Albums COMMON --BE (20TH ANNIVERSARY) ((11 NEW TRACKS))
- Thread starter IronFist
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To the sadness of losing a friend to gun violence 
Some quick fun facts about Be.
"The Corner" beat was made after Kanye took a five or ten minute nap because he was out all night the previous night partying.
The inspiration for "Go" was after Common went to see the movie Ray.
"The Food" instrumental was intended for another artist
Be was recorded at the same time as Late Registration.
"On My Way Home" (On Late Registration) was intended for Be.
"They Say" Originally had Consequence on it, instead of Kanye
"The Corner" beat was made after Kanye took a five or ten minute nap because he was out all night the previous night partying.
The inspiration for "Go" was after Common went to see the movie Ray.
"The Food" instrumental was intended for another artist
Be was recorded at the same time as Late Registration.
"On My Way Home" (On Late Registration) was intended for Be.
"They Say" Originally had Consequence on it, instead of Kanye
TheDarceKnight
Veteran
good factoids. didn't know all those. Isn't John Mayer the voice saying Go on Go?
And here's the OG They Say. I like Cons but I'm glad it ended up the way it did
TheDarceKnight
Veteran
You're definitely one of the only ones lol. The studio version is still dope but the energy just doesn't hit the same. I think it might've been different if the live version came out afterwards, but it was the version we all heard first, and then the studio version is just way calmer, and on the live version the DJ had it sped up slightly, and the energy was just crazy. I do miss that the live version doesn't have the final verse on it though
Yes.
Slightly disappointed on what they did to the cover was really hoping for a more significant difference but hey at least they didnt ruin it
Although i dont have a top 5 favorite lines in hiphop history i do have two of them
"The beauty in life you gotta make it last for the better, cause nothing lasts forever"
and the second one is from this album
"I wanna be as free as the spirits of those who left", always makes me think of "my" people that are no longer around, sad but at least i did experience life with them, not everyone gets that... This obviously changed since the first time i heard in 2005 but ALWAYS thought that intro is something special.
Com along with Nas and Black Thought are my favorite mcs from the 90s based on current output, the Pete Rock one delivered...
Although i dont have a top 5 favorite lines in hiphop history i do have two of them
"The beauty in life you gotta make it last for the better, cause nothing lasts forever"
and the second one is from this album
"I wanna be as free as the spirits of those who left", always makes me think of "my" people that are no longer around, sad but at least i did experience life with them, not everyone gets that... This obviously changed since the first time i heard in 2005 but ALWAYS thought that intro is something special.
Com along with Nas and Black Thought are my favorite mcs from the 90s based on current output, the Pete Rock one delivered...
Yea they could’ve left that in the vaultCouldn’t finish So Cool. Wtf man?
Yep, crazy how a lot of people think Kanye did
Be is without question one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time. The back pack in me used to still hold on to Like Water For Chocolate as his best album. As years have gone by it’s no doubt Be is his true masterpiece
It's your world always has me
Dilla and a young Kanye working together. The beat always feels like youre transitioning into a new important chapter in life. RIP to Common pops too, his outros at the end is always relaxing
Dilla and a young Kanye working together. The beat always feels like youre transitioning into a new important chapter in life. RIP to Common pops too, his outros at the end is always relaxing
2ATMsYouSteppinOrWhat
f*** apologies, i wanna see y’all geeked up
how beautiful love can be
TheMailMan
All Star
I actually liked UMC but haven't listened to a common album after the dreamer/believer albumGive it another spin. It's not horrible. That'd be Universal Mind Control or Nobody's Smiling.
Low End Derrick
Veteran
legendary shyt 
Common with Kanye on some simple beats and rhymes shyt had people hyped after he started hanging with Badu and getting weird. Universal Mind Control and Electric Circus alienated a lot of his OG fans.