Uploaded on Apr 20, 2009
"The Light" is the Grammy-nominated second single off Common's 2000 album Like Water for Chocolate. It is 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 Getting a Little too Smart" by the The Detroit Emeralds. Framed as a love letter, it is a confession of Common's love for a woman whom many believe to have been his girlfriend at the time, Erykah Badu. Cythia Fuchs of PopMatters describes it as a "charming, tender, and undeniably soulful declaration of affection and respect." A music video directed by Nzingha Stewart features Common, Erykah Badu and "recognizable sensual delights" including "a homemade Minnie Ripperton cassette, a mango, a pink lava lamp and a deeply green water-beaded leaf.
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Rayflores24 1 month ago
HipHop aint dead... it was Buried Alive... It still Lives UNDERGROUND...
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STARTINGSOMESHIT 1 month ago
152 Are afraid of The Light!
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Mizzy pinckney 7 hours ago
What happened to Hip Hop??
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Dennis Rader 1 day ago
If you love real hip hop like this then you will love this artist from queens ny..on the come up..needs heavy support from you guys..please give this artist a chance like you gave Common a chance for his music to be heard..just search lou&maze growing up official video
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KiC561 1 day ago
Word up!
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Yaseen Sulaimaan 2 days ago
'e'LightiSPure
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alexmarieq 5 days ago
Shut up u dumbass
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crazedbrazy617bh 5 days ago
Wow Powerful Words
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stefani johnson 5 days ago
There is nothing common about Common, because it is not everyday you see a guy trying to put out music like this to reach the people in a possitive light.
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TA A 6 days ago
love this..je t'aime
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hignz09 6 days ago
J Dilla !
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