COMMON

COMMON
Be
Geffen Records
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www.common-music.com
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RATING: 5 out of 5
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This collection of work we have here from Common is a classic. Not only in my eyes, but also in urban magazines (XXX, the Source, Vibe) gave him a high rating of a classic album. This cd is my first store purchase of Common, but it won’t be my last. With Kanye West on the boards and also an executive producer, you pretty much can’t go wrong. Common set the radio airwaves on fire with his first single “The Corner”. Most were talking about the amazing video, but the lyrics are something you can’t forget! Lonnie Lynn which is Common’s name, worked with the great John Mayer on his second single “Go”, which has a mellow feel-something you can listen to after you leave the club. The only thing I wanted to hear from Common was his hardness that he was putting out on Kanye West song “Two Words”, but I found nothing like it. Though I’m not sad, because he came through with this studio album. You can tell he put his blood, sweat and tears into making “BE”. Common is taking it back to the real hip-hop were they were actually teaching people things and also talking about something worth listening to.

TRACK HIGHLIGHTS: “Go”, “Faithful”, “Love is…”, “Its Your World (Part 1&2)