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Be [Explicit Lyrics]

~ Common

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Audio CD (23 May 2005)
Number of Discs: 1
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Label: Universal / Island
ASIN: B0009JOPAI
Other Editions: Vinyl

Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 36,504 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. 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

12. So Cool

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Chicago rapper Common returns with the album Be. Produced by Kanye West, highlights include "Go", "The Food", which is the first track West and Common, "The Corner" featuring the Last Poets and "Faithful" featuring Bilal and John Legend. There's also a guest appearance by singer/songwriter John Mayer.

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Sixth studio album from Chicago-based rapper Common. This is the follow-up to 2002's 'Electric Circus' and is once again produced by longtime friend J Dilla, aided on this occasion by Kanye West. Here Common returns to his roots of raw hip-hop, working closely with West an obvious influence on thisalbum. The single 'Go' is included.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Album with more soul than soul food, 29 Jun 2005

By	mmb (South Africa) - See all my reviews

I really loved this CD, I've had it on my CD player since I got it. It's sexy, it's interesting, and it's intellectually stimulating. Being a female I think that this is one of the first male hip-hop albums I've listened to which really appreciates a woman's point of view on the world. And I don't care what all you other playa haters have said...Common is looking really good. The whole feel of the album is just so fresh and mature. The only big gripe I do have though is that the songs are a bit too short and the whole album is a bit too short as well. I would have liked 2 or 3 more tracks on it. Go out and get it if you haven't got it, and if you do have it keep pumping it so everyone else can go and get it. Good music should be heard by all, so that all that bad stuff that is out there can be diluted and done away with....

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5.0 out of 5 stars Common Is Back!!!!!!!!!, 9 Jun 2005

By	"thezeechild" - See all my reviews

I was initialy sceptical about Commons latest release but those fears were laid to rest after listening to this amazing album. I have been a fan of common for a while but after hearing his last effort 'electric circus' I beacame slightly disalusioned. I'm not a massive fan of Kanye West but his talents are clear form the fantastic production efforts on this album. Commons lyrical flow and content are up to his usual excellent standard. After so much poor hip hop from the U.S.(50 cent, the Game, Lil John etc.) promoting thugism on a continual level it is refreshing to here such a stand alone voice amongst the masses. Picking one great track is impossible as they are all great with artists such as John Legend, Bilal and of course Kanye making a their own contrbution. This is the hip hop album of 2005.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Soulful hip hop heaven!, 10 Jun 2005

By	"edyapp" - See all my reviews

Common confused many purist hip hop heads with his previous lp Electric Circus, although it was excellent (in my view) it was clearly too experimental for most. "Be" sees Common returning to the Tribe Called Quest Tru School Hip Hop blueprint.

The production is perfect, courtesy of the ubiquitous Kanye West. The themes are "conscious" and this will most likely hold the album back from major commercial success. Nevertheless, this is a classic hip hop record, in the vein of Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest, Illmatic by Nas or Black On Both Sides by Mos Def. However, the way that Kanye infuses the album with gospel lends the album a spiritual feel that is contemporary and fresh rather than backward looking.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Progressive Black Music
Easily the best Rap/HipHop CD ihave bought since the early nineties,every tack better than the last. Read more

Published 2 months ago by dave copeland

4.0 out of 5 stars Quality album
A lot's already been written by the other reviewers so I won't repeat them. This is a quality album with some standout tunes. Read more

Published on 9 Jan 2006 by Dorje Mundle

5.0 out of 5 stars Common has put the hip back into hip-hop
Well the rest of the reviewers have said it all. I heard about common from the radio DJ's.

I went to the record store and they had a 'buy one get one half price'... Read more

Published on 24 Dec 2005 by Mr. O. Odewale

5.0 out of 5 stars Up there as one of the albums of the year
Oh yes what a great piece of music. This has been on constant play for the past 5 months. Common has stuck with one main producer on Be albeit the ubiquitous Kanye West and even... Read more

Published on 29 Nov 2005 by acid_win

5.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME
Having heard Common for the first time on the Zane Lowe show a few weeks back. I took an instant liking to the live tracks 'testify' and 'GO! Read more

Published on 3 Aug 2005

5.0 out of 5 stars Back to the roots we go!
As common stated, he has gone round in a circle leaving the beginning, becoming the furthest away when he made electric circus.
He now says that he is back to the beginning! Read more

Published on 23 Jun 2005 by Mrsghislaine C. Young

5.0 out of 5 stars The City Of Wind
Yikes! I was planing on ignoring this album. At my own peril. Just gave it a spin an hour ago and the first thing that hits you is the soul. a lot of it. Read more

Published on 23 Jun 2005 by Mr. Oc Orjiekwe

5.0 out of 5 stars five stars are not enough
I'll keep this brief.

'Be' has been playing on my CD player non-stop since I got it. Whether you are a Common Sense fan or new to Chicago's finest MC, you'll love this... Read more

Published on 16 Jun 2005 by Mr. Ravinder S. Khabra

5.0 out of 5 stars 'Be' the best you can be...
With 'Be' Common has surpassed the already high levels he attained on the Stellar 'Like water for chocolate'. Read more

Published on 3 Jun 2005 by subjectqbs

5.0 out of 5 stars Be
Amazon style rating: 5 Stars
My critical rating: 9/10

Common, the MC from Chicago and formally known as Common Sense, returns to unleash his sixth album! Read more

Published on 3 Jun 2005 by olithorp

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