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| | Be | | | Music Artist : | | Common | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | Geffen Records | | Release Date : | | 2005-05-24 | | Store Price : | | $13.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $13.98 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Be (Intro)
2. The Corner
3. Go!
4. Faithful
5. Testify
6. Love Is...
7. Chi-City
8. The Food
9. Real People
10. They Say
11. It's Your World
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 Nothing but love and respect
Submitted on: 2009-07-15 |
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Common is a one of a kind artist, one of the true KINGS and invotors of REAL hip hop. This album is lasting proof of this undisputable fact.
This album will catch hold of you from the very first intro never releasing you not even on the last track. This album will have you sitting thinking about deep lyrics even after you stopped listening to the song. The lighter songs will having ypu rapping along, bopping your head and making drums on your desks, and the grittier songs (especially Go) instead of having you sucking your teeth will open your eyes to the reality of grit in this world.
I love it, and so will you. This is a timeless album. |
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One of the Greatest Hip-Hop CD's ever made....
Submitted on: 2009-01-18 |
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BE, by COMMON, will go down in history as one the greatest CD's ever made.
With precise, intelligent , and thought provoking lyrics over a Kanye West production COMMON sealed his place as an MC among MC's, and a new legend in Hip-Hop. This is a must have.
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Did You Really Expect Anything Less??
Submitted on: 2008-08-14 |
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Common has one of the most consistent discogs of any hip hop artist out there. The only perceived blemish is the experimental Electric Circus (which was all that bad in my opinion). Be comes right on the heels of Electric Circus which led to much speculation about whether or not he still has "it". He answers his critics in amazing fashion.
This album is produced chiefly by Kanye (9 of 11 tracks and 2 from J Dilla) and the pairing seems Be a match made in heaven. Kanye's samples give Be a soulful twinge that matches perfectly with his deep lyrics and soulful voice. This is most evident on the powerful song "The Corner". This song has Common playing the role of a "CNN reporter in the hood". The album is filled with gems like this. Take the song "They Say", for example, on which Common describes himself as "the black pill in the Matrix." The only real blemish on this album is the misplaced song "Go!" "Go!" is not a bad song in my opinion, it just doesn't fit the overall flow. The creative song "Testify" also feels out of place here but the song is done in such a creative manner that it gets a pass from this listener.
Overall this album is Common at his best. He manages to craft a perfect album. This album should Be apart of every hip hop fan's collection. Go cop it if you haven't and if you have...give it a few spins for me.
Just my thoughts...
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Sweet album
Submitted on: 2008-05-08 |
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| This album is possibly Common's best work. Testify, Be, The Food, Go, they are all great songs. Common has great albums, but this one is my favorite. |
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 Becoming
Submitted on: 2008-02-04 |
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| The lyrical sense of Common on "Be (Intro)" embraces time and hope of a future and freedom over an orchastrated arrangement of instruments. From the concrete jungle of the streets, "The Corner" featuring The Last Poets, give statistics of violence and the lifestyle of the ghettos. Including witty contents such as "...now I roll in an Olds with windows that don't roll / down the road where cars get broken in and stole..." give vivid images of the surroundings. "Go!" is one of the highlights of Be with the subject of exploring sexuality and experiences over high pitched keys. The two verse "Faithful" where depth unheard of in the genre with verse one Common questions spirituality and beliefs of God being a woman. The second verse is about monogamy challenges of men and the struggles overcoming temptations. The scene set in a court where a woman "Testify" has the verdict making front pages throughout the trial. "Love Is..." expresses the power of the word giving and feeling it to change lives missing in this genre as a message. Both "Chi-City" along with "The Food (Live)" highlights lyrical delivery as Common has long been noted for. The multi-layered horn section of "Real People" gives a jazzy feel to complete the feel of the album and its direction. Attacking gossip on "They Say" featuring Kanye West & John Legend directs anger of media and what listeners should believe. Closing with "It's Your World (Part 1 & 2)" featuring The Kids reaching goals and living out dreams. As nine of the eleven tracks were produced by Kanye West with strong singles for a solid album as a whole. Common showed on Be the growth and his maturity expressed in a genre that is oppressed and plagued with self-indulgence. Thank you. |
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