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. 💯
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
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!!
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 😭😭
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!
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.
Bro, I just wanna say that your videos are such a good companion to the Dilla Time book. I'm finishing reading it now, and of course TH-cam started showing me stuff related to Dilla's music as I was searching for music, videos and whatnot. And watching your videos alongside the book really helped me visualize all his history in a much clearer way. Amazing job on the channel! Dilla forever!
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.
I had to watch this one! This is my mom and I “song” throughout the years it has kept me talking to her despite out strained relationship. Anytime I hear it I give her a call even if i don’t really want to talk to her. I take it as the universe saying check in and be grateful for our experience together. And thinking back over the ups and downs and the lyrics about a relationship with a woman it makes me tear up to just go over our one of a kind human experience as mother and daughter. I just sent this for her to watch -I love you in my way you crazy lady keep being yourself.
I feel like all your content was made for me, and me alone. This is the best. Bummed I am just coming across your stuff. Absolutely great. All of it. SO much knowledge about such great music. Perfect. Thanks man.
BRO!!!! That mini-sessuon at the end did my heart good brother!!! You hear music in the same way so many if us generations Xers do! Mad respect brother!!!
I remember when I first heard this song at around 7 or 8 years old in my aunt's car, and man when I tell you how that beat drop got me hooked and lost as its blasting and them common bringing it through with words that hit true to life! Still get this feeling to this day
Your channel has been one of the best I've found on TH-cam in these months, and videos like these endorse it. May these “deconstructions” of classic songs continue. PS: We need that mashup of The Light and I Found my Smile become a reality, a real full song ♥
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
Haha I found my smile again has a dear place in my heart. So questlove had leaked it on a radio show here in 🇦🇺 and we’d dubbed it and played over and over in high school as we hadn’t heard a D tune in soo soo long. Lol apparently it’s the leak responsible for their temporary fallout. Love your content brother. Keep this coming!! Following on IG too.
Incredible videos bro. I was sitting there watching thinking..... "I wonder how long it takes him to make a video like this??" A great and very detailed insight. I just finished reading Dilla Time too so these videos are all the more meaningful. With content of this quality, and your comments to views ratio, your channels gonna be very big. And you deserve it. Big up's
My first video I have seen from you, and I am an instant fan. I have been educating a friend on how great and unique hiphop is and showing them different videos about sampling and techniques to create cool songs, and I just sent them this one. I look forward to watching more of your content my friend.
Brooooo that mix was harddddd. That fusion blended beautifully. It's sad that true music lovers only look back cause we all know the real creativity was behind us. I hope we get new artists and visionaries that can tap into that.
Movies and music both got hit hard by 21st century globalism. You don’t get regional breakouts anymore because the old “club/bar and college radio” scene is gone and artists who would have been at that stage in the past are already chasing international listeners via social media so everything gets homogenized. Nothing new is able to blossom because there’s no longer any soil for it to grow
My favorite edutainment! Much love & appreciation mane. Stumbled upon your soulquarians breakdown and just knew you knew what was up. This channel is BEAST
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 TH-cam vid… subscribed.
@@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.
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!
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 😂❤
Wow I never got the connection between the light and found my smile. those two songs have always had a special place for me but this makes it even better. Thanks for doing what you do man.
DtG is greatness. Seriously, I ultrageek over these thorough breakdowns. Very dope session at the end. Post when you're hitting the road and coming round Denver.
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.
HANDS DOWN BEST HIPHOP AND SOUL BREAKDOWNS ON TH-cam!!!! DIGGIN’ IN THE GREATS IS ALREADY LEGEND STATUS!! GODSPEED GOOD SIR!
Thank you! 🙏 gotta do it right for some of the best music ever recorded!
@@diggingthegreats Just found your channel serendipitously, but glad I did! Subscribed!
Godspeed
@@diggingthegreats words from the light 💡
The algorithm works (sometimes). Great channel. Subscribed. Do you take recommendations for videos?
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
😆😆
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. 💯
J Dilla's beats are just "alive".
Every time I hear his beats it gives me energy.
It really does breathe life into you, no matter how many years pass between listens
@@JamesMC2323 Yes! Exactly.
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
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!!
this
Hence I still fail to explain how the music I love is so addictive and necessary 🤦♂️
@@davido3109 Got you 👌
Bro said word up 😂😂
That sample always makes me tear up a little bit. This is the best hip hop love song.
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"
@@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.
@@th3gr81foh
That mashup is tight you weren’t lying
🙌🙌
@@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
@@Eeter26 ooh, hard to pick, they’re all so good, let me get back to you haha
This mashup at the end hit so hard!!!!
Definitely, too nice 👌🏾
Sometimes the TH-cam algoriddim just simply provides 🙏 Wicked breakdown and production, thank you for putting this out into the world.
Thank you! That means a lot 🙏
Yeah man, same here, dude dropped out of the TH-cam sky and killed it.
Wait till u find out who he played bass for....🤯
@@zshakur Who? If you don't mind me asking. 🤓
yo, that mashup, needs a full version. That is too good not to have an official track. Fire
Man, I got goosebumps on the mashup... Long time Bobby Caldwell / D'Angelo / J Dilla fan, this was really magic.
The quality of your breakdown videos is astounding. Keep 'em coming!
Thank you!
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 😭😭
Thank you 🙏 many more on the way
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!
Legendary channel in the making! Glad to be here
Glad to have you here!
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.
Like Water for Chocolate…that’s my soul right there man…Great video bro had to click the sub button
the mashup I didn't know I needed. I played both songs hundreds of times and never knew they could mix so well.
Sooo good! Me and my husband are currently binging your channel. Excellent content. Wishing you much success.
The mashup at the end is the best thing I have heard all year...bro what😅😅😅🔥🔥🔥🔥
Bro, I just wanna say that your videos are such a good companion to the Dilla Time book.
I'm finishing reading it now, and of course TH-cam started showing me stuff related to Dilla's music as I was searching for music, videos and whatnot.
And watching your videos alongside the book really helped me visualize all his history in a much clearer way.
Amazing job on the channel!
Dilla forever!
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.
Word
Listening to “The Light” never gets old to me. Thank you for this.
I had to watch this one! This is my mom and I “song” throughout the years it has kept me talking to her despite out strained relationship. Anytime I hear it I give her a call even if i don’t really want to talk to her. I take it as the universe saying check in and be grateful for our experience together. And thinking back over the ups and downs and the lyrics about a relationship with a woman it makes me tear up to just go over our one of a kind human experience as mother and daughter. I just sent this for her to watch -I love you in my way you crazy lady keep being yourself.
These videos are incredibly well made, not just the writing, research and editing but the thought that has gone into the visual design, great stuff.
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!!🔥🔥🔥
can't wait to see how much your channel grows in the next couple of months bro! keep up the good work :)
This channel should be destined for greatness. Content and production value this tight without even 10k subs?! It can only get even better..
I feel like all your content was made for me, and me alone. This is the best. Bummed I am just coming across your stuff. Absolutely great. All of it. SO much knowledge about such great music.
Perfect. Thanks man.
BRO!!!! That mini-sessuon at the end did my heart good brother!!! You hear music in the same way so many if us generations Xers do! Mad respect brother!!!
Great touch on the bass. I was not expecting that. You ACTUALLY know how to play.
Incredible video!
This Channel is amazing seriously!!!!
Man, your channel is perfect. Thanks for the high-quality contents!
Amazing break down. Thank u for the dilla love!!!
That last mash up though....EPIC!!! MIND BLOWN SIR!
Yoooooo! Much love for this! Art is lived, loved and pure! 👊🏾
I remember when I first heard this song at around 7 or 8 years old in my aunt's car, and man when I tell you how that beat drop got me hooked and lost as its blasting and them common bringing it through with words that hit true to life! Still get this feeling to this day
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.
great bass playing man!!!!!
Brandon, your videos are incredibly well produced, fun, funny and enlightening. Your love of music is palpable and infections. Keep it up my friend!!!
Your channel has been one of the best I've found on TH-cam in these months, and videos like these endorse it. May these “deconstructions” of classic songs continue. PS: We need that mashup of The Light and I Found my Smile become a reality, a real full song ♥
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
Haha I found my smile again has a dear place in my heart. So questlove had leaked it on a radio show here in 🇦🇺 and we’d dubbed it and played over and over in high school as we hadn’t heard a D tune in soo soo long. Lol apparently it’s the leak responsible for their temporary fallout. Love your content brother. Keep this coming!! Following on IG too.
Okayyy White Chocolate! Love the mash up, breakdown and knowledge. Respect from the Chi to the D
Hip Hop.
You gotta warn somebody when you’re about to get funky like that with that bass. I was over here jiggin’
this was an amazing video dawg didn't expect you to go so in depth but really glad you did 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Gotta do it right!
Phenomenal job man! Love these vids!
dam that last 60 sec was ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
DAMN! Good luck to your 100k subs, hopefully it wont take you long, keep smashing it.
Thank you 🙏 many more videos on the way!
Great work for every videos tanksss men!!
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.
Incredible videos bro. I was sitting there watching thinking..... "I wonder how long it takes him to make a video like this??" A great and very detailed insight. I just finished reading Dilla Time too so these videos are all the more meaningful. With content of this quality, and your comments to views ratio, your channels gonna be very big. And you deserve it. Big up's
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!
@@diggingthegreats fantastic job!
my new fav youtube channel
as an artist rapper producer for over 25 years I can say this checks all the boxes
My first video I have seen from you, and I am an instant fan. I have been educating a friend on how great and unique hiphop is and showing them different videos about sampling and techniques to create cool songs, and I just sent them this one. I look forward to watching more of your content my friend.
Incredible deep dive. Thank you.
Brooooo that mix was harddddd. That fusion blended beautifully. It's sad that true music lovers only look back cause we all know the real creativity was behind us. I hope we get new artists and visionaries that can tap into that.
Movies and music both got hit hard by 21st century globalism. You don’t get regional breakouts anymore because the old “club/bar and college radio” scene is gone and artists who would have been at that stage in the past are already chasing international listeners via social media so everything gets homogenized. Nothing new is able to blossom because there’s no longer any soil for it to grow
Hit Boy maybe be the closest, he isnt.taking the easy route and remixing old songs with the same exact beat
My new favourite TH-cam channel by far don’t feel any pressure to rush your videos because the quality is immaculate
That mashup is a masterpiece that genuinely made me tear up; hats off to you, sir...
Had to Subscribe to the channel my guy... AWESOME work. Much respect 🔥🔥🔥
My favorite edutainment! Much love & appreciation mane. Stumbled upon your soulquarians breakdown and just knew you knew what was up. This channel is BEAST
Ayoooo that blend at the end is fire. Going to be playing this in my set tonight. Thank you.
Incredible! I love the mas-up at the end too
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 TH-cam vid… subscribed.
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.
@@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.
Bro! Not only are you videos excellent and dope, but the tracks that you making Are just as dope!
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.
Love that you came through with the vibes towards the end
Making learning more fun!
Thanks!
Thank you so much 🙏 I appreciate the support!
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!
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 😂❤
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!
I found my smile again is my favorite D’Angelo song and The Light is just a classic! I love this channel!!!!
The Record was basically a whole sample with hip hop drums and Common with the Good lyrics. Great Record.
What you’re doing here is absolutely incredible ❤ ✌🏽
Watched this video 3 times now because I enjoy your recreation and mashup so much as well as your insight into this time period
Mad Respect. Great content and presentation. Bassist as well so dig the low end too.
great video! such a classic song
I’m always happy to find videos featuring Dilla in any way. This was a great watch, and the mashup was fire.
Awesome video, Thanks!!!!
Very Very Good Job ...I like that!!
So glad I found this channel!!! Keep posting, the people really need it
Hip Hop is well documented, this is just beautiful!
Wow I never got the connection between the light and found my smile. those two songs have always had a special place for me but this makes it even better. Thanks for doing what you do man.
DtG is greatness. Seriously, I ultrageek over these thorough breakdowns. Very dope session at the end. Post when you're hitting the road and coming round Denver.
I genuinely believe that this is the greatest hip hop love song of all time
I agree aswell.
Completely agree
Hard to beat
Aston Martin Music isnt that close but its solid.
I need love and your all I need to get by..are around the same caliber
8:40 I see what you did there... great video!
Goosebumps on that mashup 🙌🏾
Man this breakdown is nuts🔥
You have a gift.
Thank you so much for the support! 🙏
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.
Great content! So well made. Thanks!
Incredible video bro. I never ever thought about two of my favorite songs being mixed together. It is clearly the same feel.
You killed that bro. Great video.
🙏 thank you! Trying to do it right!
Wow, this was amazing. Im a big fan of Common and Dilla. Both had a huge influence on me as a younger man. Nice mashup BTW
Props my man! You've got a new subscriber.
the cuts in the end reminded me to like the vid. you're a gem, thanks
Definitely the best hip-hop Love song from that era. I still listen to it today. Thanks for the context and great breakdown!
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.
That mesh up you did........ INCREDIBLE
You put the Work In
Just discovered your channel and I’m so glad I did. I’ve been searching for a channel like this. Thanks man!
This channel is absolutely insane. One of the best 💥