRO back! Bring VOCODER back! Bring SCRATCHING back!

Bring TURNTABLES back!

Bring HIP-HOP back to the game!

[risingprmc]

Hold up, I agree with you on everything but the Vocoder. Every punk since T Pain has been using the vocoder to make themselves sound good. Try finding a song without it in commercial hip hop. I hate that shit

[SandroMagna]

Ohh, I'm sorry if I didn't make myself clear on the issue. This is, to begin with, actually one of few new hip-hop songs I like. T-Pain? Who is T-Pain? Seriously... I got no idea in the world who the dude is, neither the other kids around, cause I don't really listen to this new garbage, I've stoped in progression haha. What I ment with vocoder was using it as in the likes of Roger & Zapp, Pretty Tony or as in "Freestyle - Don't Stop The Rock". Long live true hip-hop!

[CinnaMint]

It keeps coming in and out o_o

[34567785]

dayum! anyone got any good song requests? just like this? this is so sexy

try: i like to fuck by hot rod.

AMAZING :)

[marioxwarrior]

great song =)

[QnzkiddGrimeyy]

this my ishh

[bobbin head]

[nocnymarek]

bambaataarrell

[trinichinee9988]

beat is dope..

[SonnyDelight69]

Don't understand why all you ppl are hating on this track. This is a throwback to the early hip hop days....this track almost has a grandmaster flash feel to it,

[raveone26]

..more like afrika bambaataa... still no good:(

[A86]

Mad love for Common and Pharrell. This is the direction that hip hop should have been going all along. These cats are trying to bring hip hop back on the course it should have been on had it never sidetracked into corporate gangsta hip-POP and mass-produced lollipop ring tone hip-POP shit. This is the evolutionary path of hip hop if it continued on its 70's-mid 90s path.

All you haters can go listen to Soulja Shit or Lil (Brain) Wayne or 50 Fag or something.

[unioma]

for everyone who think that this is "shit" why don't you pen a better song along with the beat for him to rap for you that you might "like"..if not get off it he's trying something new, if you don't like it turn ya speakers off, hell put them on mute ... don't listen to it..jeez

[dragonbreather]

yeah Common is supposed to be above the party music, its pharells fault for supplying him with a party beat ha ha. Common has his ups and downs

[TheBlackSunn]

dude do what the fuck he want...stop tryin to label shit

[MoN5o]

what has happened to him? yep this sure is the new shit. I want not to hear any technobeats like this in a Common album!

[KendraC]

my dude common!! love it!

[Jice2Fresh]

this song is doooppe. u can party to dis shit

[ironkong26]

cept people don't party nomo

[DKBaysideLukaz]

commen used to bw way better than this shit !

[Nocturne06]

I agree, this is whack ya'll. And to those who mention Afrika Bambaata, how the hell does that compare to this? That is like gold, this is like dirt - at best..!

[DKBaysideLukaz]

yer man, so right :)

[PHONZZMCextrodinaire]

if you here afrika baambaata you will know wat he was tryin to do

[diarradutton]

lOve dis sOnq

[prettyboy2525]

this beat is fire its so sick...nice weekend party song

[JimFlows]

is whoever posted this turning the volume up and down or is that how the song is?

[Kstepballa]

i was wondering that to.

[JimFlows]

this is my jaaaaaam..loving the beat and the flow..near perfection

i test the masses like a catholic

[amc231]

dis dude is my idol

[AristotleWisdom]

It sounds really fututristic,not like the other things before,Common brought out.Great song,though.

[michaeljackson1324]

This Beat Hard As FucK

[kaiyeem]

Got dam, stop the fucn hating this is not no commercial shit, this is a classic break dancing joint slash soul sonic force slash bootsy collins type joint. What do you want from him his music is classic in todays industry of commercial rap artist who copy the industry standard style. I'm proud to be from chicago and to personally know common. Keep holding it down Common, it's just like his song black maybe when you try to be different people hate on you. All my people unite (all race's)....

[gissi088]

i like it..but i'm not afraid to sy...it's not reflective of his usual work....

not disappointing....jus...reaaall­l diffent...but i like..strange enuff

[marcplay76]

awsome live

[TheRhythmCollection]

Worst Common song ever. what happened to I used to love H.E.R.?

[mitsuree]

really claasypop lol like this new kind of music

[midvaletrojans]

it's hip hop

[7miledman]

this shit is ah classic

[tyenagonzalez]

now movee your behindd haha

ohh damnn like i honestly fell in love with

this songg

[bahdbohii]

PHARRELL!!

[Beatnuk]

I'm not really feelin this.

[DjFlexx5]

Dis dat new shit

[rissa2988]

heeeeeeyyy!!!!

[ririsosexy90]

i L0VE DiSz S0NG

DiSz MAH SHiT

[thewonkydonky]

0:32 he bigs up Chase & Status!!! I bet it's because of Eastern Jam!!! Common is on a dubstep tip!

[MistahThizzKid]

this shit go!!! hiphop is back baby! we takin it back!!

[narutosgirl4eternity]

o dammm!!!! man diz dat shyt i luv diz vid it's juss fukin great!!!! i luv it sOOOOOO mUch ya diGg!!!BEAT'S DROPPIN!!!!!CHYEAAAAAAA!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!

[MzGucci09]

HOT song!!!

[Mawulisa84]

HOT SHYT!

[sosocooiam]

that beat is cool

[Blu3R0b0t7]

this reminds me of Hip-Hop back then , where you could just get down and have fun without worrying about the nonsense ; And Common. Nuff Said - Pharrell is on point aswell

[grantwheeler18]

I uploaded the music video for this everyone!

Hope you guys enjoy it!!

[thagreat01]

DIS IS THE SHIIIIIIT.

[stlouisda1st]

the video is kinda wild.

[ReppinSouthSide]

dis dat fya..

i liked common b4 buh iim liking hym on dese futuristic beats

either way he's da shizz on either 1

[LilandreZ]

a mix between pharrell ans common was geinus, just listen to the song

[tnature01]

The beats hot and i'tl be dope party tune...

kinda reminds me of the kinda sound in madonnas 'HARD CANDY' album..

anyways they were both produced by pharrell...

2 thumbs up common

[zaire718]

The beat is hot. Very different from Common's style.

[delorianstar]

i really dont like this song....i just dont like the beat because it doenst fit the whole "GOOD music" Common present era

[THRiLLERRx1]

this is a sick ass song

but don't really sound like a common's song

[dancergirl2009xo]

love it

[BambooStatus]

THIS IS FIREEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[leroysexy]

I love everything Pharrell produces!

[sohoodnikka]

.siik wiit iit.  >= ]

[Mrod915]

i stay fresh like am wrapped in plastic.pure genesis.this is a new age in music

[mrmagik411]

mad as song

[kirbster327]

this song is great but i like commons older stuff more

[NickNolans]

this song ain't bad, but as you said his older stuff is cooler

[fuckingcow]

songs good not better then announcement though

[xCkiSz]

this beat is very famlar reminds me of the commercial the worm doing the worm

[tombryant3]

great song + combo of common and pharrell!

[theslickest1]

Pharrell & Common make a great team on a track word up. Just remember who blew this cat up the one and only J-Dilla. Common you need to show some more respect to J-Dilla this man blew you up with "The Light" and so many other classics. Check out the album "Like Water For Chocolate" for the proof.

*Favorite Tracks from Like Water For Chocolate*

Funky For You

Cold Blooded

Thelonius feat Slum Village

Heat