Common - Be (2xVINYL) | Mint (M) Mint (M)

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BRAND NEW Label: Getting Out Our Dreams – B0004670-01, Geffen Records – B0004670-01 Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: May 24, 2005 Genre: Hip Hop Style: Conscious A1 Be (Intro) A2 Corner - Common, the Last Poets A3 Go! B1 Faithful B2 Testify B3 Love Is C1 Chi-City C2 Food [Live] C3 Real People D1 They Say - Common, John Legend, Kanye West D2 It's Your World, Pt. 1 & 2 - Common, Kids After fusing hip-hop, rock, and soul on 2002's THE ELECTRIC CIRCUS, Chicago rapper Common returned three years later with BE. Like its two-letter title, BE is much leaner, consisting of 11 pure hip-hop tracks marked by Common's enlightened, contemplative, easy-flowing lyrics. Although the album is more streamlined, it's not predictable or unoriginal, as the beats unfold with the same combination of rawness and melodic energy that made Kanye West's debut so uncommonly engaging. This is no coincidence--West is present throughout much of BE, producing all but two of the songs here. West even appears on one of the disc's highlights, "The Food," with some expert freestyle rhyming as captured live on CHAPPELLE'S SHOW. Common's confident, yet constantly searching, demeanor and his poetic instinct for just the right words bonds him to the heritage of hip-hop, a point hit home by the presence of rap legends the Last Poets on "The Corner." Common is always slightly and endearingly unsure, and his self-deprecation seeps out on "Love Is..." and "Faithful." However, he has the inner power to garner attention, as evident on the smooth party jam "GO!" (featuring John Mayer). BE is Common at his unaffected, commanding best. Sleeve Condition: Mint (M) Media Condition: Mint (M) Format: Vinyl Genre: HIP HOP Format Type: 2xLP Released: 05/24/2005 Show more