The Light Common Producer

Music video by common performing the light.

The light common producer.

We re aware that the seemingly never ending slew of j dilla reissues and rarities compilations can dull one to his magic but releases like the light do a great job of reminding you just how talented the late producer was. C 2000 geffen records common thelight remastered randb vevoofficial http vevo ly c4a7qd. The light is the grammy nominated second single from common s 2000 album like water for chocolate. A collection of common classics produced by j dilla youtube the best of j dilla mister cee mix duration.

It was produced by jay dee and features keyboards performed by james poyser it samples open your eyes as performed by bobby caldwell and the drums from you re gettin a little too smart by the detroit emeralds framed as a love letter it is a confession of common s love for a woman. The light is the second single from common s 2000 album like water for chocolate the song is a love letter devoted to his then girlfriend erykah badu whom he parted ways with in 2002.