Label: Universal
Category: Music
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Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 2
UPC: 602498824986
EAN: 0602498824986
ASIN: B0009JOPGW
Release Date: 2005-05-12
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Artist: Common
Label: Universal Category: Music Average customer rating:
Format: Import Media: Audio CD Number Of Discs: 2 UPC: 602498824986 EAN: 0602498824986 ASIN: B0009JOPGW Release Date: 2005-05-12 |
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Album Description
Though heralded as an instant hip-hop classic by some, Common's Be doesn't quite live up to the hype, though it is still has several strengths going for it. Compared to the esoteric themes and production of his last album, Electric Circus, Be is far more grounded in street-level beats and rhymes, especially on songs like "The Corner" and "Real People"--Common's odes to personality and places 'round the way. At only 11 songs, this is a very compact album, both a blessing and curse by keeping the pacing brisk but it also amplifies weaknesses like the syrupy crossover attempt, "Go," or overly sentimental "Love Is." Production by Kanye West and Jay Dee is uniformly strong and it lends a consistency that is essential for such a relatively short album. It is worth noting that Common and Kanye's chemistry is especially well matched. Island. 2005.Album Details
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Mano a Mano ~ Ricardo Arjona & Ricardo Montaner