Be-2005-.rar ((free)) - Common -

Eighteen years later, Be remains a touchstone. Tracks like “The Food” (featuring a famous live radio freestyle) and “They Say” (featuring Kanye and John Legend) are staples of conscious rap playlists. The album’s influence can be heard in everything from Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly to Chance the Rapper’s Coloring Book .

Be debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, selling over 370,000 copies in its first month. It earned Common a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Album (losing to Kanye’s Late Registration ). Critics hailed it as a return to form. Pitchfork gave it 8.0, noting, “ Be is Common’s most focused album in years.” Rolling Stone called it “a quiet masterpiece.” Today, it’s frequently listed among the greatest hip-hop albums of the 2000s. Common - Be-2005-.rar

Be is not just Common’s best album — it’s one of the defining hip-hop records of the 2000s. A short, sweet, soulful masterwork that proved sometimes less really is more. Eighteen years later, Be remains a touchstone