Common – Be

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"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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Predicate Object
instanceOf hip hop album
studio album
artist Common
certification RIAA Gold
surface form: RIAA Gold (United States)
chartPerformance peaked in the top 5 of the US Billboard 200
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: 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-Town
surface form: Chi-City

Faithful
GO!
It’s Your World (Part 1 & 2)
Love Is...
surface form: 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 Performance
surface form: 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 Common – Be
Karriem Riggins notableWork Common – Be
this entity surface form: Be (Common) – drums / production contributions
G.O.O.D. Music albumReleased Common – Be
G.O.O.D. Music albumReleased Common – Be
this entity surface form: Common – Finding Forever