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The light common producer.
It was 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 gettin a little too smart by the detroit emeralds framed as a love letter it is a confession of common s love for a woman.
The light is the second single from common s 2000 album like water for chocolate the song is a love letter devoted to his then girlfriend erykah badu whom he parted ways with in 2002.
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We re aware that the seemingly never ending slew of j dilla reissues and rarities compilations can dull one to his magic but releases like the light do a great job of reminding you just how talented the late producer was.