Forums > the official "common - be" album release post.

basick

May 23 2005, 09:27 PM

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ARTIST: Common
TITLE: Be
LABEL: G.O.O.D. Music/Geffen
GENRE: Hip-Hop
BITRATE: 177kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 42min total
RELEASE DATE: 24 May 2005
RIP DATE: 07 May 2005

Track List
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01. Be
02. The Corners Ft. The Last Poets & Kanye West
03. Go ft. John Mayer & Kanye West
04. Faithful ft. John Legend & Bilal
05. Testify
06. Love Is
07. Chi City
08. The Food ft. Kanye West
09. Real People
10. They Say ft. John Legend & Kanye West
11. It's Your World ft. Bilal & Pops)

Release Notes:

Here's the retail (mastered!) copy of the new Common album.

-
With fellow Chi-Towner Kanye West behind the boards, Common
returns with his sixth and perhaps best effort to date, Be.
Like a train ride through the ‘hood, the concise, 11-track
opus steamrolls through the images, stories, and emotions of
urban folks getting by any way they know how. Overflowing
with passion, honesty, and optimism, Be gets to the root of
human experience-all the while staying beautifully soulful
and funky.

FAQ (written by me)
- When does it release?
Tuesday, May 24th

- What does BE stand for?
Basement Evolution

- What's Common's second single going to be?
"Go" ft. Kanye West and John Mayer. The video is already out.

- I heard there was a deluxe edition of the album too... whats that?
The Deluxe Edition CD includes a DVD with over 40 minutes of exclusive bonus material, like interviews with Common & Kanye West and live footage.

- So what did the magazines think about this album?
VIBE - 4.5 / 5
XXL - 5 / 5

- What does the cover look like, so I can know when I cop it tommorow?

any more questions? i dont cop many albums but this is a must buy. and i wont post many downloads from the album cause you guys should actually BUY it... this is one of Common's better albums (and thats saying alot).. my favorite songs are They Say, Testify, BE, Go, and Real People.

nightmare4taki

May 24 2005, 12:28 AM

I might eventually get this album.

jnukes

May 24 2005, 07:02 PM

yepp .. already downloaded it .. hehehh .. like two weeks ago .. i love tha beat on track 1 .. " Be " ..

it's cool how Kanye produced like .. all of his album ..

basick

May 24 2005, 07:29 PM

QUOTE(jnukes @ May 24 2005, 4:02 PM)

already downloaded it ..

buy it

lilliannnn

May 24 2005, 07:30 PM

i really wanna listen to it - but i'm broke and rhapsody only has 2 of the tracks up for download :(

grr.. it sounds excellent. i LOVE kanye and have just been getting into common himself.

anyone wanna lend me some money!?

mzkandi

May 24 2005, 07:37 PM

I'll get it for free because my best friend's uncle is a dj

jnukes

May 24 2005, 11:21 PM

QUOTE(basick @ May 24 2005, 4:29 PM)

buy it

i would .. if i had money ..

i would .. if my mom would give me money ..

my mom doesn't want me to buy something that i could gett for free ..

..

mzkandi

May 24 2005, 11:25 PM

QUOTE(jnukes @ May 25 2005, 12:21 AM)

my mom doesn't want me to buy something that i could gett for free ..

..

I feel ya on that....

Mr. Slowjamz

May 25 2005, 05:44 PM

QUOTE(basick @ May 23 2005, 9:27 PM)

FAQ (written by me)
- When does it release?
Tuesday, May 24th

- What does BE stand for?
Basement Evolution

- What's Common's second single going to be?
"Go" ft. Kanye West and John Mayer. The video is already out.

- I heard there was a deluxe edition of the album too... whats that?
The Deluxe Edition CD includes a DVD with over 40 minutes of exclusive bonus material, like interviews with Common & Kanye West and live footage.

- So what did the magazines think about this album?
VIBE - 4.5 / 5
XXL - 5 / 5

- What does the cover look like, so I can know when I cop it tommorow?

any more questions? i dont cop many albums but this is a must buy. and i wont post many downloads from the album cause you guys should actually BUY it... this is one of Common's better albums (and thats saying alot).. my favorite songs are They Say, Testify, BE, Go, and Real People.

ooo Variety

interesting how common collaboed with John mayer ... i think thatll be hott

basick

May 26 2005, 12:17 AM

bump bump bump with more questions answered

- is "the food" on Common's album the live one
yes, the food is live on Chapelle's show.

- did they replace Consequence's verse in "They Say" with a verse from Kanye?
yeah, and im mad at that.

azzygrrl

Jun 2 2005, 02:20 PM

Amazing. I've owned two Common albums since I discovered him at 14 (still call him Common Sense). Be is my 3rd. Love it!

xquizit

Jun 2 2005, 09:26 PM

Love it. Listened to it once and I'm already pleased. I'm kind of glad he got Kanye to produce it for him... perhaps it'll appeal more to mainstream listeners.

basick

Jun 2 2005, 09:28 PM

QUOTE(xquizit @ Jun 2 2005, 6:26 PM)

perhaps it'll appeal more to mainstream listeners.

COMMON SOLD 180,000 ALBUMS MAKING HIM 2nd ON THE CHARTS!!! CONGRATS!!! TOTALLYT DIDNT EXPECT THAT.

jnukes

Jun 2 2005, 09:36 PM

^ haha .. didn't expect that either ..

who's in first ?

basick

Jun 2 2005, 09:42 PM

QUOTE(jnukes @ Jun 2 2005, 6:36 PM)

^ haha .. didn't expect that either ..
who's in first ?

some band called Audioslave.
http://www.billboard.com/bb/charts/bb200.jsp

jnukes

Jun 2 2005, 09:51 PM

ehh -- i meant against other rappers .. -- butt that's good that he's first in rap .. i hope tha people that bought that album aren't dissapointed ..

angel-roh

Jun 2 2005, 10:39 PM

oooh so that's COMMON. i was like is that basick in he/she's avatar? heh... anyways, so the picture in basick's was COMMON the whole time... interesting. anyways, i think think think think heard of him. He just looks so familiar on the last video I saw. I didn't saw the titles of the name and the artist. I was just in the middle of the music video. Like I saw it for like a minute then went to the other channel because it was kinda boring? the beat didn't make me dance nor do a little nostalagic lol.

Hmm I just went to Itunes Music store to listen to few songs the 30 second demo.

So far, I like...

1. The Corner
2. Go
3. Faithful
4. Testify
5. Chi-City

But my favorite is Testify. I think I should go download it :D

Ujio

Jun 3 2005, 01:59 AM

Great Album. Not his greatest but its his Stillmatic :P

I love all the songs.

not_your_average

Jun 3 2005, 04:14 PM

I listened to some of it on iTunes. But I have to buy the edited version like some little kid.

(Well, I am a kid, but still. I want the ORIGINAL! >_<)