Song

Chi‐City

Artist: Common

Album: Be

2005 (release year; edition unverified)

Chi‐City is track 7 of Common's Be (2005), where MusicBrainz credits Ye as producer.

Catalog context only, from MusicBrainz; no reviewed critical source describes this song yet.

Song-level links; exact audio editions and playback are not verified. Link checks & sources

Sources & recording details
Explanation & sources

An original summary of documented musical or release context. Reviewed 11/8/2026.

  • Be (release 077940e5)

    MusicBrainz · Track 7

    Track position, artist credit and recording-level producer relationships.

Track 7 of Be. Other producers credited by MusicBrainz: none.

Credits

Recording-specific Ye role
producer (documented)

Evidence applies to the cited recording only, not every track or the whole catalog.

Date & editorial context
Date context
5/24/2005 (edition unverified) · linked release

Inherited from the linked release, not independently verified as this track's first release date. Imported catalog-date claim with a linked reference. The exact territory, edition and date have not been independently reverified for this release record.

Editorial era
Late Registration · 2005–2006

Editorial grouping, not a sourced historical boundary.

Sources & evidence

View field-level evidence (5 claims)
  • Title

    Archive summary: Track 7 is titled Chi‐City.

    Claim confidence: documented

    Source location: Track 7: Chi‐City

    Extracted: 11/8/2026

    MusicBrainz: Be (Common, release 077940e5) →
  • Release status · field status

    Archive summary: The track appears on an official release.

    Claim confidence: documented

    Source location: Track 7: Chi‐City

    Extracted: 11/8/2026

    MusicBrainz: Be (Common, release 077940e5) →
  • Release membership · field releaseIds

    Archive summary: The track is on Be.

    Claim confidence: documented

    Source location: Track 7: Chi‐City

    Extracted: 11/8/2026

    MusicBrainz: Be (Common, release 077940e5) →
  • Catalog artist attribution · field primaryArtistIds

    Archive summary: The track artist credit reads Common.

    Imported catalog artist attribution. The artist identity, display name and recording credit have not been independently reverified.

    Recorded claim, not reverified

    Source location: Track 7: Chi‐City

    Extracted: 11/8/2026

    MusicBrainz: Be (Common, release 077940e5) →
  • Ye role on this recording · field yeRoles

    Archive summary: The recording has a producer relationship to Ye.

    Scope note: Scoped to this recording on this release; co-producers are listed in the track notes and no sole-production claim is made.

    Claim confidence: documented · Scope: recording

    Source location: Track 7: Chi‐City

    Extracted: 11/8/2026

    MusicBrainz: Be (Common, release 077940e5) →
Archive detail

Record ID: trk-be-chi-city

Evidence is assessed claim by claim. An association or a source confidence label does not establish a recording credit.

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