Common - Be
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Free Music Review: Album Is Dope!! If you like Common, you will love dead prez music also. so check that out to!!
Hit: 4 Stars
Like I said this is that real Soul Music right here and if you like this be sure to check out dead prez music as it is similar in a way as they all are very good friends as seen in chapelles block party. and if you in cali be sure to catch their first L.A. performance in 4 years as it will be hot!! May, 13 2006!! Straight From Chappelle's "Block Party" Dead Prez With Ras Kass, DJ Revolution Of Wake Up Show, KDAYS Icy Ice & More TBA.... 350 Pine Ave., The Vault 350...Long Beach, CA 90801....An Extremely Limited Amount Of Pre-Sale Tickets Available Now For On-Line Purchase @ www.thaformula.com & @ Your Local Record ShopsFree Music Review: I love Late Registration but this is the best rap album of 2005
Hit: 5 Stars
Common kills this album. All the track are gold. Every single one. My favorites are "Real People", "They Say", "The Corner" (head knockin beat Kanye), "Love Is" and Be (also another crazy beat from Kanye... should have been longer). Kanye got the Grammy but this year's one rightfully belonged to Common. Keep em commin Common and Kanye
"Common Sense For the City of Wind"
Free Music Review: "Heard The Corner now they say that n*ggas back"
Hit: 5 Stars
I could not think of any words that better describe this album. A lot of people were disappointed with Electric Circus, and Common really came back strong with this effort. As much as I think Kanye West is conceited and overrated when it comes to rapping, you cannot deny that he is one of the best producers in the game right now. It seems like his production style would get old, but it never really does, and he puts forth some of his best efforts on this album.
1) Be (Intro) - I know this might sound crazy, but this beat is one of my favorite beats that I have ever heard. Kanye's production here is absolutely awesome. There is probably no better way to start off an album, the instrumental alone is classic, but Common's lyrics on top of it make this track amazing. A great way to kick off the album.
2) The Corner - The intro leads in very nicely to the first single, and again, another sick beat laid by Kanye. Here though, Com's lyrics outshine the beat, especially the first verse.
3) Go! - This one features John Mayer, a somewhat odd combination, but his vocals are very minimal and only on the hook. I like this song but my only problem with it is that much of the track is the hook being repeated again and again. Another verse by Common would have made this track better.
4) Faithful - Kanye goes back to the well here with the high-pitched vocal samples and Common explores the question of whether God is a male or female. John Legend and Bilal appear at the end and absolutely kill their background vocal part, a nice way to finish off this track.
5) Testify - Again Kanye comes with a nice beat, but this one is all about Common. He tells the story of a murder trial that has quite an interesting turn of events at the end. This is a great showcase of Com's storytelling abilities.
6) Love Is... - As the title suggests, this one is about love. It seems like it's getting repetitive, but the beat and lyrics here are both nice as well.
7) Chi-City - This is one of the standout tracks on the album to me. The beat is a bit different than most of the prior beats, a bit more rugged, and Common drops absolutely great lyrics here. This takes it back to the days of Can I Borrow A Dollar? and Resurrection, some classic Common right here.
8) The Food (Live from Chappelle's Show) - At first I thought that a live version wouldn't be as good as a studio version, but I was proved wrong. Kanye laces a nice beat and Common complements it with some nice lyrics. My only complaint here is Kanye on the hook gets a little annoying after a while.
9) Real People - This is a rather odd beat, the best comparison I can make is that it reminds me of some 80's TV show theme song. That sounds corny, but I like this beat as well. The beat isn't the story here though, Com's verses are. He drops some great lyrics and this is really a showcase of Common at his lyrical best.
10) They Say - This is another standout track. Kanye laces a crazy beat, I love the piano. Common spits two verses, Kanye spits one, and John Legend does the hook. Com's second verse in my opinion outshines all the rest. John Legend comes through as usual with a soulful, brilliant hook, and Kanye drops a verse that would sound better if he weren't spitting it on a track with Common, because Common is simply the better rapper. Overall though, a great track, one of the best on the album.
11) It's Your World Part 1 & 2 - The final track on the album brings the album to a close nicely. Not the best track on the album, but solid nonetheless. At the end Pops shows up as well which is always welcomed at the end of most of Common's albums.
Even though this album is only eleven tracks, it still will, in my opinion, go down as one of the best albums in quite some time. Too often now people substitute quality for quantity, but a short album can be great if you put the time and effort into each track, as obviously was the case here. Illmatic was arguably the greatest hip-hop album ever created, and it was only ten tracks. Be isn't quite in the class of Illmatic, but by modern standards, it could be considered as a great album. The replay value is very high, I am still listening to this the year after I bought it and I plan to be listening to it for a long time as well. We can only wish that all albums released nowadays could be given as much thought and effort as this. Common really created a gem here, and if you thought Common was over the hill after hearing Electric Circus, you were wrong. Like the man himself said, "Heard The Corner now they say that n*ggas back."
Free Music Review: hip hop classic.definitely
Hit: 5 Stars
well.when rap is going downwards, its nice to hear someone like common still doing his thing. this is an instant classic. every song means something and will touch some part in your heart.(maybe except for be..it just wasnt common). but every song is worth listening. and some good production from kanye in some songsFree Music Review: He's had Better
Hit: 4 Stars
The problem with BE is not Common it's the production and yes the production is hot but it has a problem of getting on your nerves after a while like the great turned annoying GO. Common delivers on his lyrics and he is no doubt one of the hottest lyricists in Hip Hop history but he made the mistake of putting to many slow tracks on here. The album is not a perfect blend and I really don't think it can be up for the classic award.
I'm not messing with common cause he was nothing below classic lyrics here but the production just starts to bore you to death after a while. He had other albums that are overlooked like Resurrection and Can I Borrow A Dollar? BE is hot when you first get it but it starts to drag after a while and all I'm saying is he should of put more tracks on here to even the pace out. You don't need 10 tracks to have a classic, Nas did it with 10 tracks but Ready To Die had 17 tracks, All Eyez On Me was a 2 disc set. I'm not comparing Common to any of them but all I'm saying is that a classic is a classic no matter how many tracks is on it.