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It's your world: Common, Kanye and the conflicted promise of 'Be'

In 2005, two Chicago titans made a generational classic and then sprinted in opposite directions, each daring the rest of hip-hop to follow them.

May 24, 2025 - 14:45
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It's your world: Common, Kanye and the conflicted promise of 'Be'
Common and Kanye West on the set of the music video for "The Corner," a single from CommonBe, which West executive produced.'/>

In 2005, two Chicago titans made a generational classic and then sprinted in opposite directions, each daring the rest of hip-hop to follow them.

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