“ But god don’t ever give me nothing I can’t handle, So please don’t ever give me records I can’t sample” -Kanye 🔥

"Be" is seriously underrated. A PERFECT album

"They say because of the fame and stardum, he somewhere in between the church and the insane asylum" . Man dude spoke deeper than most realized at the time.

This was one of Kanye's hardest beats. The whole album was fire and a classic.

That Kanye verse is LEGENDARY!

I said this before and I’ll say it again. Common’s “Be” is my generation’s “Illmatic”. Till this day the number 1 best hip hop album I’ve ever heard. Perfectly balanced; street edge with punchlines and vivid storytelling and some of the dopest production I’ve ever heard consolidated on an album. Just a straight up masterpiece. Not one song on this album is skippable... I can’t say that even my favorite rappers of all-time have been able to accomplish the feat that Ye’, Dilla, and Common did on this album.

the stain on commons shirt is driving me nuts, but i love this joint.. one of my favorites of all time.

People saying “I miss the old Kanye” and “he should look back at this and get back to this” need to understand that this was before his mum passed. His music understandably became a little darker after Donda passed. Plus he’s an artist - artist evolve, grow and go through different things which they reflect and express in their art. Nonetheless Kanye was and always has been a great and energetic artist. He’s a unique and entertaining soul for sure! I appreciate the guy a lot man 💫

"Writting for my life because I'M scared of a day job!" Damn i feel that line right there!!!!

The chemistry between Common and Ye is so much better than when he is with Jay Z. Common brings out the best in Kanye because he spits real hip hop from the heart....not just bragging about money and trivial ish.

Man I miss the old kanye chop up the beat kanye!!!!! 😎

Kanye should have kept sorrounding himself with this brilliant lyrical partner, Common. They had a good chemistry.

No one gonna mention John Legend casually dropping the chorus on this. Jheeze!! 🔥🔥🔥

I love when they used to dress like this. especially common :) So Chicago. lol.

The fact that this my first time seeing an old school common & Kanye doing a hard live music video which is so raw and vibrant, and ive been a kanye Stan for 12 years. Is what I like about life

they have a brotherly chemistry yet they arent even related

I misss thisss classic soul music served Chicago style !!

Common, Kanye, John Legend. 3 names written on the Pyramid walls. The holy trinity right there!

That live bass synth is EVERYTHING

One of the best live hip hop performances I’ve ever seen! I wish rappers would rap more like they do on the studio versions like this. Usually they just yell the lyrics live.

I love that freeform jazz style Common brings to the track. It's amazing how he brings the best effortlessly and brings out the best in all who's around him. Common and MosDef best combo

Pay attention children, this is what real hip hop sounds like!!!!!

Damn the Energy these brothers spitting Is Electric!! U can tell they was in the zone!! Great live performances!!! 🙌🏽💥👐🏽💥💪🏾🔥🔥🔥

holy shit this was around the time that yahoo and aol were rivaling for music streaming. i'd give anything to be back in 2005

Chi-Town Greatest 💯

"My best friends worry bout me Cause they know when you famous And you had made cash The media aims at us And you be up so high If you ever fall off, it feel like a plane crash" - Kanye West

Took this shit for granted. Never thought hip hop would get away from this

Bro Ye's verse like it was recorded today! 😂

lol they look like 2 councilers at a youth club

Goosebumps from watching this. We need more hip hop like this!!!

Am I the only one who notices the Badass bassline that wasn't on the initial record?

Common is HIP HOP MUSIC 101. He is one of the greatest artist in music history. Common, Black Thought, Guru-R.I.P., Kanye West, Wise Intelligent, Ras Kaas, Xzibit, Aundre 3000, Rakim, and Tupac Shakur are the 10 best lyricists of all time. There are many more great lyrics, too many to name but these 10 are among my favorites.

I miss the old Kanye, Common and John Legend vibe.

Common and old skool Kanye, eargasm!

Pay attention to the minimized bling and the abundance of talent. That's the look of REAL music! "When u hear too much vanity or see too much skin...that's a good sign that the music is thin. Without true experience and a genuine smile, the beat sound good but only for a while" ~Gerrard Harvey

Ye come back . This Common album was a classic.

I know you saying “Damn, ‘Ye snapped on this beat!” 🤧

Kanye is prophetic. Predicted his own downfall by the hands of the media

I miss the sweet Kanye

Common + Kanye + John Legend = Underrated Combo

Seems like that is the only time Chi-town was truly represented to the fullest in hip hop.

I love Kanye's manic energy. Classic...CHI-TOWN stand up!

We need a new album with these two

Love how Kanye is in his zone, when he Start to rap.

Why we let this music disappear? :(

Why on earth have i never heard this masterpiece 😢😢😢😍😍😍😍😍

This Ye verse one of thee HARDEST verses I’ve ever heard in my Life!!!

This beat is so simple yet so fresh

what's great about these guys is the way they show their passion to the music, that's what i call a live performance.

The energy of those 2 legend is contagious 🫡

Forever Kanye Fan. He can do some dumb sh!t but the music speaks for its self.

The reason i'm proud to be from Chicago 😏

Fk I miss this Kanye

Kanye once again is a beast on the production. Common is the TRUTH though

Common made this a classic, but. .. Fuck what you heard, Kanye West is a fucking ARTIST! He's proven that more than enough times. Common pulls greatness out of Kanye just as Kanye pulls greatness out of the artists he works with. From Common, to John Legend, to Jay Z, and plenty of other artists. In addition to them, few other artists before him have worked with the variety of artists that Kanye West has.

I Miss music like this.

I miss this Kanye

One of my favorite Ye verse of all-time.

The Energy between these two is wild - authentic - they really take you on a journey while traveling on this beat!!!!

People saying they "miss the old Kanye" missed the whole point of the Common rant at the beginning and the point of this song

kayne said somewhere between a church and a saneisilum....spoke that into existence didnt he

It probably wasn't even a crowd in front of them still mad energy 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿

And they say Kanye never was a lyricist. That line “but god won’t give me anything that I can’t handle.” Has been my mantra for years .

I miss the Chappelle show

Common/Kanye>Kanye/Jay Z

Kanye rapping alongside John Wick's on-screen nemesis! 💪🏾😁

Be is one of the most leanest, solid, all killer no filler hip hop albums of all time. 9 tracks, all essentials. All Kanye West and J Dilla production (7 Kanye, 2 Dilla) Absolute classic

Who's still seeing this 2019🔥🔥🔥

DAMN i miss this energy, this soul, this real Hip Hop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG the chemistry tho insaneeee more hype than jay x ye IMO

I really miss this kanye man

What has happened to rap? Hearing John Legend's voice is like melting love all through your soul.

Man I have to say common is the last of real original hip hop no body's doing it like that anymore if he was round wit bigs and PAC hed be right beside em legendary when it comes to real we all need common sense

been watching this for years now...never gets old, classic south chi duo

I love how they was playing Electric Relaxation. And I love their energy, god damn! And how after Ye said, "I do feel like that's right!!" Com was like, "What, uh..."

I miss this Kanye😩

Common Has Always Been The Spearhead Of Good Music.

Please bring all this back😢❤

The documentary fire

I’m back and again remember this is why Kanye is the best

This version pops so much better than the album version, particularly Kanyes first verse

Yo tell me that wasn’t just pure greatness right there!!! That’s a straight classic! Bring the love of hip hop back!!! Everybody just wants the material things from it!!

Kanye B4 the Kartrashians. He'll neva be the same.

Damn This is still relatable to Kanye situation today

I miss real Hip-Hop .

Best Kanye + Common performance, bro! They both killed it! Dope shit.

Kanye in this is talking about the pains and difficulties of being famous. So I don't know why people in these comments are saying they miss this Kanye. Kanye was always Kanye!

This is literally one of the only censored live performances that is really G.O.O.D

I’ve been listening to this song like everyday for 3 monthes

unbelievable how much good music came out in these years and it slipped right through our hands. speeking as a millenial we need some soul back in this generation

Think common is the rapper that brings out the best in Kanye the most…,

Kanye w the acapella “doo doo doo” is perfect

Miss the old Ye really tho

Finding this for the first time is the same feeling as getting a surprise party, you didn't expect it, but you enjoyed it.

Who else misses this Kanye?

this was Kanye's prime a year after College Dropout I remember I saw Ye, John and Miri Ben Ari in Amsterdam must have been September 2004 ish promotional tour same year I saw Nas, Wu Tang and The Rooths - but hot damn those early productions mannn I still got the Kanye bootleg productions somewhere early 2k and mid-late 90s fire

Absolutely the top tier of hip hop, common is an insanely talented rapper

it was dope when they was tearing it up together this era

Yo, I remember this one really good when one of my back in time friends played that to me, and .. my memory back. I have back to fath, i was last 10 years so spiritual and now i am 'be' as never before! Love you Christ, you are me, you are within me

Happy Belated 49th Birthday to Common 2021!!!