Common's Be is not a good album

[Greenhornet]

I think it was an amazing record but I think maybe skits or a more cohesive tracklist would have made it completely classic

 

[thewiseman]

Not my favorite Com album, but it was a great one.

Just curious OP were you already a fan when the album dropped or listening to it in retrospect?

I think BE was extra potent for people who saw Com go through that Soulquarian phase, I didn't hate Electric Circus but I was almost ready to write Com off after it. Then when he dropped The Corner and later this album we were

I haven't been listening to hip hop for that long to be honest. I didn't hear it when it dropped. I am a Common fan tho. Ressurection one of my personal favorites.

 

[AlfredTheButler]

if we're being objective this is a far cry from can i borrow a dollar and resurrection but it fits right in with all his other records since he started wearing ponchos

 

[SouljaVoy]

Common is one of those rappers that nikkas put Common in that "legend" category for unknown reasons. But truth be told, Common has never been that good of a rapper...nikkas gonna neg me, but some of Common shyt is borderline trash.

nikkas probably never even heard "Be" and gonna be in here like " BE is a CLASSIC!!! REAL HIPHOP!!! "

 

[thewiseman]

Common is one of those rappers that nikkas put Common in that "legend" category for unknown reasons. But truth be told, Common has never been that good of a rapper...nikkas gonna neg me, but some of Common shyt is borderline trash.

nikkas probably never even heard "Be" and gonna be in here like " BE is a CLASSIC!!! REAL HIPHOP!!! "

I like Common. Definitely not a legend and not "top 5" as some of his hypebeast fans claim him to be.

 

[Steezy]

I haven't been listening to hip hop for that long to be honest. I didn't hear it when it dropped. I am a Common fan tho. Ressurection one of my personal favorites.

Negged

 

[Bickin Back Being Bool]

At least in my opinion.

The problem isn't with Common's lyrics or flow, I think he's pretty well in those areas. However, when we're concerning about his beats on this project alone, we gotta agree it's fukking trash. The best beats on this were "Love Is.." and "It's your world"... I was getting sick of Kanye's sampling and it just made the hooks pretty atrocious.

It's not a bad album by any means, just not that good.

 

[HiphopRelated]

love that album

edit

She asked, "Why do men always have to stray?"
He said, "I'm bad, not as bad as Eric Benet"
"I used to take 'em out to eat but they wasn't really eatin'
Mighta got a little head but I wasn't really cheatin'"
It's hard when your lady don't believe what you say
And what you did in the past you gotta live with today



life shyt

 

[GeeEffKay]

fantastic album

 

[Canada Goose]

Testify is a classic storytelling track

 

[Zero]

Thread title is harsh.

It's soft as hell is what it is.

 

[Zero]

Be was common best album

1. Be
2. One Day it’ll all make sense
3. Resurrection
4. Water for chocolate

Jesus Christ

 

[Noriega]

You real for mentioning One Day, Invocation one of my favorite rap intros of all time

Invocation,real nikka quotes, hungry

I like Common. Definitely not a legend and not "top 5" as some of his hypebeast fans claim him to be.

How Com not a legend

Idk maybe it’s cuz I’m from chi..grew up on Common. Obviously biased

 

[Larry Lambo]

It was good but not a classic.

 

[Noriega]

if we're being objective this is a far cry from can i borrow a dollar and resurrection but it fits right in with all his other records since he started wearing ponchos

Can I borrow a dollar is