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Be by Common
3,775,293 plays (274,823 listeners)
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Tracklist
| Track | Duration | Listeners | ||||
| 1 | Be (Intro) | 2:24 | 41,938 | |||
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The Corner | 3:45 | 59,562 | ||
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GO! | 3:44 | 90,449 | ||
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Faithful | 3:33 | 50,911 | ||
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Testify | 2:36 | 152,475 | ||
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Love is... | 4:10 | 35,193 | ||
| 7 | Chi-City | 3:27 | 32,628 | |||
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The Food | 3:36 | 32,395 | ||
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Real People | 2:48 | 104,518 | ||
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They Say | 3:57 | 30,231 | ||
| 11 | It's Your World (Part 1 & 2 (Explicit)) | 8:33 | 254 |
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About this album
For years, Common has struggled with the mantle of Rapper You’re Most Likely to Take Home to Your Mama. He’s so genuinely positive that when he rhymes about bitches, he’s sometimes actually referring to female dogs (“Reality’s a bitch/And I heard that she bites”). When Common is on, he’s a fearless MC who can rhyme about anything from abortion (1997’s “Retrospect for Life”) to the sorry state of hip-hop (1994’s “I Used to Love H.E.R.”) and still make your head nod.
When he’s off, he’s dull and heavy-handed. All of this has won him both admiration and a smirk from Jay-Z, who once said that “truthfully, I wanna rhyme like Common” but who also said that he wanted to sell some records.
Common may be able to do both, finally, with his sixth and best disc, Be. The not-so-secret weapon here is Kanye West, who produced nine of the tracks and appears on four. West is the producer Common has been waiting for all of his career: He makes Common both catchier and edgier at the same time. The straight-ahead hip-hop songs — “The Corner,” “The Food” — are the hardest-rocking tracks of Common’s career. On the ballad “Faithful,” the rapper pledges fidelity to both his lady and his maker without descending into corn, as singers John Legend and Bilal reach for gospel heights. “They Say” is the triumphant battle track: As Legend sings the satiny hook, Common and Kanye celebrate a hip-hop world that has finally come to them. Let’s hope it stays here.
Common may be able to do both, finally, with his sixth and best disc, Be. The not-so-secret weapon here is Kanye West, who produced nine of the tracks and appears on four. West is the producer Common has been waiting for all of his career: He makes Common both catchier and edgier at the same time. The straight-ahead hip-hop songs — “The Corner,” “The Food” — are the hardest-rocking tracks of Common’s career. On the ballad “Faithful,” the rapper pledges fidelity to both his lady and his maker without descending into corn, as singers John Legend and Bilal reach for gospel heights. “They Say” is the triumphant battle track: As Legend sings the satiny hook, Common and Kanye celebrate a hip-hop world that has finally come to them. Let’s hope it stays here.
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Shouts
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Finess101 wrote:
Best Common Album, Kanye should do all his production he has surpassed his mentor No I.D. Dream/Believer doesn't come close to this.
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bass2heavy wrote:
Be is a lot different from commons old and new work, unequivocally it stands out the most from his discography. This albums is my fav.
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Isco91 wrote:
God-Tier production [2]. Beautifully produced with great lyricism, one of my favorite albums of all time.
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darthsketch wrote:
God-tier production.
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intromike wrote:
True music, i felt in relax with it
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hotterthanjuly wrote:
No, Be is a step down from both Like Water for Chocolate and, yes, Electric Circus. A great album, nevertheless, but insanely overrated.
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J_are_z wrote:
No it's not, you're just hatin'. Only Like Water For Chocolate makes this album pale in comparison, maybe Resurrection. Even then there's nothing wrong with this album.
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Trautkidd wrote:
its good, but compared to his previous albums its horrible.
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OTMwaxGr8 wrote:
True Lyricist
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Osh_Kosh wrote:
This is a brilliant album. Top quality the whole way through.
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mk741 wrote:
The production is amazing. [2] Common's lyricism is always pretty damn good.
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sangsangsang wrote:
be sounds good！
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one_of_many wrote:
♥♥♥
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CamilleW2Ls wrote:
The production is amazing. Kanye & Dilla<3
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blurevolu86 wrote:
just real!
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alexis524 wrote:
intro is hot 2 def. great follow up to like water for chocolate. classic common
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The-Gentleman wrote:
I find this album prefect. Funny cause im not even a big Common fan or anything. [2]
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staytooned wrote:
that felt so good
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doctaphil9 wrote:
greatest intro ever
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MicClutch wrote:
I Love That!
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