Is Common's "BE" a classic by today's standards??

**Ink Is My Drink** · 07-05-2005, 11:18 AM

i think its a modern day classic

i loe the album

**R3beLuTionAry** · 07-05-2005, 11:48 AM

Originally Posted by Sun_Tzu

LOL it's nowhere near resurrection, are you crazy?

at best it's a 8 outta 10

is this thread is about industry standards, not by common's standards

**Burkey187** · 07-06-2005, 12:01 PM

Common Was Here in Spirit , DUBLIN in ireland last nite and he done a few of his classics from like water..ress..etc.. but he killed it when he done BE , its such a classic!!!! he done a 10 min freestyle shouting random things goin on in the crowd and in dublin and he rapped over Jay Z 's takeover.. He Was UNREAL... and Be Is amazin live .. Best Hip Hop Gig Iv Ever Been to.Period.

**sam stoepee** · 07-06-2005, 12:48 PM

If by classic you mean better then every other major label/mainstream album out these days then yes I guess you could dub it a classic. However by my standards its a 3.5/4.0 album. I liken it to the last two roots albums that came out. Good but not better then their old material. Dope album though, no complaints.

**the_57th_don** · 07-06-2005, 03:40 PM

8/10 is fair, the production aint that hot, commons good, i woulda prefered him to get madlib to do a soul/jazz vibe

**sam stoepee** · 07-07-2005, 08:50 AM

Word, Madlib would of been perfect.

**Welshkillabee** · 07-07-2005, 09:52 AM

Its really nice but only time can identify a classic. I love the production on this CD Kanye did his thing and Common was on point throughout. Its loveley to just kick back and smoke a joint to.

**Sergio** · 07-07-2005, 03:15 PM

Originally Posted by AWelshKillaBee

Its really nice but only time can identify a classic. I love the production on this CD Kanye did his thing and Common was on point throughout. Its loveley to just kick back and smoke a joint to.

Yo I agree with you 100%

**triggahappy187** · 07-07-2005, 04:58 PM

Damn yall need to stop wif this shit bout waterin down, Come on not all of yall really only listen to Common, Mos Def, an talib. His album wasn even that good an yall makin it sound like it was the shit. Common iz ill on the mic of coarse but i bet some yall havent even heard a song by em yall jus sayin he dope cuz other homies are.

**IvanKorbi** · 07-07-2005, 08:44 PM

Be is fantastic. Have played it regularly since it came out and I'm not going tired of it, which is a trademark of classic albums. Though I don't want to make that decision yet...

**THE W** · 07-07-2005, 08:48 PM

its pretty good

**Holocaust** · 08-13-2019, 11:01 PM

I liked the album with gladiator on it better than this, no hate but I like battle rap rashid, over appeal to the masses become I'm around new beats common

**Comptilla** · 09-06-2019, 05:30 PM

It's a Classic by any standards...

**STAKESisHIGH84** · 09-13-2019, 11:24 AM

It's great for the same reason the Score by the Fugees is great. It's so easy to listen too. Production is clean as shit. Every track has a memorable hook. It lacks something though... rawness. Like Water for Chocolate will always be my favorite album by Common because the minute that album starts until it ends is an experience. BE feels like a collection of hits.