Common - The Questions (Instrumental)

[Manii04]

Download Link?

[useyurhed]

Another great beat off....... haha

[MrMarzBlackman]

I remember them days when i used to come in second but Had the same abilities that dash manifested I was fasta then them niggaz Molding Ryhmes Into figures so ill i never sleep now my flow iz way sicker I should Take my own logo and make Own Stickerz So when bitches come through they can tell me just where to stick it we aint gotta make it complicated like a game of cricket and have a series of unfortunate events like snickett. Im unrapping her like xmas...

[Blaqmozart89]

Where can I get the instrumental please.

[mojoswoptopz]

"Why do I need ID to get ID? If I had ID I wouldn't need ID!" - Common

[Fjord76]

@mojoswoptopz that's Mos Def actually ;)

[mnymatt]

how come people say they got your back, but in reality, your back is what they lack, instead of a intellectual convo he rather go stack racks, kids packen macks, teenage girls getn tricked out on colfax, while my race is exterminating itself, insteada helpen ya self look out for homies, familys becoming phony, niggas getn bony, gotta eat, but integraty you should keep, leapen to the next hustle, i gotta keep builden mental muscle

[mnymatt]

How who the f*** is there an instrumental but nota the actual track??!! Fuck youtube...

[Dschaylizy]

@mnymatt copyrights.... you can hear this because the record label forgot to scan the instrumentals^^

[qpraulitoqp]

yo the colored one looks cleaner than the whites!

[TheMovement314]

Go check out my song to this beat called Crazy World on my page

[Nirvana25100]

What if i dressed like a hobo off the streets?

Would you still hold my hand N kiss me on the cheek?

What if i was blind, would you be the one to guide me?

Or leave me cold feet cuz you never looked inside me?

What if the trees spoke? N the streets broke,

N the nature of our world was the key hope?

Can you believe hope? Cuz every corner there's a dope feind,

Just another human being, tryna believe n achieve hope.

While im sittin thinkin, writin off the weed smoke.

[broccolihart1]

One of the cleanest beats ive heard in a Looonnng time....it seems like he took his time to find the right kick beat

[TheLeezy1]

link please!!

[Liveeasy1811]

why are yienglings just the greatest tasting beer why do some people live there whole life in fear why are so many controlled by so few why is the old never as good as the brand new why is it so expensive to go to college they say its key to success but i cant afford this knowledge why we make weapons that can kill millions why are kids at 14 having children why don't parents act like parents no more why cant we all just be millionaires how come they care how long i grow my hair

[mhatimy1]

Lil Wayne is the best "RAPPER ALIVE"

[BlackImpalaRugebregt]

@mhatimy1 stupid bitch!

[mhatimy1]

@BlackImpalaRugebregt HAHAHA. I was waiting for that.

[druha10304]

common sucks now , thank god jay dee died so he couldnt witness the bullshit common turned into.

[MCSmithishh]

@druha10304

"common sucks now, thank god jay dee died so he couldn't witness the bullshit common turned into."

Haha!

You're funny!!

-___-

[cheif80]

@druha10304 gtfohwtbs

[thatunit995]

@druha10304 dude think before you write some shit like this man, seriously

[smoothness1000]

Why I need ID jus to get ID? If I hade ID I would'nt need ID..

[radjafan]

@smoothness1000 your fucking retarded, dont bother writing

[smoothness1000]

@radjafan Why your girl get giddy when my name come up?

[VonnieDaKidd]

@EdiBlaze

I Mean This In The Kindest Way...What The Fuck Was That ???

[EdiBlazE]

I be hatin on ma gal's pooch/coz she be alwayz on ma gal's cooch/i aint got no time for seconds/gotta kill this bitch but ma bitch wont lemmie/why coz her tongues longer than minez?/pliz id love to lick ur cooch too/but ur pooch makes ur cooch smell like doo doo/u need to get urself a new fool/coz ma mouth is only good to taste food

[xowalawalaox23]

@EdiBlazE please tell me you werent serious lmao

[ThaNJWAVE609]

dilla > anyone and every one

[beyo2120]

dilla was a friggin genius!

[mthwaites008]

anyone figured out these chords?

[SuperMageo]

this beat reminds me of the good times

[criickyO]

What if the last lotto number WAS a 4, not a 9?

What if we all lived immortal, would we still tell time?

What if the watch on my wrist IS by fossil, not swiss?

I still come on time, so baby tell me, what's the difference?

What if the rocket for Iran was a rocket to the moon?

Then maybe we might make it out to Saturn by June... 

What if the fall sprung for ward and the spring fell back?

Then we should worry bout the heat, and not the heat in Iraq...

[JPcal96]

@criickyO Sickass metaphors in this line.. nice

[criickyO]

@JPcal96 haha thanks dude =)

[akallak]

@criickyO what if the fall sprung forward and the spring fell back

you sir are a fuckin genius

[criickyO]

@akallak ;)

[AJx408x]

@akallak this guy needs to record.. now

[DrewEst96]

@criickyO Seriously homie if you have a nice voice and flow on a beat, please make songs :) That was 4 bars of straight GENIUS!

[criickyO]

@DrewEst96 hahah much appreciated, man

[RespectProcess]

@criickyO cool but a little corny

[gameboyredpee]

thanks for reminding me of this fine tune waffles, good luck on the fund. hope to see peepee and friends all there playing their best =]

[abbazin102]

What if I ended your existance What if you killed me when you gripped it and I didn't dip quick what is the sickness? and what is strick with missfits in a world of foul religion What if GOD was really man and woman What if Our goverment were the men that shouldn't be controllin us with no rites to do so they say they above the law is it realy truedough? cuz then they gangstaz low life plutos so cold I wish they just would die in blue snow Am I thru though? Who knows I walk they froze

[Psycho81588]

This instrumental is dope but you can tell it's calling out Common's name to lay some lyrics on it, match made in heaven

[whoeckum]

Common has the best instrumentals for his music. Thumbs up if u agree.

[5thElementArts]

@whoeckum J Dilla produced alot of his work

[xxIVIANEUVERSxx]

Common is like no other rhyme, He's his own design, spittin the illest of all time. Flow like his should be a crime, Worse than that meth you can get for a dime. Watch as the beats collide his rythm slides and as to the rest of you haters, stand out the way unless you wanna die. Common's the man that makes you understand the difference between his supply and your demand. If his music ain't your master plan, then kick sand G. __IVIAD IVIANEUVERS Productions__

[toxicsoy]

Yancey. Thanks, man. It's beautiful!

Sleep easy.

[purehonor]

Sifting through the comments, and i'm feeling the flows/ I can tell in this place, no negativity shows/ Just good times, good vibes, and lyrical gold/ As a kid, a warm feeling I'm told, I would get when I'm old/ As the story of my life unfolds, some strife exposed, bright city lights impose eyesight as I walk through the night enclosed In a shell.. am I in hell? Demons all around me, so I'm battlin' foes/ Drunk conversations, everybody knows/ This is how the story of my life goes...

[steeltownbrown52]

Pass the mic yo!

I rap/rap/rap,rap,rap/Rap/rap/ra­p,rap,rap/yo I rap/rap/rap,cap,nap/Get rappin' with it,HEY!/Get rappin' with it,HO!

My science is too tight.

[3452g5]

@steeltownbrown52 corny lol

[cwhit0110]

"life aint what it seems" says a teen with a dream/

feeling all alone, nobody on his team/

everybody hatin taking it to the extreme/

creating a regime just to hurt his self-esteem/

little did they know that he would grow to be a king/

words that put him down before quickly lost their sting/

he didnt throw a swing or even toss an elbow/

cause when your doing great haters stick around like Velcro/

this tickled him like elmo, they couldnt tell flows/

they wanted his place like melrose but hell no/

[cwhit0110]

he would practice/

take over the world like a fascist/

put it on his back like atlas/

these rappers got it backwards/

they talk about making money, not making classics/

but i see clearly now like i got glasses/

you gotta follow yourself not follow the masses/

-WHIT

[knownorigin]

i cant say my lifes been a complete drag/ found my partner in life even though she makes me take out the trash/ every tuesday/ since i met her/ it seems like the sun's been giving off new rays/a few pray/ to find that special one/ everyday has been incredibly fun/ got my heart beating like a drum pattern/ i had to put a ring around her finger/ AKA saturn/

[druha10304]

Ahh Rump Bump Bump Ahh Rum Tum Ting I rip and i rhyme I rhyme and I rip This is the way dylan spits who are the 5 best rappers of all time? think about. (counts with fingers) 1.dylan 2.dylan 3.dylan 4.dylan 5. and dylan. bcuz i spit hot fiyah

[cwhit0110]

@druha10304 i like your style

[druha10304]

they mad cus im stylin on em

[tukana]

@druha10304 lmao hahaa i forgot about that

[hatfieldd]

hipnotic

[SlawtaProducer]

J Dilla is my favourite producer, but dont forget James Poyser, he's probably one of the most overlooked hiphop producers, just listen to "A Song For Assata"

[ShaunnyBwoy]

@SlawtaProducer That song is so well produced and performed. Gotta check Nuff respect to those in hip hop that know what it's all about, and always keep it in check.

[AnomalisticAphorism]

The sound of my soul when it begins to sing, Sounds like whats playing on my computer screen, Feelings slip back as I indulge in this dream, A funny little place where normal stressful things, Take a backseat to the needs of human beings, And we all hang loose like were on laundry strings, Our bodies begin shake when the breeze rolls by, Released from our strings and we float in the sky, Never wondering why, These things are here, Just living life right, Without any cares

[HipHopmyculture]

nice, Very Nice

[Dthebeatsmith]

Lighters in the air for J Dilla!!! R.I.P and props to the Soulquarians for this whole album!

[StarzFayden]

she actin cutie like madea/

im so glad to see ya/

my music sold one time/

we hold 9's and glocks /

come inside the square /

and you can get yo face rocked/

for tryna hip-hop/

im on the loose like doo-doo

come'n out ya ass....haha crack

[zerominus82]

studio session/ hop in the booth aint no question/ which direction my lyrics gon go/ the opposite of deception/ thats the same route I go when looking for an honest connection/ with the female sex, friends/ is what we start of as/ let me demonstrate the art of class/ just a hug no kiss on the 1st date/ if theres worth wait/ itll stand wit trust & a church faith/ no kinks to weaken links in the chain of love/ no anchor to hold us down lets reclaim above/ 2 souls intertwined & became a dove. ©gpw

[purehonor]

@zerominus82 dope man

[DStreetz617]

damn... only vid on youtube where everyone is actually typing in some good lyrics... this is real hip hop at its best(underground).. shout out 2 yall

[01thrilla]

coool as a cucumber soon i scoop under ,these fools make me wonder/ am i really going throught/ what is that is see/ i dream for those havnt dreamd/ aint talks bout stars or galaxys/ to get more to my point/ this ones for the old school you dudes who soulful../

[BeatConnexion]

thats exact the music, angels listening to

[MrBlackAl]

So Many Simple Questions,

With Complex Answers/

Starin at the Transfer/

From, Boys To men, Girls to Women/

We Creep In The Deep Tryna Find the Rapture/

But, We're Tryna Find Ourselves, When on the Shelves, Call Us Rappers, Dont dwell The Feelings Captured, In the Cell, man the Pen, Just Soak it In.. Prayers to The Pastor Unspoken words And Actions, And the Actors, Papparazzi with they Cameras, Body Snatchers And Base Heads Damn Lemme Just take 10...Okay, See The Statements Of Life we all breakin

[DuceKid24]

This might get misconstrude we jus like to sing the blues

Expressin progression of the life in which we chose

Fightin through the moods, so we get high like flight up to the moon

No guess spoken, he fightin till the end with both legs broken

Jus cause he dont speak as much dont mean he's so less open

There jus aint much there to express

Unless its on the pad, music's the only thing there in his head

I swore to swear less, but fuck it im fuckin done, dont dare test

[MCNewAura]

Here's a suggestion, try to ask some questions

Like if the waters you're testin are shark infested

I'm been blessed with the best of life's lessons

Arrestin' the oppression of intangible possessions

I understand why we're in this recession

Because of an insane obsession with inhumane progession

But the best things in life are truly free

And I'm trying to unveil the disguise so you can see

[DuceKid24]

that was dope dude

[lildudeNC]

Omg that was so sick yo..

[DeAngeloShaw]

thanks yo....

[DeAngeloShaw]

Moma always told me the sky is the limit

So far I've reached the stars and i still aint finished

Pockets empty now buh dere soon to replenish

And hataz always talkin buh yet i still feel relentless

yea...becuz da critics dont faze me

only thing on my mind is gettn dis money on a daily

and mafuckas is crazy if they think they can persuade me

of bein the best yet

i kno some of dese niggaz goin hate me

[towelcrew]

surprisingly dope.

[Dudeman2000]

next verse bout to blow up like a 12 guage.

and you aint bound to see the next day

and if you actin like that, you aint got no say.

everybodys created equal, im glad common got the beat so i can sing for my people, thats why im writin this sequel.

im hopin everybody can feel the vibe

just ride, im writin like a scholar scribe

you still ridin school bus? instead i rule bust

you cant fool us, and damn right ima still cuss,

rhyme flow is listless you would think its

christmas wish list.

[Dudeman2000]

no pad no pencil when im flowin instrumental

its the detrimental, and only 1 is presidential.

can-you-feel-my-rythmn-and-rhy­me?

everytime i drop a line, i gotta burn anotha dime

if im the one you runnin to, ill be the one to make sure it keep on comin thru. i aint frontin you, i bet youd like to try a few? wouldnt you, like to take a trip to florida, its where im from, other states im bored-o'-ya, its where my flow is poppin, non stoppin, as these bars keep on droppin. i only filled one page...

[DeAngeloShaw]

yeaa let me feel it.... Everyday i pray my life doesnt get taken away We take life for granted like it's a game dat we play Lil Kids hustlin...tryna make a dolla while dey mommas doin drugs and dey neva had a fatha and dese crooked ass cops quick to pick a nigga up dats why ertime dey pass my middle finger's up dey descriminate niggaz wit braids now so i cut it all of to rock wit da waves now buh does dat really take away from my character alot questions but yet still no answers

[604Bee]

SPIT THAT. straight flow.

[Arexei]

IT'S BROOKLYYYN!! IT'S BROOKLYYYN!!

[Unda88]

RIP Dilla!!!

[kabutops87]

one of my favorite beats sick

[willbill808]

wow... this track is amazing!

reminds me of a warm afternoon just chillin...

[blacklettalaw]

R.I.P.  J-Dilla

[josgentry]

yeah, let it loop one time.

see the summer days, or the winter haze.

see through the ups, the downs, and all the turn arounds

see through the eyes of a soldier, a six holed revolver,

seeing six holes through anything that try to harm her.

see through a stained glass window, ignoring all the colors,

the fuck you tryin' to see in black and white.

well the truth is girl that i just might

see through anything to get ta see you tonight.

that's all i got (shrug).

[idoitforthehonor]

Yo, Can I ask a question??

Well...i just did, but lesin-->(listen)

I want ya honest opinion;

Is hip-hop improvin???

cuz lyrically this music is loosin my attention, It aint even amusin'. I'm confused man, look around n' people noddin they heads groovin' like dis music is movin'. But what it's doin' is creatin' an illusion of.......

B-Roc

idoitforthehonor

[mobalistiko]

does dilla use any sample for this instrumental , or this melody was created by himself?

[beyo2120]

thats exactly what i wanna know too..i know a way to find out tho

[mobalistiko]

which?

[beyo2120]

the sample used for this the questions

[TheSinghFIRE]

i don't think any sample was credited, so he must of done it himself, But all i know is that this is real soulful!

[JammerBD]

Indeed, you can thank James Poyser of the Soulquarians on the keys and Dilla's arrangement. Beautiful piece of music.

[Joramboo]

thx fam i was wonderin who the hell played dat shit!!! dis stuf is great

[tray99998]

i got a question thats more of an epidemic then aids. (holla at me kid)

why is our hood called the projects what are we a test for a grade? (damn that some shit)

treating us like objects peep we was the last to be slaves. (yo thats deep)

where is the progress they make the guns and say we out of our brains. (got my heat)

they own all the drugs how are we selling the kane? (yo i got that)

if we wasnt doing crimes how the fuck would the judge get paid? (revolving door)

[tray99998]

why you say fuck a bitch when she owns the place where you stay? (fuck that bitch)

nigga i dont even know you why the fuck would you hate? (i aint feeling him)

why would you talk shit behind my back but not say it to my face? (hes pussy)

obama said its time for a change? (no doubt)

but shit got worse whats he mean by a change? (shits strange)

why these rappers scream nwo in they rhyming? (new world order)

why jayz got everyone throwing up diamonds (aint that a pyramid)

[idemt]

Yesss thats some nice rhymes and some proper subject matter. Fuck the NWO

[brendanharrisvideo]

dat shit was deep my nig!

[hiphopbwwsoccer]

Just sit back, vibin, forgettin the problems of my life. One of these days, gotta find me a wife. A woman to take care of me, when nobody else is there for me. She is my own cell therapy. A woman for whom I don't worry about cheatin. I neglect responsibilities, but my love is never fleetin. Nothing is prettier than a happy couple. We could have kids, make the happiness double. I just don't want to be like my father. He beat us, but with discipline he never bothered.

[knownorigin]

your so beautiful/ i would have a picture frame on the desk/ if a had a cubicle/ but i dont have a white collar job/ my occupation is much more hard/ from the warehouse madness during the day/ to coming home and unbuttoning your blouse/ just the glow in your eyes gets me aroused/ thanks goes to the father for blessing me with such a gift/ i must admit you got me floating like ships/ or a blimp/ my heart skips a beat everytime you kiss me on the lips/ simply and plain/ wifey is the shit

[idemt]

1 Why does every youtuber hate in Lil Wayne? (Cuz he's wack) Hip-hop isn't dead but does it still feel pain? (dunno give it a smack) Why are most of these rappers sounding the same? (they not original) They wanna all take the credit but who'll take the blame? (not me) Why do these girls look so good in the summer? (Weeeerd!) Would I still hang around if I made one a baby mumma? (err.....) Do any girls nowadays got their head in the books? (I hope so)...

[idemt]

2

Does that mean they cant stop me dead with their looks?

(Oh HELL no)

Am I the criminal or is it the bankers that are crooks?

(they society's cancer)

So why they moving up and Im still stuck?

(you already know the answer)

[tray99998]

idemt you did the shit the way its supposed to be i had too accompany you on that format it was only right lol

[biterface03]

I'll fucxx wit u for a sec.... lol Look, I dont understand why the people give a damn, about my voice or my choices, fame is my poison, an im noiseless, most of the time, but in rhyme i define myself by using my mind, at times, i find myself abusing my time, i gotta keep a constant flow, theres no re-using my lines, if i stop spittin then i stop breatihin, and i'll forget that im living for no apparent reason,

[CrazyCleatus420]

Why does every white person hate black people.

(They stink, they stink).

See that album picture? I lived in that time. I used to work at a Sub mart where we'd spit in their subs, and short-change their black asses.

If there was ever a problem, we'd call the police. They'd set those niggers straight within two seconds.

[idemt]

WTF is wrong with you?

[konChez33]

u bitch ass fuq boi

[JustMuz]

gutted to be you mate .. look at obama you twat.

Why are u on this video for a start... it's clearly for people who are into hip hop and not backward sub mart workers... not really a great career is it? and in answer to ur question .. they don't.

[SlawtaProducer]

?uestlove/J Dilla

Pete Rock/DJ Premier

Rza/9th Wonder

[henri333]

this is baby making music right here word to god

[AlDroShOw1]

dilla illa than ill

ease n chill will skill

on a lil wayne campaign - i want a mill

but yet n still

money pails in comparison...

to pickin up a microphone and soundin embarassin

got they heads noddin with satisfaction, the questions

relaxin while im blessin postin comments in this section

[emerica1mason]

dope

[TheBlackAndWhiteMan]

lil wayne sux..

[mexico4evah]

@TheBlackAndWhiteMan haha go on any underground or old school hip hop video and type lil wayne sucks its a guaranteed recipe for highest rated comment

[trefour1]

this is the shit!! wow dilla dawg

[dinishus]

what once was lit will always make smoke/dont try to fix it if the shit aint broke/why does the strength to keep the fire lit, depend so much on length of the candlestick/

funny how the tree you burned all up in the winter/is the same tree in th summer that be givin you splinters/fuck it/everyone in some way is a sinner/th truth oozin out my mouth more bitter than ginger

[HipHOpForTheMinD]

dilla just knew how to make a beat feel so chill and smooth..

[augiedoggie25]

Now this is a very groovy beat that you can relax to

[5o5Aaron5o5]

you beatiful baby you so proper a show stopper supa model walker hip hoppa down non stoppa with the mic rocka/ my lil mama call me papa/ lovin her hips an her knockers we could dip to the caracas and bathe in the aquatics/you get me so high like narcotics plus yougot that street knowledge/ booty bounce like hydraulics/but if you afta my wallet/we could take a ride and drop kick you out the cockpit/ fuck with my profit i loose my logic

[sm0kesum]

my black queen look so hot in da summer cold like winter face flawless she know the youngen chasin paper while 50 trin tazer later losers u took another lost from the boss no not rick ross she act stuckup i luv it playin hard to get same time wet from the thougts rollin in bed with a therabred cornbread and catfish on my dish she got me thick shell take a hit of da chronic if ipromise not to tell no tailgating no otha females she da realist for real im sucka free makin big deals like i will ifu

[starmanu1]

Why do these girls look so good in the summer?

its the question boooyy

crazy shit!!!

propz 2 dilla dogg & common

[sriig]

dilla!!!!!!!!

[newshyheim9]

Dilla!,One of the best!

[beyo2120]

ok stakes is high, find a way, runnin, did this guy ever make a beat that wasn't the best shit on the planet!? dilla was a monster! his passing is truly a loss for hip hop!

[rhymeking87]

This is groovy.

[Jrobinson2009]

hell yea real relaxing

[SilverBlueLake]

Why people say never say never when they know that's not right/ cause to say never say never you done said never twice/

Mos Def This song

[sevenwade]

the keys on this is amazing..simply put. Damm Dilla killed this one too.

love on the post

[jelementality]

great

[jelementality]

AMAZING RIP DILLA

[lykewyze]

im like the snow up in da summer;im rare but clear/

niggaz choppin up samples but theyve yet to compare/

ma words'll hav a nigga strugglin;until ma turn comes again/

im makin hits and takin trips back to the mother land/

[Julesgs]

by mad for the repeated postings my computer was trippin

[iil0VEHiM]

diamond in the rough , consider me the jewel you forgot/my ambitionz you couldn't match i ain't a fool from the block/i'm sittin chillin rhymin on old common like it was nothin/now if you don't mind move ya beautiful ass to the percussion/this rap shit got me feelin refereshed like i'm newborn/its the lyrical optimus prime just in a new form/the liquor got me feelin rite/i done suffered a million nights/thats why the chain is bright,hoes don't have to die just to see the light

[deltanaija]

great beat