Common – Be

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hip hop album studio album

"Be" is a critically acclaimed 2005 hip-hop album by rapper Common, noted for its soulful production largely by Kanye West and its introspective, socially conscious lyrics.

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instanceOf hip hop album →
studio album →
artist Common →
certification RIAA Gold (United States) →
chartPerformance peaked in the top 5 of the US Billboard 200 →
countryOfOrigin United States →
criticalReception critically acclaimed →
executiveProducer Common →
Kanye West →
featuresArtist Bilal →
John Legend →
Kanye West →
PJ →
The Last Poets →
genre Conscious hip hop →
Hip hop →
Soulful hip hop →
hasTrack 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 →
leadSingle The Corner →
lyricalStyle introspective →
socially conscious →
mainTheme personal growth →
social commentary →
urban life in Chicago →
nextWork Finding Forever →
nominatedFor Grammy Award for Best Rap Album →
Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group →
Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance →
notableFor soulful production by Kanye West →
numberOfTracks 11 →
performer Common →
previousWork Electric Circus →
producer J Dilla →
Kanye West →
recordingPeriod 2004–2005 →
recordLabel GOOD Music →
Geffen Records →
Interscope Records →
releaseDate 2005-05-24 →
single Faithful →
GO! →
Testify →
The Corner →
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GOOD Music →
hasNotableRelease
Karriem Riggins ("Be (Common) – drums / production contributions") →
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