They Say

They Say a song by Common on Foxsoundi

They Say by Common

About They Say

“They Say“ is a response to his critics that say negative things about his career, and how he tries to maintain his original values while having the desire for success. Common was a highly regarded underground artist who spoke often about social issues and “Afro-centricity”. He would speak about the vices of the hip-hop game and how easy it was for commercial rappers to make meaningless lyrics. Slowly, he became more commercially successful and even did a Gap commercial (sell-out!) and was highly criticized for being a hypocrite. .

Text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.

Looking for the lyrics of They Say? Read the lyrics on Genius

About this song

Credited to: Common, John Legend, Kanye West
Album: Be (20th Anniversary) · Track 10 of 27
Released: May 23, 2025
Duration: 3:57
On Last.fm: 179,838 listeners on Last.fm

More from Common

Pretty Bird (Freestyle) · 9 plays
Get Em High · 7 plays
My Way Home · 4 plays
Be (Intro) · 2 plays
hosikage Lost Eternity (feat. common) · 2 plays
Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now · 1 plays
GO! · 1 plays
The Light · 1 plays
Forever Begins - Instrumental · 1 plays
Glory (From the Motion Picture Selma) · 1 plays

Similar artists

Talib Kweli — Get Em High
Mos Def — Six Days - Remix
Little Brother — I See Now
Slum Village — Selfish
Pete Rock — To Each His Own (feat. Large Professor & Q-Tip)
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth — They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)
Black Star — Astronomy (8th Light)
Ghostface Killah — Protect Ya Neck
The Roots — You Got Me
A Tribe Called Quest — Buggin' Out

From the album: Be (20th Anniversary)

Be (Intro) by Common ,
The Corner by Common , The Last Poets ,
GO! by Common ,
Faithful by Common ,
Testify by Common ,
Love is... by Common ,
Chi-City by Common ,
The Food - Live by Common ,
Real People by Common ,
They Say by Common , John Legend , Kanye West ,
It's Your World - Part 1 & 2 by Common ,
The Corner - Remix by Common , Mos Def , Scarface ,
The Corner - Last Poet Reprise by Common , The Last Poets ,
GO! - Jazzanova Remix by Common , Joy Denalane , Jazzanova ,
The Food by Common ,
The Movement by Common ,
Be (Intro) - Instrumental by Common ,
The Corner - Instrumental by Common ,
GO! - Instrumental by Common ,
Faithful - Instrumental by Common ,
Testify - Instrumental by Common ,
Love is... - Instrumental by Common ,
Chi-City - Instrumental by Common ,
The Food - Instrumental by Common ,
Real People - Instrumental by Common ,
They Say - Instrumental by Common , Kanye West , John Legend ,
It's Your World - Part 1 & 2 / Instrumental by Common ,