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Discussion on: Music Monday — What are you listening to? (Hip Hop Edition)

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Michael Tharrington

I wanna start off by giving Common some love!

The tenderness and warmth of the song "The Light" speaks for itself. If you're lookin' for a rap song that talks about love in a respectful, uplifting way, look no further. It's also got a really vibing beat by J Dilla (who btw, is featured hammering out a beat on his MPC pad in the cover image of this post). Another thing, the music video includes Erykah Badu (Common's girlfriend at the time) and it really reflects the vibe of the song well — it ends on an image of Common covering Erykah with a blanket while he sits at the foot of her bed. The image isn't meant to be sexy, but rather caring:

Of course, that's not the only song like this by Common... there are quite a few likes this. Check out these 2 Tiny Desk Concerts by Common, one of which is with his group August Greene and features a trio of special guests — Brandy, Maimouna Youssef, and Andra Day — as the theme of the performance is Foregrounding Women.

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Dendi Handian

so that's where the DJ Shota got the remixed song of "Bobby Caldwell - Open Your Eyes" thanks for the info 😀

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Michael Tharrington

Haha! Heck yeah, happy I could help ya discover that source.