The Corner (song)

"The Corner"
Single by Common featuring Kanye West and The Last Poets
from the album Be
Released	March 1, 2005
Recorded	Sony Music Studios, New York, NY
Genre	Hip hop
Length	3:45
Label	GOOD Music, Geffen
Songwriter(s)	Lonnie Lynn Kanye West Abiodun Oyewole Umar Bin Hassan Leon Moore
Producer(s)	Kanye West
Common singles chronology
"The Food" (2004) "The Corner" (2005) "Go!" (2005)
Kanye West singles chronology
"Down and Out" (2005) "The Corner" (2005) "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" (2005)
The Last Poets singles chronology
"Panthers" (2002) "The Corner" (2005)

"The Corner" is the second single released by rapper Common on his sixth album, Be. It features a chorus and production by Kanye West as well as spoken word lyrics by The Last Poets. The song's lyrics deal with street corners in poor neighborhoods. The song's beat contains samples from "You Make the Sun Shine" by The Temprees and "What It Is" by The Temptations. Because of the song's gritty sound, some fans considered it to be a return to Common's Resurrection days.^[1] A music video directed by Kanye West was made for "The Corner."