XXL gives Common's "Be" an XXL?

[roaches]

At least that's what the record industry folks are claiming:

http://board.okayplayer.com/okp.php?az=show_topic&forum=3&topic_id=34842&mesg_id=34842&page=

in the May issue that comes out in a minute, they give him a XXL rating and say things like:

"birthed '05's top LP"
"For those who requested the raw from an MC accused of having gone soft, Be provides enough dope to OD on."
"Common has created a flawless album."
"he's birthed the total package."
"Common has raised the bar."

I'm not making this up.....now talk amongst yourselves.

The date for the album release early June unless we move it up.
"Go" is the next single dropping after "The Corner" and you'll see a "Go" video before the album drops.

I don't follow that magazine much, but my friend claims they've never given an XXL before. Congratulations to Common, though, I'm glad he got over the baduizm. And he did it before Andre!

 

[Lil Jm]

the album will be released in june, so how come they can rate it now ???

 

[roaches]

Advance/promo copies have been out for a minute.

 

[PuffnScruff]

the last xxl they gave out was scarfaces the fix. the is awsome. common got a xxl. this great news. i can no longer antisapate this album. i really want to hear "go" john mayer did so co-producing on the song, i can't wait to hear that.

 

[Tito]

Nice. I cant wait till that shit drops. Its going to be hard to top Ressurrection or One Day...

 

[ThEiLLesT]

when they were reviewing albums that had came out last year, in their year in review edition, i beleive College Dropout got an XXL. they don't give it very often, but they've given it before.

 

[Lok]

all good

 

[PuffnScruff]

actually wait i take back the statement about the fix getting xxl, i think i was mixing it up with the source giving it 5 mics, i think xxl mag gave the fix an xl rating

 

[Pacaveli-T]

wow great mark suprised as fuck hope its as good as they make it sounds sometimes they have a tendancy though to give great marks to bad cds and vice versa hope this one is good as "XXL"

 

[Advocate]

i have a lot of respect for XXL, i remember they gave "Hunger for More" an XL and "Straight Outta Ca$hville" an XL... it just suprised me

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[Pittsey]

They upped Kanye's album to XXL.

It initially got an XL but they went back and fixed it.

 

[HitEmUp21]

I really really hope this is true, but more importantly I hope the quality is up to a "XXL".

 

[kman_69]

anyone gotta track listing by any chance?

hope he got "Enough Beef" on there...that song is DOPE as fuck!

 

[ARon]

After hearing his verse on Get Em High i had a feeling hsi next shit was gonna be dope but lets hope it lives up to its hype.

 

[Rukas]

Props to Common! Im actually bumping Electric Circus a lot nowadays even though everyone slept on that, I hope this lives up to the hype.

Common getting props is not only good for him, but good for hip-hop as a whole.

 

[PaulyPac]

 

[imported_MAKaveli_10]

Damn, that a big suprise.

 

[Saaphir]

5 mics>>>>>>>>>>>>>>XXL
"Respect the Architect or get broken"
I remember that XXl mag gave Jay-Z's Volume 3 a XL rating a while back...It's Jigga's worst album,IMO...They gave Dre's Chronic 2001 only a XL rating...This album is a classic tough...

 

[ToopackShaker]

...thanks


hopefully it gets leaked soon

 

[ImmortalTech]

tight, common deserves it, much repect to common, kanye, kweli, and every1 else still doing concious hip-hop