Common-Nag Champa

[supastaroftokyo]

Dillia did his thing on this one, as always.... Effortless.

[chosendrawz]

Nothing against Drake, but he could never make a track like this. I've met and spoken with him a few times and he's a good person and talented artist; but Commom embodies soul. Done.

[reptilliantoker78]

i stopped smokin with haters back in 94

[bidokris]

Tell your kids about J Dilla.

[mrcheereo]

I use to ride down the highway in Maui with my girlfriend listening to this. Its was the year 2000. Windows down....wind blown. Weed in the air. Miss those days.

[tobfree924]

@mrcheereo

it's 2012, and i just did that with my yesterday!

[DPrizm215]

can't get enough of this

[RaineR3313]

how much the music can touch ur heart!.. thank u dilla!

[MrGill0116]

I can`t wait for common`s new album!!!!!!

[BlackThought101]

R.I.p jay dilla. This is an amazing song from the beat to the lyrics, this is a classic song composed by modern day historic "musicians" that created a templates for hip-hop perfection in its rare form. Hip Hop is not dead but trapped in a malicious underworld were it shall one day give expose the idiocracy of the order.

[PurpleTape1995]

As far as the new native tongues go (Common, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, the Roots) Common makes the BEST music. I mean ... J Dilla, Kanye West, No I.D. ... !!! Who's hyped about the new album dropping in two days?

[eazypop]

freshbeat

[respected84]

"my verse depth like that of a babys first step or the old lady who died and the nurse wept"

[agbordaniels]

never knew J Dilla but i always loved n respected Common for dis song...!

[rohleks]

So sad common cant make album this good anymore, Common get at dwele he will make you a classic and not that preppy tennis ass music you puttin out. please man jay electronica has dropped the fuckin ball on this one i thought he could do it but na maybe blackmilk? hell naw!!! illa j? are you fucking kiddin!!! seriously whos putting anythin like dec 2011 tell me. rap is just a shambles now people dont even need to have skill anymor e. rap is a fucking circus THIS SONG MADE ME REALISE THAT SHIT!!!

[Skymusic45]

Who's on the chorus Dilla or Dwele??

[PurpleTape1995]

@Skymusic45 It's J Dilla.

[The808Prophet]

what a fucked up cover

[bigmelo19]

i used to listen this album all the time...maybe the best common ever made...dilla gave him a hell of a beat

[beaglin]

Dilla is music....food for the ear

[fez2401]

this is some soulful music. light a blunt and listen.

[SAYBATUFF]

2 DISLIKES? HATERZ I GUESS, RESPECT TO DA PEOPLE THIS SONG HAS TOUCHED HEARTS CUZ ITS RAW

[Jamal249999]

This Is My Cure Music.

[Jamal249999]

I Love Dilla's Voice On The Chorus.

Dilla Has A Beautiful Voice.

RIP To J. Dilla.

You Will Always Be Missed.

[theblackrose1969]

@Jamal249999 Now I love this song even more...I didn't know dilla sang the chorus...It's beautiful.

[fonkyninjaproduction]

Love this song!

[FifaIdeasHD]

Jay dee and Dj premier best DjS ever ..

seriously hip-hop without these two guys .. i can't imagine !

[jlajikal]

@FifaIdeasHD  REALEST TALK!!!

[Ctemmis]

man im 20years old and this is real hip hop 4real but kids want that cat n the hat rap for example my nephew said gucci mane over nas i was like man u gotta grow up 2 understand what a real mc is .

[MrFirefox24]

@Ctemmis Same here. So True.

[SAYBATUFF]

YEAH THIS A TRACK AND HALF MAN, MY BRO GORD PLAYED THIS ALBUM BEFORE HE PASSED ON, EVERYTIME I HEAR THIS TRACK MY BRO GORD APPEARS IN MY HEART, LOVE YOU GORD REST IN PEACE

[UnDaGrOunDKrew805]

Real Shiiet Kidd No Doubt.! Long Live Hip-Hop Much Respect 2 J-Dillaa

[sactiger]

this shit flow like a muthafucka

[leftoverlime]

Damn, I never found myself in the books or in schools. If it wasn't for common and dilla, I never would have found who I am today. They taught me to write, taught me to live.

[KarmalBeauty]

That's that DETROIT SOUL IN YA EAR!!! :o)  J Dilla's material will LIVE ON FOREVER!!

[cre8ivescientist]

if u never fell in love before, u should have once u heard this track! so organic and inspiring!

[aappiinna]

This is the song that makes me miss Dilla the most

[iyep]

what a beat......

[Deetroiter]

DETROIT

[OpenMindsMakeSuccess]

Check My Song to this Jay D Instro called "Zoned" ....i feel confident enough to say

it won't disappoint

[donlon77]

Dilla changed my life.........

[NellStalgya]

this track is perfection to me, umma blaze one up for dilla

[meningees]

Truly the King of Chica-GO!

[keeno1luv]

He wasnt lieing when he said "you can fight,fuck,or dream to it". 

[arenelomax]

MY ISHHHH!

[Dre36]

I like the little interlude just before this track...I keep rewinding it on my cd player

[djslimm74]

@Dre36 Yeah ive been searching for that to find out what its from...

[WTFPhoneCalls]

i used to trun off all the lights and hang upside down from my bed and have this on repeat till i feel asleep... this song will always have a special place in my heart LONG LIVE DILLA!

[jeshuah1]

Jay Dee Baby Boy!!

[Looneytycoon408]

''We still close I rhyme far away, away, away, for what you accustomed to hearing everyday uh ah you know the dope chopin, gun poppin, homies dying im amongst it save the war stories for private Ryan'' Damn speechless that speaks about mainstream rap right there. Give THE TRUTH thumbs up!

[jessicaburk1]

quality vid u should check outvideo's. Search for crack city dvd!

[TheMistereeSAKA]

we be that, we be that, aphrodisiac :)

[gsmith12]

dilla saved my life.

[bneyens]

RIP Dilla

[IMGROWN3232]

what good is a Range when its time to head home......real talk.....song got me through alot....

[kissmyass112]

this song. blows my fucking mind

[busypee]

excitin'! my fav' ! doo way !

[NCredibleHulk1]

This song got me through so many times when I fealt useless.

[ConductorGrey]

Probably my favorite joint on this album. I remember having this on repeat, trying to memorize the lyrics being in awe with the flow because it was so on point.

[Adotpdot]

"You not gon' respect self at least respect the heritage"

[dartisone]

RIP JAY DEE! 

[djjuan84]

Dilla was a beast foreeel!!

[suprrkool]

follow me on twitter @nagchampaa <3 lol

[MrShakejunt559]

Damn! Another Dilla Beat! Common+ J Dilla=Hip Hop to its roots

[lazyafternoon1]

FUCK UMG!!

[LexingtonExp456]

I went from bashful to asshole to international...

[johnnyjeans2]

We be that, we be that Afrodisiac, disiac♫

[jimistarr3]

Hottest chit eva!!!

[iBallinProductions]

Common has a unique, genuine style thats all his own which is what makes him so great, anyone who doesnt like him is just wrong

[tera1320]

This particular song of Common's, has always been an inspiration to me. What more can you say ! It was made to set the mood, and usually does. - TeRa1320

[axnxtxoxnxixo]

this got to be one of the hardest beats ever made RIP J DILLA !!

[OplzITSCreez]

J motherfucking Dilla

miss you sooo much man !

[razbitshit]

rest in peace to hip hop like dis

[eazgoodvo]

classic common shit ...mood muzik

[colaffee29]

Scratch that. That IS actually Dilla singing.

[stiny736]

@colaffee29 I just started looking it up and a lot of things say its Bilal.

[colaffee29]

@stiny736 I didn't do a ton of research (lol) but wikipedia claims it's Dilla. Not that wikipedia is the be all end all source on information or anything.

[stiny736]

@colaffee29 Oh yeah man, I saw the same thing. I thought I deleted that comment.

[colaffee29]

Actually that's bilal on the chorus. Not dilla or Dwele.

[Hamzy786]

@colaffee29 Dilla!

[ATLhometownATL]

Aahhhwww man,,, who dislikedd :O shame on yo ass!

[killahteddybear]

@ATLhometownATL it probably was on accident lol

[ROy1849]

I love soul filled melodies that can stand the test of HipHop time from now until FO EVA

[Gdotkat]

I only just found out that Dilla is the one on the chorus of this track...he was just too much..

[affordthis]

@Gdotkat I didn't even know that! Even more proof that Dilla was the best Hip-Hop producer ever! Just my opinion!

[GEasy5]

common, nas, talib kweli, tupac..... and some others but those 4 are true poets on the mic... they spit the type os shit they need to teach in a high school and i bet graduation rates will increase

[leoslyrics]

@GEasy5 dont forget Mos Def

[dachucktaylor1]

fuckin love this song

[masaba1]

@dachucktaylor1 why you jockin my steeze homie?

[dachucktaylor1]

@masaba1 lol i aint even noticed dat, fuck it is a fuckin dope song though

[dupre231]

so sick ... COmmon like water for chocolate... It reminds me how free we are and how blessed we are. two sticks

[masaba1]

I love this song so fuckin much.

[saiyahog840]

RIP J Dilla

[25kuhlbrez]

This was my fave joint on LWFC. Dilla did it wit this beat (RIP).

[dom1nator]

This touched my soul in special place ..

[rjmallik]

Happy Birthday Dilla! Greatest producer ever in hip-hop, with one of the nicest MCs. This song represents what a perfect hip-hop marriage is about.

[dockmaster39]

@rjmallik I would have to disagree with you on that statement... You could put one producer over the likes of Pete Rock, Premo, Dr. Dre, etc... I think it's a matter of opinion. But I do agree that Dilla was definitely in the upper echelon of producers.

[claudebj443]

I love real Hip-Hop.... all this crap out now piss me off everybody rap about the same stuff

[SupremeSupreme777]

if i could describe this song with one word it would be perfection. not one sound or thought was out of place. and anything added wouldve just clashed. it doesnt get much better than this. hits home on many levels

[FatherofMan25]

fucking genius

[rhaspyman]

This is hip hop!!!!!! This that time mainstream has forgot about!!! when all different kinds of hip hop can blossum!!!! Now.. well you all know. We have lost control of the music we created! That's why it isn't to our liking now. Because the people that run will never have soul!!!! REMEMBER what I just said you guys.

[kiddotcraz]

common is hard fuck all da haters

[kiddotcraz]

common is hard fuck all da haters

[MrStockford1]

my favorite cut on the album. the entire wax is solid though

[gioj3]

I honestly don't understand how people spend all there time arguing with reality. This shit right here. Its imagination. You get to listen to the best hip hop with many brothers who are probably blazing away with you to this tune. Stop the hate on youtube. Its all one love.

[GoggleMan25]

the baseline reminds me of "Find a Way" when Dilla was producing w/ ATCQ

RIP Dilla

[munsterbox]

this is my ring tone.

[zingzingarrow123]

i love this song the beat the lyrics its so mellow

[circethesorceress]

so chill. i can dig a rhyme that refers to nag champa.

[FreeFragster]

Can someone tell me where 5:00-5:12 comes from?

It sounds fawkin' awesome!

[78donjon]

@FreeFragster Its the interlude to the next song on this album. produced by j dilla

[GoggleMan25]

i can tell a dilla beat by it's baseline

[RDoubt96]

@GoggleMan25 YESSIR!

[negrobastardo82]

this is not hip hop, this is music of god

[zingzingarrow123]

@negrobastardo82 no its Godly Hip Hop

[LABreeze2287]

my fav. song on this album!!!!!!! Dilla!!!!!!

[keyzalee]

@rizi3pheezi man way to go in onna sucka azz nigga couldnt have said it myself...they dont know nothing about this art called hip hop...THIS IS HIP HOP....ADVANTAGE RIZI3PHEEZI

[lakai500]

i escaped from the heavens itself...that's the message this song brings...

[bournedevinesupreme]

@Forge11108 --- Common is not underground and never really was. Conscious lyricism does not = Underground. 

[Forge11108]

@bournedevinesupreme my bad, i wasn't talking specifically about Common, I was just saying in general nowadays

[sfknns]

@bournedevinesupreme , common was underground when he made can I borrow a dollar!

[nickybaby77]

@bournedevinesupreme Common's very 1st album was pretty underground. Produced by The Beatnuts, calling women hoes & what not. It's pretty underground to me!

[edwinorsomehow23]

true... ive been stuck in underground hip hop for the past 3.5 yrs and now that listen to mainstream the lyrics are so senseless and plain

[mosthighest]

THIS MASTERPIECE IS RARE CLASSIC AKA THE TRUTH

[AuraCFC]

incredible song. it doesnt take a minute to recognise that.

[holdawg]

Learn this, if we don't improve from our mistakes...we won't get better. Ergo if we don't acknowledge the crap out there won't all music be the same?

[TheBronzmen]

yall don't know...when i first heard this it was love at first listen...HIPHOP runs deep here...made me step up my writing...first song that got me emotionally off that line "my verse depth is lke that of a babys first step, or the old lady who died and the nurse wept"  wow...if it wasnt for this dude i wouldnt be the writer i am today..".takes common practice to reach common classics"...WAKE UP, LISTEN!!

[dariusut3]

i think jay was underated on his singing i really like his voice his beats are made with jesus

[bigfam78]

@dariusut3 dilla was the truth!!!

[norcalbike]

Jay Dee had such a smooth voice

[MaggTutch]

gotta blaze up one to this,probably one of my faVORITE HIPHOP JOINTS ever,Common always brings the real lyrics that make ya think about life,n Dilla(r.i.p) with a beat thats jsut so soulfull,its insane,real hiphop 4 life

[djzoetic]

def one of the best songs ever, 'nuff said

[drmax89]

RIP j dilla

[LROYtHEGreat]

last verse- top 10 in hip hop

[heymanniceshot1]

god DAMN you gotta break your neck to that bassline....nasttyyyyyy

[EllengeeEvolve]

melodic....I LOVE THIS SONG

[edwincalles1]

i love this tipe of music dame just puts me in a good mood

[madhatter536]

I love the mainstream....Honestly, Do you really want to give good music to the masses?? Can you imagine what they would do to good music? They would destroy it. So enjoy joints like these, and let them have mainstream

[dacuffo]

@madhatter536 Man that is truly a unique prospective, this genre of music represents a more artistic approach that is far outside of the spectrum of the norm.

[jamekididdleshmiddle]

this takes me back to middle school. thinking that there wont be another album like this ever again almost brings me to tears no joke. classic.

[boriquahec]

True!! this takes me back, real hip hop!!

[boriquahec]

True!! this takes me back, real hip hop!!!

[logann]

IF ANYONE KNOWS THE NAME OF THE JDILLA BEAT AT THE END OF THIS SONG PLZ SHARE!!!

[jubie5285]

@logann I know raekwon smashed that beat on baggage handlers. I'm sure u can find it on youtube somewhere

[logann]

@jubie5285 nice thanks

[neffone77]

@logann ...Baggage Handlerz, Reakwon

[78donjon]

@logann Its actually just an interlude to the next song on this album

[logann]

The beat at the very end of this video. What song does that lead into?

[Marquisecrowder]

j dilla is one of the realest producers, hands down like 6:30

[lureman18]

i love common his beats are all good as hell

[tellerwaescher88]

dilla rip

[sickathanyoav88]

DILLA!!!!!!!! he was a demi-god

[tofetus]

Hip Hop

[MylesnMadison]

Nice music...relaxing

[riahielmansouri]

Tout simplement ma chanson préférée...jamais je ne me suis lassé de l'écouter!!! A chaque fois, elle me fait planer...Can u feel dat music, oh oh oh!!!!

[stevenr107]

it dont matter if The Light was getting play on Mtv or Bet back in 2000, i remeber that too, i was 18 @ the time. the thing that matters was common, mos def, talib & a bunch of other true hiphop artist at the time were keeping it real with real beats & lyrics..it was all that No Limit rap and other shit from the south that was really getting main stream attention..im sorry to disagree but common was not yet mainstream in 2000, he was still keeping it real with true hiphop

[MasseDArchitecT]

Dilla Live on 4ever!!!!!!!!!

[s0ftneZz]

@MasseDArchitecT  so f*ckin true... !!! Forever Dilla ...!

[SupremeSupreme777]

this song is so real

common has so much swag when he flows over this beat and the lyrics are so beautifully written and poetic

dillas voice has a hypnotising effect the way it blends with his beat

this is by far the realist song i've ever herd

somthing about it feeds deep within my soul

but at the end of the day its just music yall

let common's words encourage us to look for oportunities to serve our community

"affecting lives is where the wealth and the merit is"

[memhislos]

@SupremeSupreme777 And I thought It was just me..lol I feel u..

[SupremeSupreme777]

who know the sample for this one