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I think Be is better in terms of conciseness and front to back replay value.
But I think Comm's bars, concepts, and just overall temperament (for lack of a better term) on One Day all elevate it, for me. He was just so cool, confident, and (pun intended) hungry on that album. I loved the liner notes and the story it told. I loved the album cover w/his mama as a kid. I love how the liner notes include pics of all the guest artists as kids.
And, for all the issues people often bring up about the pacing and sequencing of that album, No ID laced that shit with some absolute banger classics.
Like you said, it's close. So you won't get much of an argument from me if you put Be above One Day. I just think lyrically, Comm was on another level on the Res, One Day, LWFC run. He was spitting on Be, too, for sure, but, as a minor gripe/example of why I think the Holy Trinity I mentioned it superior to Be, it's a short album and he repeated a bar on two consecutive songs lol.
Real People: "They say the dope game is sour Now they doin' homework that's when they follow you for hours"
They Say: "They say 'Dope is sour, so it's homework and hood crimes'"
Not a huge deal but just one of those things that's always stood out to me. I still love both songs and love that album.
Anyway, to be very clear, I was just listing my top 4 Comm albums and how I personally rank them (as you mentioned). But you can list those top 4 (and now, with Auditorium, top 5 IMO) albums in any order and I'm there's really gonna be no significant argument from me. They're all near perfect, and great for their own reasons. ----------------------------------------
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