Common - Love Is... (Prod. J Dilla)

[@probablynot7611]

Common, Dilla, and Kanye made a masterpiece with this god damn album. classic

[@raybrooks1555]

Absolute Fact!!!!!!

[@zioncollins1202]

no question about the absolute best

[@Iloveyou-dz7mq]

Makes you wonder if Kanye and dilla actually met in real life.

[@DDEHoodStarz]

I was in the shower this morning thinking of how blessed we are to experience this masterpiece. Top 5 hip hop albums of all time right next to Illmatic.

[@archol6596]

@@Iloveyou-dz7mq they did meet, kanye said it once

[@Michael_0589]

9 years ago I was in the deepest pits of depression, and at the time I did not know what it was. This song saved my life, so to Common and J Dilla, thank you.

[@eugenedantzler4485]

It saved mine too

[@JewishBettor]

that gives me chills just to think about. we need to support these artist like they support us. THANK YOU COMMON.

[@4hunnid_k]

God bless fam. Allahu Akabar❤️🤞

[@honeyasonja522]

💜💜💜

[@shakazulu301]

One of the best quotes ever, came from Lupe Fiasco: Hip Hop just saved my life… I’ve been there, brother. But hey! We’re gonna make it! I know your comment was 3 years ago, but I hope all is well in your cosmos. Hip hop is the key. It’s just Common Sense 🙃 PEACE, to you, and to Dilla.. PEACE to Common ✌🏼 We’re always in the present, so let’s just BE ✌🏼

[@mpumi1024]

In Zimbabwe ..listening to Common . This album got me through tough times in highschool

[@elbeeii2288]

Trust me bro!

[@TonderaiMudonhi]

+mpumelelo nyathi enda kunotsvaga Tocky Vibes uko! lol

[@mpumi1024]

Tonderai Mudonhi hahahah funny

[@warren2948]

+mpumelelo nyathi sho baba unyathi my homeboy

[@heroldmpetha2919]

+mpumelelo nyathi hard times in life bro

[@jacobdenise1648]

3 legends, all on one album.... Dilla, Ye, & Common = Bliss

[@MrMartellSincere]

🗣️🌫️⛅☁️🥺🎉🔥

[@mackavelly]

fr. side B of this record is untouchable.

[@siviwerodolo1932]

dilla knows how to touch the soul.

[@highlybaked8417]

THE GOAT, RIP DILLA

[@101dkokomaster]

dilla was absolutely legendary his beats are second to none tbh

[@djmfilms1999]

Orlando Coombs Big L !!

[@skyscourge5663]

The Kanye beats are really second to none

[@bobopatchnosuke229]

Madlib, Nujabes, Dilla. In that order for me.

[@RSRhoads01]

Common is a true role model for the youth of South Side Chicago, he is a person of true substance.

[@thejza9910]

I’m from LA but this shit hella inspirational

[@Iloveyou-dz7mq]

Too bad that the other Chicago rapper ended up being an asshole

[@Ondeckboy]

@@thejza9910 coasts don't mean shit anymore let's all love and care for another

[@TeleKneticGenius]

FACTS

[@JuraKez]

my favorite rap album of all time! music for the soul.. kanye and jdilla were magic on that album

[@dominiquestrobert]

My favorite rap album as well. Really changed my life as a teenager. Woke me up.

[@keandalini6351]

YEAH :)

[@guerillawhite3083]

+Darius Porter same here

[@Mitakoぐヌ]

Jura Kez Kanye and Dilla will always be two of my favorite producers

[@toddgoode2275]

Jura Kez True Story...

[@Lordhavemercy96]

Almost 20 years now since the Album came out… this shit is timeless. This beat is what I imagine Heaven feeling like.

[@insightman05]

❤

[@circaeternity]

Bro this takes me to exactly the house/room I was in the U.K. when the album drop. It's just unbelievable.

[@mariohiph]

Common definitely goes on my top 5.

[@donovanhenderson2225]

Top 10

[@chicago23cub]

No top 3

[@XiiiRxx95]

Top 10 fasho... Love com... He influenced me to start writing in like 07

[@bobopatchnosuke229]

In my top 3 easily

[@joeljoseph9017]

Top 5

[@jamespage1680]

i often think how much amazing music we were robbed of when JD passed, then i think maybe it made him all the more legendary... then i just realise we were lucky fucks just to even get to feel this music... thank you for all the feels JD, Common, Kanye - these two albums alone represent your own special place in music history :)

[@OfftheChainz]

So true

[@dusa605]

Very true ✊🏾

[@psaumes2]

CLASSIC! RIP J Dilla! Greetings from Kinshasa (DRC - Africa)

[@TSALBIK]

Man, this album was nominated for 4 grammys, sold 1 million copies, and reached spot 2 in the billboard. Underrated is a cat with little to no recognition for his work. 4 Grammys nomination is not being underrated...

[@Shelikesfutarule34]

No one especially these days have him on the top 10, top 15 or even top 20 list. Dude very underrated and I'm not even a big common fan and I see the biased he goes threw.

[@CBozThaRealist]

That's what I'm sayin like bruh Common deserves his flowers

[@iamshyni69]

@@Shelikesfutarule34 I do.

[@DJBZAR718]

Damn Dilla. I didn't know he produced this. I'm listening to this again since I first bought this album. I don't know why it's hitting me now but I can't stop playing this

[@zicowarrior1735]

DJBZAR718 same here bro. put this album on just the other day now its stuck on repeat.

[@harveyshapiro201]

THIS IS THE BEST SONG ON THIS CLASSIC ALBUM. GOT ME THROUGH SOME OF THE MOST DEMANDING DAYS OF MY LIFE IN 2005.

[@SEBKAL]

10 years later and I'm still loving this track

[@SEBKAL]

Now it's 12 years lol

[@cem4376]

J Dilla is love , J Dilla is life.

[@waltbcouncil4786]

Classic Common and Dilla collabo.

[@zioncollins1300]

I know right it's better that way

[@louismichael3571]

15 & going strong... Dilla is timeless

[@boogiemanshomegirl]

"Gotta reach that frequency..."

[@BrooklynMoor]

QueenOnDaRise Hell Yeah Queen!

[@kw1111]

That part!!

[@beautyandsoul5580]

Chicago's own ❤ Common. This right here is Hip Hop.

[@AlecArtComics]

Some say that I'm a dreamer cause I talk about it often Seen the hardest nigga soften wit' his homie in a coffin That Line right there man...

[@KeithPhelps]

So raw

[@SMUS16475]

+Super Saiyan Goku Reminiscing on letters I wrote in my small days, a letter to the people love always.

[@SuperDetroit9]

+Super Saiyan Goku I'VE seen that OFTEN!!! Try as a brotha might,you can only keep SO composed,when your homie is lookin' back AT you,and there's no"light"in his eyes,just a blank stare!!! Seen my stone-faced,hardest"KILLER"make a completeFOOL of himself at the funeral for my dog"Aus Moss"!!

[@Analyst]

Read this then came that part! "In the game of life, it's the scrimmage"

[@MIAMI305LIVE]

Super Saiyan Goku R.i.p..my homie joel. Definitely softened me up whe he passed. This is a beautiful and timeless album.

[@michelleblancett5768]

I wish they would play music like this on the radio. The young people need to hear influence like this.

[@FKaus]

How beautiful love can be On the streets love is hard to see It's a place I got to be Loving you is loving me How beautiful love can be On the streets love is hard to see Gotta reach that frequency Loving you is loving me

[@tonydaniel3333]

one of my favorite producers j.dilla rest in peace musician

[@TariqAmazin]

ONE OF THE GREATEST HIPHOP TRACKS OF ALLLLL TIME!

[@Nefarion90]

Just a little info: the beat was sampled from Marvin Gaye's God Is Love, but the sample was instrumentally recreated, not chopped directly from the original. Also that lovely woman chanting on the background is known as Luna E

[@StarNThaMachin3]

Wrong. That's Marvin Gaye saying God is Love...Love your mother...Love your Father...Love your Brother...

[@StarNThaMachin3]

He plays the sample at the end of the song.

[@mattchildress4859]

I may be wrong but I never knew Dilla to interpolate. He took that shit. Thats clearly Marvin on that outro.

[@jaywad8876]

This should have been a single on the Billboard charts!

[@TheBlackSudoku]

My love for commons music just keeps growing!!!

[@WayTooDamnMuchSWAG]

Anything with Dilla on the beat is a straight classic. Common's flow fit Dilla beats perfect too.

[@kroekman6]

WayTooDamnMuchSWAG Common & Dilla is like Premo & Guru, Pete & CL Smooth, ... sometimes a producer meets an MC and they just do things that are on another level. Much respect for Common, RIP Jay Dee

[@heggedaponk1]

Why isn't more hip hop positive like this?

[@redemptionsouthbeach3426]

junk sells (hoes ,drugs and violence)

[@designingjuan]

There's a lot of template rappers. Not heart, just bones.

[@FUTrading]

chance bringing it back tho

[@denutelescope5888]

logic an dizzy wright

[@gman75ify]

no

[@codyandrews7065]

This reminds me of the train to Chicago. The album had just came out and I had just bought it. I remember at the time calling it the greatest album ever made, especially 'cause of that first track. This cd gave me so much.

[@LocoAsasino]

in the background all I hear is, "God is love, love your mother(x3), love your father

[@joelgutierrez8753]

Mind blown 😱👏

[@urieljimenez7355]

is a sample from Marvin Gaye's God is love

[@broadstbully97]

Good find

[@proregeRotzak]

love your mother love your father love your sister love your brother

[@leboiboiboi]

Uncle Bernie that's Marvin Gaye in the backround

[@Foetestour]

I want this song to be played at my funeral...

[@davidyoung6269]

TheGameboy1998. Me to.Everybody's gonna cry

[@honeyasonja522]

Gotta reach that frequency, loving you is loving me!🌹✨️🙌

[@paulwalker8209]

this song made me a better man

[@magatted9442]

J Dilla and Common perfect fit!!

[@bastardchild2514]

why do real hip hop bring tears to my eyes bro ?

[@Theelyment253]

Shoots straight to the heart

[@blairmalfara6990]

one of commons best albums.... and a classic/timeless hip hop album. Thanks Common

[@Humble-iq5ue]

At least now that I know to go within

[@Trea2030]

It’s 2024 and this CLASSIC still goes hard just like it did back when it dropped in 2005!!!

[@CurtisC685]

How many times has this song made you cry? The lyrics yes, but particularly the beat. I’ve even cried to the instrumental an embarrassing amount of times. This one is just too beautiful.

[@jamesthrills]

Had to pause it 17 second in. Already tearing up and I'm at work. It's one of those song that hits home and gets me more times than not.

[@MrSoccerfan44]

rip jay dee and an era of good producers.

[@sierrapotter8926]

This is dedicated to my ex Jason Graef, we may not be together anymore but that doesn't mean I have forgotten about you Jason. Thank you for sharing this song with me.

[@daronboyd4135]

The best Common track ever made on repeat

[@Four6Three1Two]

I discovered that Dilla made them beats that made your soul bleed, and could make you cry. I slept on him, but appreciating his music everyday as I get older. #RIP #JDilla 🍩🍩 #JDillaChangedMyLife

[@boop53]

One of the best albums i’ve listened to, such a hopeful and uplifting record

[@ricoraheem3135]

This shit is so beautiful

[@JonathanRodriguez-dr1qu]

Oh my goodness, this guys flow on that first verse...crazy

[@anthonymartin7506]

The second verse smh

[@nellyluscious]

'' *Loving you is Loving Me* "...!!! #HowBeautifulLoveCanBe

[@lizzardguy21]

Rn of

[@kendalljones5211]

+NellyBelle Nice song still to day

[@nellyluscious]

Kendall Jones I know! Beautiful!!

[@markg336]

One of J Dilla's nicest beats! #love

[@timlorenz9163]

I miss J Dilla sooooooo much Detroit's underground meets Chi city's underdog together greatness is made 💚

[@RickyWraith]

Common is that dude that can talk about love, be conscious, and go raw all while keepin it real

[@kay-uw5lt]

Top 3 rap album of the 2000's.

[@kingkolzer]

This album it’s a straight classic! Such a soulful album,Common,Dee and ye did a masterpiece. One of my favourite albums.

[@jaywad8876]

2005: the sound of Kanye West and Common with the LP "Be" 2020: nothing like listening to yesterday's hip-hop music of the times after 15 years when the album released.

[@Nitty03RD]

This is Commons dopest album. Takes me back.

[@o.j.jackson3675]

One of the most talented rappers of all time. Why so many ones like Thugga or Future are more recognized nowadays and legends like Common are remaining in shadow of them? Not to be hatin' them but man... Common brings it real every time he spits.

[@justindias5289]

Lol. Common isnt in the "shadows"

[@adelingasana3549]

Common cemented his legacy with this song and more so, with this album!

[@listocalisto8124]

Alright, i think i now know what's gonna be played at my funeral one day... "A letter to the people, love always!"

[@mrlofi333]

Such an important part of this album. Common vocals ,the beat it's so smooth and grand middle ground of the LP. Some goddamn REAL hiphop.

[@terranceminor740]

One of my favorite Albums ..... Peace To J Dilla🎤🎼🎵🔊🎶🎧🎺🎻📖🗞️📜📃👍👌✌️

[@bushwickbundy6569]

Damn, Dilla, since I've quit the dope, your tracks have been helping me through so much. I was never able to dig your shit until now, but I'm totally feeling all this. I'm so glad I learned how to not take your music for granted, RIP, one of the best talents in hip hop EVER, hands the fuck down. HUGE ups to common as well. Y'all better go listen to "Play Dis" remix w/ Saukrates, tight ass jam, PCE.

[@kamaukirikourexi8881]

Bushwick Bundy Yo Homie, Congratulations On Kickin That Poison. Keep Risin'.

[@highlybaked8417]

Hope you're well king, RIP DILLA

[@DeuceKleez]

Common makes thugs cry! He sees through you bro…

[@percyb6165]

He does it for the commoners.......2015 still listening to common.

[@willquoikapor]

I only like Rewind That on the Nobody's Smiling album.

[@brainchild2197]

Will Quoikapor Dude that whole album is fire

[@tholc21]

+Will Quoikapor Kingdom is probably my favorite. The album is good, but is in the lower half of Common's discog to me

[@bubcly]

Ese tono de voz y ese INSTRUMENTAL... You can fly.

[@devinhughes2544]

because this takes me back to 05 when I first got the cd and the vol.2 of high five mmpr vhs 1993

[@FreshFinition]

J Dilla and Common at their finest. Super soul. Dilla cooked it up

[@brycegreenbay]

That Marvin Gaye sample, jeez, Dilla is the goat

[@HighRolla13]

Never heard this till now I member when common first came on BET...THIS IS MUSIC!!!!

[@puertoricanguy999]

I never get tired of this song.

[@dariushelton6745]

pretty sure I married my wife of 12 years now....because of this track and this album . 2 kids and a great credit score later. Preciate you common! "I seen love make a nicca soul pretend...like a story he don't want to end"

[@moeketsiramosana5742]

"You and your baby's mom, thought that love was a sport"

[@Humble-iq5ue]

I got many friends and family in that predicament

[@cartelzo]

Arguably the best song on one of the best albums ever

[@marthazimba2505]

I have listened to almost every song by common except this one I just discovered its a masterpiece.

[@anidea5646]

That whole album is something special. They tapped into something idk

[@PatAllenConti]

This song is beautiful

[@PatAllenConti]

Made me shed some tears

[@bigc2nyce]

This whole album is amazing! Soul/jazz/gospel/hip hop/r&b/etc …. Common.

[@carloschambliss1752]

I ADMIT in my 20s I made my share of mistakes, NOT because I was trying to ONE UP HER but because I wanted to make her feel the PAIN I was feeling. * NOW I just don't FEED INTO IT, it's called GROWTH!!! "You and your baby's mom thought that LOVE was a SPORT" "That's why we DON'T know how till we're OLDER MEN"

[@fayeparker992]

Exquisite lyrics in the chorus, beautiful song! 🙏

[@lastmandriving]

Produced by Dilla, also mixed by Bob Power who probably helped shape the beauty of this track

[@dosiaflylife8812]

2020 I’m still banging this

[@kbtitan2464]

This song touches my soul

[@MrOpposite21]

One of my favorite Common tracks & Dilla kills it of course.

[@josec.lichucha4385]

Greatest LP of all time

[@cartelzo]

Everybody attracts somebody,I attract shade ….common the real chicago 🐐

[@lathavede]

"If love is a place i wanna go again..."

[@Ace_etereo]

This album put common in my top 5.

[@IbTalib]

1 of the best albums in music, in my opinion

[@christopheredwards7588]

Fav love song ever period.

[@nelsonjoaquim8038]

This track is timeless!!

[@jezbeedz276]

Amen must be 10 years later and i still smile like i first heard it.

[@jaywad8876]

Yeah

[@lonelytaru]

Common droppings life experiences and people don't realize how they only truly capture the lyrics till they experience it! Wooooo

[@chicago23cub]

J and com? Wonderful ! Grown folk real music .

[@austinedwards3559]

Real soul hip hop music right here

[@joedorben3504]

This album was dope af and so underrated its crazy

[@vearheart42]

Are you kidding me? Common is huge, especially for this style. Very few artist can make money making music like this.

[@catalinburghiu168]

so much spirituality. love ya, Common !

[@tyreeceshepard1534]

I always was liked certain songs off this album and I'm just now checking out the whole album

[@Chillaxin202]

This is important for people to feel

[@gregcummings7710]

R.I.P. J Dilla

[@Breyonjay]

One of my favorite songs 🥺🥺🥺🥺😢😢😢😢

[@charleshunter5768]

Common 🔥 Love is

[@lastonewon]

Memories of bumpin this in my BMW , warm summer nights, window down, just cruisin.. when life was so much simpler!

[@shaunhutch5874]

Havent heard this song in what feels like..well, forever haha.I remember copping this way back in early 06. Still my favourite track off this album.

[@elbeeii2288]

I copped it in 2006 while I was grinding hard at some famous Swedish furniture shop...