Albums COMMON --BE (20TH ANNIVERSARY) ((11 NEW TRACKS))

[Pegasus Jackson]

I know this is a “Be” thread, but Finding Forever was probably just a couple of tracks from being its equal. That was an incredible album as well.

Felt like Be 1.5. Didn't do enough to distinguish itself.

 

[Malcy86]

Need this for Electric Circus. Amazing album musically. I'd love to have an instrumental version of that. Musically it was his TPAB with the talent he had on it. Even Prince showed up for that album.

 

[Po pimp]

Felt like Be 1.5. Didn't do enough to distinguish itself.

Be 1.5 is still a great album though

 

[thatrapsfan]

https://www.npr.org/2025/05/24/nx-s1-5403715/common-be-20-kanye-west-chicago-conscious-rap

This was very well written.

 

[Ziggiy]

I know this is a “Be” thread, but Finding Forever was probably just a couple of tracks from being its equal. That was an incredible album as well.

I LOVE Finding Forever. Some of Common’s best rhymes and concepts

 

[Gritsngravy]

There are like two missteps on the album maybe.. one of those neptunes tracks and that Jimi was a rock star bullshyt. Besides that I have no idea why it gets so much hate. Hell, even as a supposedly "weird" album.. it ain't that "weird" at all (to me at least). nikkas act like Common went Divine Styler "Spiral Walls Containing Autumns of Light" on us.

For electric circus to be considered out of left field for so many, I need to hear exactly what tracks makes the album bad

 

[jadillac]

"I wanna be a duck"

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

I think enough time has passed to consider this one of commons best albums.

like Water for chocolate
Be
One Day It Will All Make Sense
Finding Forever

 

[IronFist]

Still gotta get around to this.

 

[Dilltastic VolWon(derful)]

Very refreshing to go through this thread and see how many people fukked with this album in real time. It really wasn’t talked about enough in real time (and this is with a Ye cosign)

 

[Solo_87]

Damn I'm late

Gotta listen

Probably my top Common album