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Compose 04-29-05 12:14 AM

Common-Be
 
Tracklisting:
1. Be
2. Corners f/ Kanye West and The Last Prophets
3. Go
4. Faithful f/ Bilal and John Legend
5. Testify
6. Love is
7. Chi City
8. The Food f/ Kanye West
9. Real People
10. They Say f/ Kanye West and John Legend
11. It's your World/Pops Reprise f/ Bilal

1. Be
One of the best songs on this album even though he only spits one verse. The lyrics are top notch talking about the world and hip hop and shit, it has one of my favorite beats on the album if not the best. Theres only one weakness to this song and its that its only one verse, if he put more verses it would be even better but its still good none the less. 9/10

2. Corners f/ Kanye West and The Last Prophets
Great track and single. Lyrics are dope and the beat is sick. I liked his rhyme schemes throughout the verses keeping them the same, song is talking about real shit and is another great song on this album. 10/10

3. Go
Another good track, i think it would do good as a single. Hes talking about a girl...i guess the girl everyone has their eyes on and just says things like i would do this and treat you like this etc. but its good and i like the beat also...but to me it gets tiring and played...i listened to it a few times then it got annoying lol 8/10

4. Faithful f/ Bilal and John Legend
GREAT track and another best on the album, saying what if god was a woman and talking about being faithful to the good women out there, another great beat as well. 10/10

5. Testify
Another good track, but i cant really tell what hes talking about...i know its a man on trial and a woman going through a mans hustling life, i could understand the beginning then near the end it gets harder to interpret for me even though i liked the last verse the most...i like the rhythm and how he flowed with the beat 8/10

6. Love is
Another track that stands out...i like the beat, its a "love" slow type beat. Hes explaining love basically throughout the song, how it effects people, and what it can do... 10/10

7. Chi City
Wasnt really feelin this track too much...the beat and lyrics are ok, nothing that stands out to me, not one of the best on the album 6/10

8. The Food f/ Kanye West
I like the beat and lyrics a lot...this song is real good. It was the song performed on a Chappelles show i think...cuz it sounded real familiar when i heard it and i think this was that song but i could be wrong. 10/10

9. Real People
The beat feels like a jazz/old school type feel with the trumpet and the lyrics were good giving out a message but it got kind of tiring cuz his tone of voice stayed the same throughout the whole song which is calm and mellow. 8/10

10. They Say f/ Consequence and John Legend
Commons verse was good i felt but i didnt like Consequences...it made the song wack and i would just skip the song whenever his verse comes up, the beat is ok not the best but it goes good with commons verse. 8/10

11. It's your World/Pops Reprise f/ Bilal
Common says what he has to say in the beginning to middle and he does it good with the lyrics, the beat doesnt feel too unique and it gets played/boring quickly...after about 4 minutes of common the beat switches to real instruments...piano, sounds like bongos, and those little circle things with the rings around them when you hit them it makes the rings move and it makes a sound i think those belly dancers use them...anyway thats another instrument, if theres more then 3 i cant notice...but the guy is just talking while all the instruments are formed into a slow kind of poetry type beat and hes talking Be...Be cautious, Be noone except I...etc. and explaining all the Bes and like life itself and the song ends with the piano and it sounds really good. 10/10

Overall this album is really worth getting. Good album lyrically and the beats are great as well. The entire album is produced by Jay Dee and Kanye West.

Final Rating:9/10

peace

Rub my Paynus 04-29-05 02:46 AM

dope album.......

Nynth Degree 04-29-05 03:48 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by Compse
10. They Say f/ Kanye West and John Legend
...i didnt like Kanyes...it made the song wack and i would just skip the song whenever his verse comes up...

That's not Kanye, it's Consequence, goofy.

Compose 04-29-05 09:21 PM

lmao...it said kanye so thats what i was assuming since it sounded like him, ill change it

FREAKIN IDIOT [/napolean impersonation :thumbup:]

peace

Cannibal Sativa 04-30-05 09:16 AM

i like common alot and he was always nice but he gets old when he is on a whole album by himself i like when he collabs with anyone and his freestyles are sick

TeamOne 05-01-05 09:42 PM

wat was the best song in ur opinion?!!??!?!

Os1ris 05-01-05 10:09 PM

It's Your World ....I love that song

Fables 05-02-05 08:03 AM

Good review, but in your opinion whats the best track on there.

Compose 05-02-05 02:51 PM

honestly its hard to say...i would narrow it down to 3 tracks

Be
Love is
The food

peace

Ape-X 05-06-05 04:22 PM

One of my favorite albums of the year. Thumbs up!

Ma$fit 05-17-05 02:28 PM

its already out?...damn, *runs to Best Buy*...real talk

Mikez 05-18-05 08:02 PM

5. Testify
Another good track, but i cant really tell what hes talking about...i know its a man on trial and a woman going through a mans hustling life, i could understand the beginning then near the end it gets harder to interpret for me even though i liked the last verse the most...i like the rhythm and how he flowed with the beat 8/10



its about a man on trial cuz of some shit.........then its about his girl bein a witness....but she flips the whole thing on the court cuz she was the one that commited the whole thing and put it on her man......sick

Compose 05-18-05 08:12 PM

^werd i was thinkin it was somethin like that but wasnt completely sure...but yea shits ill

peace

P Stew 05-18-05 10:56 PM

personally i thought the cd was pretty dope

Ma$fit 05-19-05 11:18 AM

has anyone seen tha "GO" video...its on yahoo...its tha dopest vid out right now...real talk


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