{"product_id":"common-be-2xvinyl-mint-m-mint-m","title":"Common - Be (2xVINYL) | Mint (M) Mint (M)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBRAND NEW\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eLabel: Getting Out Our Dreams – B0004670-01, Geffen Records – B0004670-01\u003cbr\u003e\r\nFormat: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album\u003cbr\u003e\r\nCountry: US\u003cbr\u003e\r\nReleased: May 24, 2005\u003cbr\u003e\r\nGenre: Hip Hop\u003cbr\u003e\r\nStyle: Conscious\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eA1 Be (Intro)\u003cbr\u003e\r\nA2 Corner - Common, the Last Poets\u003cbr\u003e\r\nA3 Go!\u003cbr\u003e\r\nB1 Faithful\u003cbr\u003e\r\nB2 Testify\u003cbr\u003e\r\nB3 Love Is\u003cbr\u003e\r\nC1 Chi-City\u003cbr\u003e\r\nC2 Food [Live]\u003cbr\u003e\r\nC3 Real People\u003cbr\u003e\r\nD1 They Say - Common, John Legend, Kanye West\u003cbr\u003e\r\nD2 It's Your World, Pt. 1 \u0026amp; 2 - Common, Kids\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eAfter fusing hip-hop, rock, and soul on 2002's THE ELECTRIC CIRCUS, Chicago rapper Common returned three years later with BE. Like its two-letter title, BE is much leaner, consisting of 11 pure hip-hop tracks marked by Common's enlightened, contemplative, easy-flowing lyrics. Although the album is more streamlined, it's not predictable or unoriginal, as the beats unfold with the same combination of rawness and melodic energy that made Kanye West's debut so uncommonly engaging. This is no coincidence--West is present throughout much of BE, producing all but two of the songs here. West even appears on one of the disc's highlights, \"The Food,\" with some expert freestyle rhyming as captured live on CHAPPELLE'S SHOW. Common's confident, yet constantly searching, demeanor and his poetic instinct for just the right words bonds him to the heritage of hip-hop, a point hit home by the presence of rap legends the Last Poets on \"The Corner.\" Common is always slightly and endearingly unsure, and his self-deprecation seeps out on \"Love Is...\" and \"Faithful.\" However, he has the inner power to garner attention, as evident on the smooth party jam \"GO!\" (featuring John Mayer). BE is Common at his unaffected, commanding best.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedia Condition: Mint (M)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSleeve Condition: Mint (M)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: HIP HOP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat Type: 2xLP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 05\/24\/2005\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Love Vinyl Records","offers":[{"title":"- HIP HOP *NEW*","offer_id":49258245947634,"sku":"YY3124-GS71-83","price":33.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/7018\/9810\/files\/common-be-explicit-content-2-lps_FOvSY.jpg?v=1779709325","url":"https:\/\/discandvinyl.com\/products\/common-be-2xvinyl-mint-m-mint-m","provider":"DiscandVinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}