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Be [SPECIAL EDITION] [EXPLICIT LYRICS]

Common
4.6 out of 5 stars  (224 customer reviews) | More about this product

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Product Details
  • Audio CD (May 24, 2005)
  • Original Release Date: May 24, 2005
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Special Edition, Explicit Lyrics
  • Label: Geffen Records
  • ASIN: B0009FGWIK
  • In-Print Editions: Audio CD
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  (224 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #65,250 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

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
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Though heralded as an instant hip-hop classic by some, Common's Be doesn't quite live up to the hype, though it is still has several strengths going for it. Compared to the esoteric themes and production of his last album, Electric Circus, Be is far more grounded in street-level beats and rhymes, especially on songs like "The Corner" and "Real People"--Common's odes to personality and places 'round the way. At only 11 songs, this is a very compact album, both a blessing and curse by keeping the pacing brisk but it also amplifies weaknesses like the syrupy crossover attempt, "Go," or overly sentimental "Love Is." Production by Kanye West and Jay Dee is uniformly strong and it lends a consistency that is essential for such a relatively short album. It is worth noting that Common and Kanye's chemistry is especially well matched. -- Oliver Wang

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