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Universal acclaim- based on 163 Ratings
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Positive: 146 out of 163
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Mixed: 6 out of 163
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Negative: 11 out of 163
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Aug 5, 2014
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KyleTMay 27, 2006dis cd is wack jus cuz he is an old head who used to do drugs CRACKHEAD BIT**
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Apr 25, 2012Common has undeniable talent, but for outsiders to the genre Be lacks any real attraction or punch. Even with Kanye producing, I can't help but wish it had a little more bounce.
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ernestpJan 3, 2006As a huge Common fan, i sadly admit that Be IS overrated. Electric Circus's wit is seemingly brushed aside by all those sweet hooks.
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SeanWMay 27, 2005It's unbelievable. Anything Kanye touches is magic. And Common is just straight up real. It's refreshing as hell to hear a guy rappin about things other than money, hos, and clothes. It's a great album, and Kanye's producing really doesn't hurt it.
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SindreathaTJul 10, 2005Great album. Common has outdone even himself.
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LawrencePMay 25, 2005Common is back! Kanye West does a good job. He knows when little is more on Common's songs.
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[Anonymous]May 26, 200511 great songs. A classic. Five mics.
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CharlesWMay 27, 2005A Beautiful album from start to finish
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LoriBMay 29, 2005A sure-to-be classic.
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IgnacioYJun 30, 2005Although it brings back some ideas from 70s legends, it is not anything you havent heard before. Better go to the sources and buy a classic
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ElliottJJun 4, 2005Good, but certainly not great or a classic and definitely not his best. I still like Electric Circus the most - and by a long shot.
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JimmyPAug 18, 2005
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JackMAug 23, 2005Best CD of the year in rap music?!? DENIED. Unless, however, you were willing to equate self-righteous, boring, derivative R&B with such praise. As a fan of Common's earlier albums (especially the tragically underrated Electric Circus), Be is a huge, monumental disappointment - and probably the most overrated album of the year, in any genre.
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VoMOct 8, 2007Great hip-hop album with brilliant lyrics and addicting beats. 'Be' can capture a broad range of audiences.
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DanAJun 24, 2007If you don't know what makes Be special, you don't know what makes musical quality. Could've had more tracks though.
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Al.ckOct 28, 2005Common's be is by far his best album to date laced with soulful beat from kanye west.The clever used of samples and common's rhyme is what makes this album a winner.Thanks Kanye, you bring out the best in Common
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AnthonyBMay 24, 2005Flawless album
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lonelyspacepandaMay 24, 2005In a genre that has been vacant of truth and beauty, Common (with Kanye's help) creates a flawless album overbrimming with it.
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rubenfMay 25, 2005Damn. yo let me the first to say, this album is official. aint heard an album as good since stillmatic. Common has created a classic. hands down the best rap this decade!!!
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JasonMMay 25, 2005Amazing album. ill lyrics and great beats, very cohesive theme throughout.
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kashifsMay 25, 2005inspirational
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MarcusBMay 27, 2005This is one of the best cds in awhile. take the time to lisyen to the lyrics and you will be surprise. another hit from the brother in chi-town
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J.M.SarabiaMay 28, 2005
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HaloedBMay 29, 2005The pervasive statements that this is a "return to form" or a "classic match up" between Kanye and Common is pure marketing retoric (which I fell for). The music and lyrics border on corny and there is not one song that could be considered innovative. Great introduction, however, to the conscious rap movement of 1994.
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VernadetteBMay 31, 2005love this album...it is the resurrection of Common!!!!
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MattGMay 30, 2005Regardless of what any critic says (i.e. he doesn't show enough conviction, or his pairing with John Mayer is weak) this album is downright amazing and a joy to listen to. Stop expecting so much from him and enjoy his music.
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HieronymousMay 30, 2005It's music to my ears
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AldrichMJun 1, 2005WOW.. Hip Hop
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risaJun 1, 2005off the hook!
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Awards & Rankings
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The album is an extremely satisfying listen, but if Common is to lead the revolution, he has to make more of a statement than a great bass line and some tight rhymes.
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Be isn't likely to be referred to by anyone as groundbreaking, but it's one of Common's best, and it's also one of the most tightly constructed albums of any form within recent memory.
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BlenderBe picks up where West's The College Dropout left off. [Jun 2005, p.113]