Song

The Corner

Artist: Common feat. The Last Poets

Album: Be

2005 (release year; edition unverified)

The Corner is track 2 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 2
Track position, artist credit and recording-level producer relationships.

Track 2 of Be. Other producers credited by MusicBrainz: none. Credited artists without an archive person record: The Last Poets.

Listen

Song links to the listed streaming catalogs. A particular mix, master or archive edition is not verified. Availability may vary by country and account.

Listening link checks

Spotify: The Corner · Common, The Last Poets · Be. Catalog source (opens in a new tab). Song and album identity checked; playback not tested.
Apple Music: The Corner (feat. The Last Poets) [feat. The Last Poets] · Common · Be. Catalog source (opens in a new tab). Song and album identity checked; playback not tested.

Music video

Watch on YouTube

Common - The Corner (Official Music Video) ft. The Last Poets

Official artist or label upload · Common

Official HD-remastered video.

Video link check

YouTube indexed metadata identifies the uploader as an Official Artist Channel and identifies the named official video through its title, music-video description, or creative/directing credits.

Music-video identity checked from primary YouTube metadata. Playback and regional availability were not tested. Video edits may differ from the audio catalog.

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

MusicBrainz: Be (Common, release 077940e5)MusicBrainz

View field-level evidence (5 claims)

Title
Archive summary: Track 2 is titled The Corner.
Claim confidence: documented
Source location: Track 2: The Corner
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 2: The Corner
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 2: The Corner
Extracted: 11/8/2026
MusicBrainz: Be (Common, release 077940e5) →
Catalog artist attribution · field primaryArtistIds
Archive summary: The track artist credit reads Common feat. The Last Poets.
Imported catalog artist attribution. The artist identity, display name and recording credit have not been independently reverified.
Recorded claim, not reverified
Source location: Track 2: The Corner
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 2: The Corner
Extracted: 11/8/2026
MusicBrainz: Be (Common, release 077940e5) →

Archive detail

Record ID: trk-be-the-corner

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

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