The Light 2008 (It's Love) - Common

[ClickUp]

it's love everytime I think about your smile...

[WiLLiMaKeiT2ToMoRROW]

man why cant music be like this now a day and this is comeing from a teen!!! i love!!!!!!!!!! this song it my boyfriend and mine song ! ily gabe 5*13*11

[3RDiMuziq]

The hottest rapper in the game hasn't been discovered yet or won't sell out which is why we, actually you, haven't heard them yet - Lil Wayne is nice but he is NOT the best rapper in the game, may be the highest paid but that only counts when labels are looking. A bunch of white kids in the suburbs singing your songs word for word does not count!

[AphasicBeing]

I guess people ignore the fact that Common did tracks with pop artists as well for exposure... so did Talib. People's perspective's change as they grow older...Wayne is nice... what Weezy is basically doing is making ill rhymes will still being the hottest rapper in the game right now...nothing's wrong with that. You dont have to enjoy his music..he's still keeping many mainstream/hood fans reciting his rhymes....has your favorite rapper done that lately?

[emcee4CEE]

@AphasicBeing my favorite emcees keep me reciting their rhymes for years, not just weeks

[ROy1849]

thats when you know youve made a classic. when you gotta make 5 or 6 remakes to it

[DRaSTiK1979]

Bad tuuune Marsha makes this a real hip hop song/collabo

[catcME]

perfert part 2 to a classic!

[LichterJon]

this song's amazing!

[peterthedreamer13]

common hawks shit for the gap all the time, the gap is one of the worst offenders of worker's rights around the world. common ain't for the people, he's about money as well....

[willbell22]

@peterthedreamer13 everyone is about money, u don't see him doing that on tv everyday. very rare to see him doing that. He has kids to feed, and obviously his music isn't taken seriously because of the stereotyped music industry, so he's not making much money. At least it wasn't a fubu commercial LOL

[Nerdbama]

@peterthedreamer13 smh...Your an idiot.....

[peterthedreamer13]

@Nerdbama way to be a typical youtube poster. if you're gonna call me an idiot you should at least present some evidence that proves it. common has done multiple commercials for Gap. Gap, like i said, is one of the worst abusers of third world and child labor. these are both facts, please explain to me how that makes me an idiot.

[Nerdbama]

@peterthedreamer13 Being judgemental the way you were againt him makes you an idiot..If he's just about money and that's all he's about why doesn't he talk about that in his music? smh..You may have facts about "the gap", but almost everything in this world contributes to something negative, but to judge him and say that's all he's about it idiotic..

[3RDiMuziq]

@peterthedreamer13 So Little Wayne rhyming about sizzirp, weed and extacy makes him uplifting, have you even listened to a Common album, start with Ressurection - Commonsense - I met this girl when I was 10 years old and what I loved most she had so much soul...

[emcee4CEE]

@peterthedreamer13 don't even sweat a fool like that brotha, the one calling people an idiot, is that same idiot who doesn't know the difference between your and you're.

[CareBear2157]

@peterthedreamer13 It's just a never ending cycle. Bet you shop at Walmart. They treat their employees like ****.

It's a cycle. No way out.

[djjoshsnowden]

I like Hip Hop and mainstream rap, but this type of music does a lot for me as far as inspiring me and touching my mind, body and soul. I listen to the other stuff for fun (you don't have to be deep all the time lol).

[HU3TZ1N]

this is nothing compared to the original

[WantedBlackRain]

@HU3TZ1N its pretty damn good though

[essteben]

i got this sample, trying to get something hot like this tho..

[nickygizzle]

"pop rock and green day"

all serena williams tweets about is green day

[ArrisBoogaard]

I prefer the original

[iiceman14]

this is one of those songs you hear, and wonder why you havent discovered it sooner

[SasanovaS19877]

amen brother, just came across it by accident on myspace, searched the whole youtube till i found it...

[alastorinfrit]

This song is love it shows the light in the darkness of people and shines out their true beauty its great.

[iwillhaveaworkoutvid]

Your Smile....The light that shines...

[irepelay]

My favorite common song!!!

[wishingonstars808]

now that's what i'm talkin' about...tore up like water for chocolate back in the day puts lots of miles on my car driving around listening to common!...love this...smooth...lyrically he is so great =]

[sylviaeffendi]

what a song. thank goodness for common!

[t124t]

I Love music Like This Com Needs 2 Hurry up and Drop His Next Album lol

[BAGAKOOS]

that soul music yall

[again691]

this is dope!!! its seems everybody is on that guitar sample, but just blaze def flipped it the best

[kollakolla]

caldwell+dilla+common......yes­ss.

[latinnyc73]

One Day It Will All Make Sense....that was the joint. Mista Sinista all up on the cuts .Thats when Common had the scratches on his songs.Almost every song on the album that is. This song is dope as well.Like how he flipped the original lyrics.

[Godlygal10]

<3 this AND it was posted on my b-day!! :]

[arkaboy87]

don't overlook the marsha ambrosius ("songstress") factor on this track. kinda hot :)

[SILHOUETT35]

i love this song

[SILHOUETT35]

love this song

[VL715]

this track has some of lupes ghetto story

[2l0veis2kn0]

dis is g00d...but i like da 0riginal...

"there r times wen ull need sum1

i will b by ur side

there is a light dat shines

special 4 u && me"

das my s0ng =]

[kaiyeem]

lol those albums were dedicated to old school funk / hip hop era. Oh and make sure you proof read before you send messages thanks. Try listening to Aesop rock and Jean Grae

[kaiyeem]

trackstar as I already stated you have know clue about what it means to be a true artist that stays true to himself. I know lil gaywayne and souldyapuss are your favorite rappers and it's cool I guess. But stay away from our hip hop artist, the knowledge you lack is short of a napkin, I suggest that you seek some immediately. If you are not a true hip hop fan then why pretend to be? Go back to your commercial industry rappers and listen to their lyrics that are filled with trash. STAY AWAY

[Trackstar159]

well im pretty sure you think you are a so called true hip hop fan but you are from it. and how in the hell making electric circus and unverisal mind control staying true to himself? those albums he decided to try something different which alot of common fans didnt like. sorry but lil wayne n soulja boy arent my favorite artist, little brother, blu, n brother ali are at the moment. so i dont know where you got where idea about me enjoying mainstream artist.

[lifesgood7777]

love the song people

[PASSdatSPLIFF]

Same Sample like Lupe Fiasco-Ghetto Story(Stady Mobbin)

Great Common!!!!!!!!

[davisantd]

now this is wtf im talkin bout common this is hot

[kaiyeem]

trackstar159 keep running your a cornball to, those albums were to give you some knowledge and insight to who you are and who he is dummy. Oh I see you have to a what you consider a good beat in order to like the song lol, try listening to the lyrical content. WTF are you talking Common only has two classics where have been since he first dropped young pup? On every album i can produce at least two classics along with other lyrical master pieces. I can't talk to fans who dont understand hip hop

[Trackstar159]

i see you cant have a intelligent debate with calling names like a 4 year old. Most people only consider Resurrection and Be to be common"s only classic albums. But i see you are one of the stans that would say every album he drops is a classic. Try proofreading what you type because you type like you dont have an education.

[sundar213]

Excuse me

Most people ONLY consider Resurrection and Be? No, no no no.

Like Water For Chocolate.

Why don't you learn how to speak for yourself and not for other people

[Trackstar159]

Resurrection n Be had a bigger impact than LWFC from what i read. not saying it wasnt a great album cuz it was but its not one of those albums that would be compare to classics lik blueprint n illmatic.

[sundar213]

"From what i read"

Read more, young head. Better yet, speak for yourself. Blueprint is not Reasonable Doubt and Illmatic is not comparable to Resurrection or Be anyway. "Read more, learn more, and change the globe" And you cant measure impact...J Dilla produced several of the LWFC tracks...classic tracks..tru common fans and tru dilla fans know

[TheSinghFIRE]

@sundar213 You saying Illmatic is not on Resurrection's level?!

[sundar213]

@TheSinghFIRE

Nah.  You just can't compare the two. They mean different things in the cannon of Hip-hop

[pseudodementia]

@sundar213 all! except one i think

[kaiyeem]

pastdrnkr, is an idiot and a cornball. Common never released a wack album wtf are you talking about, oh i get it you cant understand his lyrics lol. You want me to tell him to dumb his raps down and talk about the ice, cars, ho's and clothes like the rest of these shitty commercial carbon copied rappers. You probably think lil baby kissing wayne soldya puss are the best mc's huh. Southside stand up along with the rest of my real Hip Hop artists and fans.

[Trackstar159]

common's unverisal mind control was wack n electric circus was kinda bad 2. common is not perfect so stop actin like he is. even though he made those 2 bad albums he has about 2 classics under his belt. which most rappers cant say. you should try listening 2 music without bias ears

[koidaboi]

a beautiful package, but what's even better is what's inside it

love that line haha

[BlaqSaphire]

i miss good music

[treble905]

i feel you on this

there are no genres or art nowadays only pop and voice synthesizers....kinda sad to me :(

[BlaqSaphire]

OMg floetry does the hook!

[killakaynyne]

common - kanye - and a few others - saviours of true hip hop

[jasonthefilipino]

you call kanye a saviour of hip hop? and a FEW others? have you seen the underground. there are a vast amount of hip hop artists that are doing a great job providing real music.

[rametep100]

Nas, Rakim, and Common are the holy trinity of hip hop lyricism!!

[rametep100]

Can't 4get Melle Mel, Caz, and Moe Dee!!!

[toolfan20nine]

dont forget KRS ONE

[akira78k]

were can i get this song

[bighuc]

next level

[rametep100]

This should have been a single!!!! Just Blaze should have done his new album!!! Fuck the Neptunes!!!!

[geetee81]

OMG!!! This is the shit!! Chi Town stand up!!!

[DRaSTiK1979]

One of the real hip hop rappers

[gyver1]

This is dope!!

[Soulchildsoul]

love it!

[Pharreal4life]

he is def talkin to serena williams. Dope track tho.

[SamStylezZ]

what a genius just blaze beat !! dope

[G78211]

I luv this song ... It's Love... absolutly

[Eniola227]

this song is fuccin illy

[anonymous2000bc]

mannnn this song is amazing

[HindranceToAll]

Common is pure soul in hip hop.

I can't stop listening to his music.

[floyedthewizard]

....... Wow I was just listing to the original at work. I didnot know he re mixed it..... 5/5 two thumbs up!!

[Zimkhita12]

man don stop doin dis,if u get to a tym wer u cun do it this gud no mor,walk away GRACEFULLY!!

[roblove]

Incredible song

[sqlqs89]

floetry should get back together...marsha is still on top of her game

[zarenj21]

mc's>rappers all day everyday

[arjunpanda126]

haha same thing

[zarenj21]

my bad i meant radio rappers

[WHTdaddy]

You were right when u said rappers...there's a major difference between MC's and Rappers...just like there's a difference between rap and hip-hop.

[zarenj21]

hip hop has three classifications, rapping(MCing), breakdancing, and DJing, and common is a MC AND a breakdancer if you didn't know, so he is TRUE hip hop!!

[F3LiXxX]

You missed Graffiti.

[jadasic]

its really 1)Rap 2)breakdance 3)graffiti

[willbell22]

Wayne is no where close to being hip hop, NO WHERE CLOSE. He makes music to get money, Common and other MC's make music to inspire and uplift the people. Wayne and others like him are rappers. Hip Hop is Common, J Dilla, De La Soul, The Roots, Talib, Tribe Called Quest, there is too many to mention. Ask yourself this question, would you let your kids listen to Common or Lil Wayne? Hip Hop or Rap?

[SikeMikeT31]

i'm wiht you on that. the thing is that people don't really think about words as much as how a beat can get people dancin.

[willbell22]

Brotha you speak the truth!

I still love H.E.R. LOL

[willbell22]

@willbell22 Thanks for all the thumbs up youtubers. Rumor has it, common is working on new album, "invincible summer" i'm not sure if it's true, i just hope they don't come out with another greatest hits album. He needs to come out with an album that was like resurrection, powerful words

[ItsJustHenry]

@willbell22 Hip-Hop is the genre. Rap can be in any genre, like some Linkin Park songs or Insane Clown Posse. They aren't Hip-Hop, yet they do rap.

Just saying.

[willbell22]

@ItsJustHenry Very true brotha, i didnt think of it like that, i was just focused on the concept of hip hop being mixed with commercial rap,LOL im not sure if im explaining it right, but im sure u understand what i mean brotha. Thanks for your reply, its good to hear that other people are listening to what others present

[baseballa279]

this is tha sample from lupe fiasco ghetto story (steady mobbin') both r sick songs

[sqlqs89]

yezzir lupe killed both them and common put a nice lil spin on the beat...i think lu sampled that beat from somewhere else though

[jfben]

HIP HOP IS ALIVE

[goodraplover]

damn now my post isn't at the right place, too -.-*

[trmcknight1]

There's a list on tha previous page. I had tried to set tha reply underneath that comment, but it ended up here. I don't kno why...I clicked Reply...

[piluello]

common is the man!

[nazm0]

This right here is REAL hip hop

One Love

[njzgotthatfire]

this one is almost just as good as the original (8.5 vs. 9.0)...

[MalikCM]

This is one of the greatest spngs Ive heard in my short life.

[bitchyouknowwhoitis]

damn this is sick...know were i can get find the lyrics?

[martele85]

Common is the illest ever, I'm so glad he revived one of my old favorites, and Marsha is just sick. I hope to hear some more new stuff from her soon.

[betanurho12]

this song is hard

[DarrelM5000]

"You want somebody? Don't be embarassed; don't be afraid; pull 'em close and let 'em know. You might not get another chance...TRUST"

Talk about goosebumps. My loves this song! Shout outs to Com Sense and J-Dilla!

[iE4tBe4tz808]

common at his finest

r.i.p. j dee

[underdogg08]

couldn't agree more common iz way better than wayne and he is totally underated

[4romVA2GA]

Common is crazy underrated his lyrics is deep n he be killin it his lyrical skills is sick compared to some of theses other rappers

[BrKlYNStUnnA]

yeah common is underrated, i love this dude

he wayy better than wayne, he OVERRATED

[Bigwillie]

Common is def one of the best rappers out and ever I love his music and he's in my top 5

Lupe Fiasco

Common

Kanye

T.I.

and 5th is up for grabs

and yah t.i. and kanye are more main stream but I still think there tight gotta have some gangsta shit in htere haha

but yah this is tight the original is better but I like it

[magyare09]

not a bad top 5

[trmcknight1]

I'd give that last spot to Talib Kweli. That's just me tho. Good list.

[SikeMikeT31]

what list?

[goodraplover]

Rakim should be on top of this list.

[32KOAST]

i agree with you... but there shouldn't be just one person at the top..

[Kristyle117]

I wanna write like Common when I grow up!!! I love his soul

[NinoBrown23]

where's the sample from?

[thakid4lyfe]

lupes fiasco steady mobbin

[FreaktheseTales]

i think its from the lamont dozier album out here on my own , side two the interlude..

[Matua48]

When I decide to really start spitting rhymes, I 'll be sure to be a lyrically potent as this man. Comm you truely are the black pill in this hip-hop matrix, exposing fake shit!

[Papparazzi18]

see Consequence "Pretty Little Sexy Mama" killin!!!!!!!!!!!

[ang00sE]

Good but has nothing on the original

[Ian1362]

Yeah, original is far superior

[ydsib]

And the chick singing is Marsha Ambrosius from Floetry

[ydsib]

Common is top 5 rappers of all time. He is consistent and he keeps it real

[oboii88]

You Mean M.C's Right? Comm Is Not A Rapper.

[OatsNHoney89]

A Rapper is the same thing as an emcee. Just because a lot of the rappers nowadays have abused the title doesn't mean it's lost its meaning.

[oboii88]

You, OatsNHOney, Need To Do Ya Homework. A Rapper Is Someone Who Raps About Things He does, An M.C. Talks About Uplifting The People, Stuff They Lived And All That Good Stuff. You Can Ask Any REAL Hip-Hop Head.

[OatsNHoney89]

Any real hip hop head? I'd consider myself one of those. I'm not gonna argue with you over the definition of MC vs. Rapper, but don't question my knowledge of hip hop.

[NefTheDamaja]

i agree with oats.

[randomactsofviolence]

rappers and mcs are the same

they both "move the crowd", which is rakims definition of an emcee

soulja boy moves the crowd just as well as black thought

you cant discredit an artist just because they make music you dont like.. its all hip hop.. just cuz you dont like a certain color doesnt mean you can say its not a color anymore.. if you dont like pink then too fuckin bad, its still gonna be a color and the bitches are still gonna love it

[808sk8terboy]

"rappers spit rhymes that are mostly illegal and

emcee's spit rhymes for their people" krs-one

[GxNetikz]

correction;

"rappers spit rhymes that are mostly illegal

emcee's spit rhymes to uplift their people"

[crudstickles]

@GxNetikz krs one:P

[TheSinghFIRE]

@GxNetikz KRS!

[zarenj21]

@GxNetikz KRS ONE!

[alishanicole831]

@GxNetikz aaaayyyyeeee KRS-One lyrics right there lol

[SpaceshipMayne]

ok im no lil wayne dick rider but he DOES have some good songs... try listening to tie my hands or trouble.... but i agree that he aint the best lol... Lupe, Common, Kanye, and Talib are my favs that i can name right now

GODDDAM shy2authentik Can you read my mind i agree 100%

[klassykia08]

where can i find this song on an album

[klassykia08]

I like this song just as the other version!

Common always brings the ish!

[jwes04]

i love this version..........

[KingPinofBK]

why the hell u talkin bout wayne on a common vid...i dont get it lol...COMMON IS THE ISH!!!

[jabbawockeezdope]

okay

he has exceptionally okay songs?

but seriously

are you kidding me?

lil wayne is a joke?

this song, right here, by common. this is a song.

he paints an image in your head, with vocabulary, rhythm, and other traits that music should have.

lil wayne doesn't deserve the fame of having his songs like amillie and lollipop played on the radio every 10-15 minutes.

common, talib kweli, john legend, lupe f. which btw they all have new stuff came and coming out.

give them a listen,not just main songs

[brownsugar976]

is this to alicia keys, I heard they are together but damn say it aint sooo

[intellectsoundss]

definetly not alicia

[stevel02]

the original is better but this one is good

[lootpacker]

The original is better, can not take away that feeling of hearing the original for the first time

[MSGATX303]

"invicible summer"? naaa bro...i think the name of da album is goin 2 be "the beliver" (check out his video blog) sometime next year...but damn!!! this track is HOT!!!

[xsbd27]

does anybody kno if this is gonna be on "invincible summer" ?

[Nytro41]

Hot Track!

[gioguzman]

a real rapper.

[EverythingIsShady]

Great song but I do wish Commmon would've just spit one more verse.

[daewear2121]

Epic....marshia, common, and Just.

the song isn't long enough lol

[gioguzman]

common one of the best rappers in the planet, yet no one recognizes it. Fuck lil wayne bow in the presence of Greatness!

[shy2authentik]

ok im no lil wayne dick rider but he DOES have some good songs... try listening to tie my hands or trouble.... but i agree that he aint the best lol... Lupe, Common, Kanye, and Talib are my favs that i can name right now

[gioguzman]

im surprised he really stepped his game up in the carter III. The only thing is he hasn't really set up his image. He tries to be a thug, and then tries to be philosopher. All those cats you named have been the same cats from the get go. They stick to their image and stay original. but yea

[thatboiizfly]

i feel u

[esco151]

song is great

[rsin190]

wow, common is the true savior of hip-hop! Absolutely amazing track and the original is just as good!!!

[GeniousAtEase]

sAMPLING "PRETTY SEXY MAMA" FROM CONSEQUENSE WAS JUSS GENIUS!!

CONSEQUENCE DOESNT EVEN TOUCH COMMON'S OWN REMAKE!!

AND I GOT TO SAY, AS A GIRL, MARZHA VOICE REALLY DOES TAKE IT THERE FOR ME.

[yonasda]

I'M IN LOVE...........

[divadinadee]

who is this song featuring.

[dreal0]

i just had 2 reply im feenin dis song common is dat nigga. i could just c me n my shorty goin in on dis song on some Gangsta shit. with da bud, henny n moei gettin fucked up .cant wait til she get home june 11, 2008. and then at da end of the song it makes me think about my first love TARIA miss u and i still think about u sometimes.DAMN i wish we could b friends

[ziombor]

yeah consequence version is very good, too

[curlycb81]

yeah I agree with the rest of you guys. This version is better and Marsha should've been in this song more than she is now. This is too beautiful to me. Great Artists.

[jmroyal916]

he sampled dis from consequence

"pretty little sexy mamma"

[composethepoet]

I agree that this joint is hot, but I love the first one man. The original version did seem more like a true hip hop heads ode to his woman. Marsha's adlibs I think take away, although I love her on the hook. She needs to be on here a little less. Common is a talent, without a doubt...and Just...what cna I say? It's Just Blaze! A beast! A nice homage to the work J-Dilla did on the original, but doesn't hit me as hard.

[tZalypse]

good, but i like the original better

[xsbd27]

hate to say it but i disagree, i like this one a little better, but they are both amazing

[delorianstar]

i disagree too..the 2008 one is way better.....

[vahustler777]

never touches the original