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Common - Be, the review

Common
Be
Okay Player/Geffen

Kanye West fans will love his latest production, Common’s Be. This album is more about Kanye than it is about Common. That being said this is Common’s best effort to date. The Chicago MC had yet to fully realize his vision on his five previous albums. A big shot producer, the likes of Mr. West is exactly what Common needed to get his message across. This album is proof of that. Memorable hooks and samples from old soul records propel songs such as “Faithful” to the level of instant summer classic. There are also a few memorable guest appearances from the likes of John Mayer on “Go” and John Legend on “They Say.” In a bit of a questionable move the live version of “The Food” is taken directly from Chappelle’s Show, bad sound quality and all. The only real problem with this album, is that Common is an afterthought on his own album. While all the tracks have hit written all over them and Common excels as an MC, all this does is satisfy Kanye fans until his follow-up album comes out later this summer.

posted by Chris Reeves @ 1:48 PM