Be

Tracklist

• 1
  Be (intro)
  2:24
  4.1 ★
• 2
  The Corner

  feat. The Last Poets
  3:45
  3.9 ★
• 3
  GO!
  3:44
  4.4 ★
• 4
  Faithful
  3:33
  3.7 ★
• 5
  Testify
  2:36
  4.7 ★
• 6
  Love Is…
  4:10
  3.7 ★
• 7
  Chi‐City
  3:27
  4.0 ★
• 8
  The Food (live)
  3:36
  3.7 ★
• 9
  Real People
  2:48
  3.5 ★
• 10
  They Say

  feat. John Legend & Kanye West
  3:57
  3.7 ★
• 11
  It's Your World (Part 1 & 2)
  8:33
  3.0 ★
• 12
  The Corner (remix)

  feat. Mos Def & Scarface
  4:14
• 13
  The Corner (Last Poet reprise)

  feat. The Last Poets
  3:47
• 14
  GO! (Jazzanova remix)

  feat. Joy Denalane & Jazzanova
  3:46
• 15
  The Food
  4:19
  3.0 ★
• 16
  So Cool

  feat. Sa-Ra
  4:30
• 17
  The Movement
  4:24
• 18
  Be (intro) (instrumental)
  2:26
• 19
  The Corner (instrumental)
  3:47
• 20
  GO! (instrumental)
  3:46
• 21
  Faithful (instrumental)
  3:35
• 22
  Testify (instrumental)
  2:39
• 23
  Love Is… (instrumental)
  4:12
• 24
  Chi‐City (instrumental)
  3:29
• 25
  The Food (instrumental)
  3:39
• 26
  Real People (instrumental)
  2:50
• 27
  They Say (instrumental)

  feat. Kanye West & John Legend
  4:04
• 28
  It's Your World (Part 1 & 2 / instrumental)
  8:34

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Release credits

• Alicia N. Graham
  artists and repertoire
• Andrew Dawson
  mix [1, 8], recording [1-11]
• Anthony Kilhoffer
  recording [9]
• A‐Trak
  turntable [3, 7]
• Bilal
  background vocals [4, 11], guest [4, 11]
• Bob Power
  mix [6, 11]
• Charles Hunt
  recording [8]
• Common
  vocal [1-11]
• DJ Dummy
  turntable [7-8]
• Darren "Rock" Darnell
  recording [11]
• Dave Chappelle
  other vocals [8]
• Derrick Hodge
  acoustic bass guitar [1]
• Don C
  artists and repertoire
• Francis Forde
  additional [1, 3-4]
• Frank Hendler
  additional [6, 11]
• J Dilla
  producer [6, 11, 17], recording [6, 11]
• Jaha Johnson
  artists and repertoire
• James Poyser
  co [11], keyboard [1, 4, 11], performer [6], strings [11]
• Jared Robbins
  additional [2-5, 7-10]
• Jared Zastrow
  recording [7]
• Jason Agel
  additional [7]
• John Legend
  background vocals [4, 10], guest [4, 10]
• John Mayer
  background vocals [3], guest [3]
• John Monopoly
  artists and repertoire
• Karriem Riggins
  co [11], membranophone [11], percussion [11]
• Ken Lewis
  performer [4]
• Lonnie Lynn
  background vocals [11], guest [11]
• Luna E
  background vocals [6], guest [6]
• Manny Marroquin
  mix [2-5, 7-10]
• Mike Chavez
  engineer [8]
• Num H.S. Amuntehu
  percussion [3]
• Ric McRae
  additional [3, 5, 9-10]
• Steve Tolle
  additional [7-8, 8]
• Taylor Dow
  additional [1-7, 9-11]
• The Last Poets
  background vocals [2], guest [2]
• Ye
  additional [11], background vocals [2-3, 7-8, 10], guest [2-3, 7-8, 10], keyboard [11], producer [1-5, 7-10]
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Issues

• 

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  (Combined release view)
• 

  B
  Be

  CD
  23 May 2005
• B
  Be

  CD
  23 May 2005
• 

  B
  Be

  CD
  24 May 2005
• B
  Be (instrumental vinyl)

  2x 12" Vinyl
  16 August 2005
• B
  Be (bonus disc)

  CD
  2005
• 

  B
  Be

  CD
  2005
• B
  Be

  CD (Special Edition)
  2005
• B
  Be

  Digital Media
  12 July 2007
• 

  B
  Be (20th Anniversary)

  Digital Media (20th Anniversary)
  23 May 2025