Condition: New
Common - Be
Geffen US
2LP
Tracklisting:
1. Be (Intro)
2. The Corner
3. GO!
4. Faithful
5. Testify
6. Love is...
7. Chi-City
8. The Food (Live)
9. Real People
10. They Say
11. It's Your World (Part 1&2)
Tracklisting:
A1 Be (Intro)
Bass [Acoustic] - Derrick Hodge
Keyboards - James Poyser
Mixed By - Andrew Dawson (2)
A2 The Corner
Backing Vocals - Kanye West , Last Poets, The
Featuring - Last Poets, The
A3 GO!
Backing Vocals - John Mayer , Kanye West
Percussion - Num Amuntehu
Scratches - A-Trak
B1 Faithful
Backing Vocals - Bilal , John Legend
Keyboards - James Poyser
B2 Testify
B3 Love Is...
Backing Vocals - Luna E
Mixed By - Bob Power
Producer, Recorded By - J Dilla
C1 Chi City
Backing Vocals - Kanye West
Recorded By - Jared Zastrow
Scratches - A-Trak , DJ Dummy
C2 The Food (Live)
Backing Vocals - Kanye West
C3 Real People
D1 They Say
Featuring - Kanye West
Vocals - John Legend
D2 It's Your World (Part 1 & 2)
Backing Vocals - Bilal
Co-producer - James Poyser , Karriem Riggins
Drums - Karriem Riggins
Keyboards - James Poyser
Keyboards [Additional] - Kanye West
Mixed By - Bob Power
Percussion - Karriem Riggins
Producer, Recorded By - J Dilla
Strings - James Poyser
Vocals [Additional] - Lonnie Lynn
I usually do not buy a rap album unless I know that it is destined to be excellent. Common has done this with BE. He is not only a great and DIFFERENT MC, but he has put together a very intellectual album while also being commercial, an incredible feat with a rapper who isn't a gangsta rapper.
The production on BE is mostly handled by Kanye West, which is the best decision that Common could make. Kanye, as always, has done an excellent production job on BE and even makes a few guest appearances.
Top tracks from BE include "The Corner" which has a very unique beat (excellent drum programming) along with a very unique choice with THE LAST POETS guest starring. "Go" is an exciting surprise with John Mayer and Kanye West guest starring making an unlikely combination work brilliantly because "Go" is definitely one of the best tracks on the entire album. In "Faithful", a gospel sounding sample is sampled evoking the effect of church and is pulled of very effectively. I could run through the rest of the track list, but I don't think there is any need. You won't find a truly dull listen.
For the album, 4 stars and for being different than the other rappers and giving a different sort of album, I give 1 extra star. Keep on doing what you are doing Common.
Common - BE
Common - Be
music video / Painting /
Common - Testify - video
great song great lyrics and story-telling it was like a suspense mini-movie
Common - Love Is
Common Feat. John Legend- They Say
"Even with all of this fame and stardom. I'm somewhere in between a churcn and insane assylum". He's so under rated as a lyricist
Common ft. Kanye West - The Food
now this; is hip hop at its finest. i wish rappers style would be like lupe's and common's style
Common - The Corner (Ft. The Last Poets & Kanye West)
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