Be

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hip hop album studio album

"Be" is the critically acclaimed 2005 hip-hop album by Chicago rapper Common, celebrated for its soulful production by Kanye West and J Dilla and its introspective, socially conscious lyrics.

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instanceOf hip hop album →
studio album →
artist Common →
cityOfOrigin Chicago →
countryOfOrigin United States →
criticalReception critically acclaimed →
executiveProducer Kanye West →
featuresArtist Bilal →
John Legend →
Kanye West →
PJ →
The Last Poets →
followedBy Finding Forever →
genre conscious hip hop →
hip hop →
soulful hip hop →
hasStyle sample-based production →
soul and jazz-influenced beats →
includesTrack Be (Intro) →
Chi-City →
Faithful →
Go! →
It’s Your World (Part 1 & 2) →
Love Is... →
Real People →
Testify →
The Corner →
The Food →
They Say →
language English →
nominatedFor Grammy Award for Best Rap Album →
notableFor introspective lyrics →
socially conscious themes →
soulful production →
numberOfTracks 11 →
performer Common →
precededBy Electric Circus →
producer J Dilla →
Kanye West →
recordLabel GOOD Music →
Geffen Records →
Interscope Records →
releaseDate 2005-05-24 →
releaseYear 2005 →
theme love and relationships →
social commentary →
spirituality →
urban life in Chicago →
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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Be (Intro) →
The Corner →
album
Go! →
appearsOnAlbum
Electric Circus →
followedBy
Common →
notableWork
Be (Intro) →
openingTrackOf
Finding Forever →
previousWork
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