How "The Light" by Common Was Made

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Let's talk about why the song "The Light" was so significant for Common, J Dilla, and hip hop in general, recreate the beat myself, and mash it up with another Soulquarians song that sounds suspiciously similar.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:35 Common Before the Soulquarians
02:41 J Dilla
03:48 The Production
06:44 The Lyrics
08:44 Space Jam
10:19 The Light Mashup
TOPICS COVERED
Common
J Dilla
The Light
Like Water for Chocolate
Soulquarians
Beat Breakdown
Recreation
Hip Hop
Rapper
Producer
How To
#common
#jdilla #soulquarians
Space Jam
D'Angelo
Remix
Mashup

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@Pat52786 Год назад

Even dilla found it hard to talk about what he was doing because he didn’t know how to talk in music terminology, he just worked and practiced hard with samples and his intuitiveness a talent allowed him to make it happen … word up

@davido3109 Год назад

Soul Power!!! Jay Dilla learned from from Amp Fiddler... Another Djedi... I see him like One of the Last Djedis in Style Warz... Pure Soul compressed... Imagine that he made fall to Kanye West once, when he put him some music... Maybe I'm just a dreamer... Dreamy eyes of my... Namaste Haribol Asewe!!

@SnowyOasis Год назад

this

@Dude-1689 Год назад

Hence I still fail to explain how the music I love is so addictive and necessary 🤦‍♂️

@Dude-1689 Год назад

@@davido3109 Got you 👌

@bigw4403 Год назад

Bro said word up 😂😂

@familialgameaholics7618 Год назад

J Dilla's beats are just "alive". Every time I hear his beats it gives me energy.

@JamesMC2323 Год назад

It really does breathe life into you, no matter how many years pass between listens

@familialgameaholics7618 Год назад

@@JamesMC2323 Yes! Exactly.

@HIPHOPSAVIOR Год назад

HANDS DOWN BEST HIPHOP AND SOUL BREAKDOWNS ON RU-vid!!!! DIGGIN’ IN THE GREATS IS ALREADY LEGEND STATUS!! GODSPEED GOOD SIR!

@diggingthegreats Год назад

Thank you! 🙏 gotta do it right for some of the best music ever recorded!

@blaqceeza Год назад

@@diggingthegreats Just found your channel serendipitously, but glad I did! Subscribed!

@TheKarateKidCode Год назад

Godspeed

@TheKarateKidCode Год назад

@@diggingthegreats words from the light 💡

@sonofJurell Год назад

The algorithm works (sometimes). Great channel. Subscribed. Do you take recommendations for videos?

@tyler8902 Год назад

I've heard The Light and I Found My Smile Again a million times each, but I never saw that mashup coming. You're doing God's work

@diggingthegreats Год назад

😆😆

@Mar.Escobar24 Год назад

Facts! I heard it first at the end of Space Jam, then downloaded the “edit” on my phone, and already knew about The Light, and never connected the dots 😂 but then again, the Soulquarians all have that similar sound. Brain (Jungle Brothers), Mellow My Man, Other Side of the Game, etc. It sounds the same but completely different at the same time. 💯

@th3gr81 Год назад

That sample always makes me tear up a little bit. This is the best hip hop love song.

@laidback93 Год назад

Does the same to me, every time. I was listening to the Bobby Caldwell original the other day which I love just as much as "The Light"

@th3gr81 Год назад

@@laidback93 I don't like the original song. Bobby was simpin' hard in that song. J Dilla cut it to sound romantic, Bobby sounds desperate.

@TheIcemanthomas 9 месяцев назад

@@th3gr81foh

@Eeter26 Год назад

That mashup is tight you weren’t lying

@diggingthegreats Год назад

🙌🙌

@Eeter26 Год назад

@@diggingthegreats which track on Be is your favorite? Actually hyped for the video on the album, since it doesn’t seem to get any attention at all

@diggingthegreats Год назад

@@Eeter26 ooh, hard to pick, they’re all so good, let me get back to you haha

@tm-nm5hk Год назад

This mashup at the end hit so hard!!!!

@drew_blaq9071 Год назад

Definitely, too nice 👌🏾

@jbeastro163 Год назад

yo, that mashup, needs a full version. That is too good not to have an official track. Fire

@adamalexander5634 Год назад

Sometimes the RU-vid algoriddim just simply provides 🙏 Wicked breakdown and production, thank you for putting this out into the world.

@diggingthegreats Год назад

Thank you! That means a lot 🙏

@stefanwalcott Год назад

Yeah man, same here, dude dropped out of the RU-vid sky and killed it.

@zshakur Год назад

Wait till u find out who he played bass for....🤯

@irreplaceablejamnation8208 Год назад

@@zshakur Who? If you don't mind me asking. 🤓

@garthybrookens4839 Год назад

I didn't even know The Light was a J-Dilla beat and even in my younger years growing up, I fell in love with it. J-Dilla was really a genius. His beats were so memorable, soulful and fresh that it immediately captures your soul upon hearing it. R.I.P to the greatest producer of all time.

@lee72artis 7 месяцев назад

Word

@scrulove Год назад

I genuinely believe that this is the greatest hip hop love song of all time

@Juan-yq3fb Год назад

I agree aswell.

@JamesMC2323 Год назад

Completely agree

@JQUE94 Год назад

Hard to beat

@JQUE94 Год назад

Aston Martin Music isnt that close but its solid.

@twashbeats 9 месяцев назад

I need love and your all I need to get by..are around the same caliber

@wadepaulsen8733 Год назад

Brooo this is amazing please keep this series up, love how you go in depth with the history of the artists as well as the sample flips. you earned yourself a subscriber 😭😭

@diggingthegreats Год назад

Thank you 🙏 many more on the way

@altrogeruvah Год назад

Man, I got goosebumps on the mashup... Long time Bobby Caldwell / D'Angelo / J Dilla fan, this was really magic.

@imdrnickriviera Год назад

The quality of your breakdown videos is astounding. Keep 'em coming!

@diggingthegreats Год назад

Thank you!

@drich8807 Год назад

I need a full recording of The Light/D'Angelo mashup with you choppin it up on the wheels of steal and bass like at the end of the video bro!!🔥🔥🔥

@davidbrunelle3685 Год назад

Sick fuggin break at 11:05

@diggingthegreats Год назад

That’s on the original! I can’t take credit for that, just playing it correctly haha

@davidbrunelle3685 Год назад

@@diggingthegreats shoulda put it on two. That would have been uncommon

@shaybar93 Год назад

Listening to “The Light” never gets old to me. Thank you for this.

@GuidoQuinceMaat Год назад

As a big fan of soulquarians, composer and musician (bassist!) myself, I've just been binging your videos for the past few hours and wanted to say, apart from the excellent knowledge (with due credit to Dilla Time), impeccable delivery, editing, animations, analogies and examples, not to mention all the hoops you probably needed to jump to prevent copyright infringements, I take my hat off. Grade A content. You've made my day!

@TheVibesnstuff Год назад

From the Badu video, to this video, to the bop you stepped into at the end of this vid was all I needed to hit the Subscribe button. Salute. I'm invested.

@tjrmakhetha Год назад

The mashup at the end is the best thing I have heard all year...bro what😅😅😅🔥🔥🔥🔥

@VibesAndNotes Год назад

Goosebumps on that mashup 🙌🏾

@dmug Год назад

This is the good shit, although I wouldn’t call Bobby Caldwell an unknown sample source as he’d been looted for tracks like Do For Love, Sky’s the limit etc. I remember reading the liner notes and then tracking his stuff down during the early 2000s, dude is a beast for iconic samples. I know, being nit picky over a high quality RU-vid vid… subscribed.

@Polostar79 Год назад

I was 20 the year “The Light” came out and I had no idea where that sample came from. I don’t think most people of my age group did either.

@dmug Год назад

@@Polostar79 Fair enough. There's certain artists who more or less exist as sampled artists, like Bobby Caldwell, Joe Sample, Galt MacDermont, David McCallum which I'd consider "know" even if the general public does not know them.

@lemmystop Год назад

Great touch on the bass. I was not expecting that. You ACTUALLY know how to play.

@PierreYvesRoth Год назад

the mashup I didn't know I needed. I played both songs hundreds of times and never knew they could mix so well.

@chrisg8995 9 месяцев назад

Wow, first couple dives into your channel… absolutely amazing work. Thank you!

@southpawsuni Год назад

I’m so glad I found this channel, keep up the great work man

@Yhuntermusic Год назад

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@EV21 Год назад

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@matteoscheidegger8048 Год назад

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@therealtom Год назад

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@immortaltecneek Год назад

Hey man been watching a few of your videos the past couple nights. Great stuff man keep up the good work!

@WashingtonRoast Год назад

Love this song and video breakdown. 🔥

@thatguyjoe221 9 месяцев назад

Great video. I could sit here and watch your videos all day. Thank you for the great content.

@dmtripreport8542 Год назад

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@JKG_Brandon Год назад

FANTASTIC deep dive into one of my favorite songs!

@mattsephton Год назад

One of my all time favourites!

@iamlobstarr Год назад

Really nice mashup at the end And thanks for book reference

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@ChillBuddies Год назад

So good, thanks alot🙏

@thevisionaryassassin4352 Год назад

Incredible deep dive. Thank you.

@lastonewon Год назад

This was brilliant, diggin the greats, keep doing your thing you are making a difference brah

@hizzlerizzletv Год назад

Dope video! Proper breakdown, and a cool mix at the end. 👊🏽😎👍🏽

@immafatazn Год назад

i just stumbled across your channel and i’m soo glad i did. the mashup at the end gave me chills! those are two of my favorite songs! i’ve listened to each of them a million times and never realized the similarity. gonna binge watch your videos now. thank you

@gabrielluvan336 Год назад

Blessed to have come by this!

@MajorProgress Год назад

Yes, so ready!

@thomaslee841 Год назад

This was really well done. Great video. Love it. Love this music. Love everything about it

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@tombekistan Год назад

Love your vids. Awesome work. This is pure gold. Thank you.

@waynesworldizm Год назад

Throughly enjoyed this video. Excellent breakdown 👌🏾🔥🔥🔥

@shomari7 Год назад

Thank you….incredible work

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@diggingthegreats Год назад

Thank you 🙏 Dilla Time is fantastic! These videos do take time - I’m trying to shine a light on this music, so you gotta do it right!

@jmtphotographymedia Год назад

@@diggingthegreats fantastic job!

@mongooseicy5184 Год назад

man you HAVE to release the mashup at the end!!! Sounds incredible

@LoLifeIsForever-hl2nm 3 месяца назад

That mashup is a masterpiece that genuinely made me tear up; hats off to you, sir...

@ItsNerradT Год назад

2nd video I watched of yours. Subscribed! The homework you do as well as playing/editing is commendable.

@kae_yce Год назад

Yo that mashup was lit loved it bro

@henryeneje9459 Год назад

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@lennon78 Год назад

Solid bass chops there. Great video, too. Thank you.

@cosaovidiu2838 Год назад

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@PedroPetipa Год назад

Amazed by your work, man!

@Antearion Год назад

This was amazing video. Love this song and learning about the history of how it came together made it ten times better.

@soundsofadream Год назад

amazing content, love it, keep it coming

@robpersaud1463 Год назад

I had work to do today, man. You stopped that plan. Thank you. Love the channel. x

@coolborndj Год назад

Man this breakdown is nuts🔥

@Faz_Plays Год назад

Incredible! I love the mas-up at the end too

@hubertmietkiewicz1934 Год назад

I've been always so inspired by the creative process of these great musicians. Thank you so much @digging the greats for letting us in and showing these profound breakdowns.Such a great content. You're basically doing what I always dreamt of. Keep up the great work, see you!

@acebuggy7799 Год назад

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@PeppahJack Год назад

Watched this video 3 times now because I enjoy your recreation and mashup so much as well as your insight into this time period

@revankampf Год назад

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@morninglory6616 11 месяцев назад

Man, I can not overstate the beauty and depth you put into your videos. You bring to light such an amazing part of my musical journey. Thank you.

@larkaraniakim7832 Год назад

Idk why I haven’t known of you sooner. I literally bingewacthed most of your videos just this morning! I really love your channel and you’ve opened my eyes to a new way of looking at the music that I grew up on! Thank you for your hard work, your outgoing and great personality, and your deeeppp passion and love for music. I’m going to dig back into these records just so I can analyze every single thing 😂❤

@karlmalowned6034 Год назад

New to the channel, this is great stuff man. Was lucky enough to meet Common in the early 2000's, what a good dude and talented individual.

@JamesSmith-Jtz Год назад

My guy, thank you for doing what you do. You’re keeping the greats relevant with these breakdowns and man you’re hands down one of the best channels on RU-vid. This era of music really was at its peak and me living through these moments is like time travel bro. Not only did you teach me some interesting facts about three of my absolute favorite musicians in the game, you put me on a song by D’Angelo that I never heard. I’m actually stuck to now and that mashup at the end tho!!🔥👌🏾 keep these bangers coming bro!! I’m here for it!!😎💪🏾

@djsandmanclevelandohio3096 11 месяцев назад

Best one yet. Love it.

@Iam_rndm Год назад

Amazing!!! One of my favorite artists, songs and albums. Thank you so much for this man I love it.

@levimaaia Год назад

Love your videos and just your vibe in general. Huge Common fan back in the day. It's so great to hear the love for his work carries on.

@stephen9164 Год назад

Subscribed immediately. Absolutely amazing content

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Bro this is second video on a row I’ve watch and I am going to binge watch the rest of your videos. Great content! Keep it up bro!

@FredExvideo Год назад

i find it super dope that you play so many instruments. and ur not afraid to jam in front the camera like how you do. dope channel brother.

@zachmaddocks545 Год назад

WOW your insight into this era of music is appreciated highly 🙏🏻

@SDLoon Год назад

Glad I came across your content 🙏🏽

@teachergregory291 Год назад

I've seen breakdowns... Dude you nailed it, especially that you weren't afraid to place your sources in the vid. Very interested in your other breakdowns man. Good stuff.