...but now i hardly have any desire to check for it. i mean, it definitely had some standout tracks like "chi city", "it's your world", "they say", and "real people", and the intro track, "love is..." and "the corner" were really good. but the inclusion of the chapelle's version of "the food", and lame-ish tracks like "faithful" and "testify" bring it down. and common is on-off throughout.

i'd still call "be" a solid album, but it just hasn't matured well. man, i didn't even like the new one with no i.d. that much outside a couple tracks. i know common can still rip a verse, but i hope, if he releases another joint, he goes just in.