The Light / The 6th Sense

by Common

The Light / The 6th Sense cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: 1 January 2000
  • Label: MCA
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 11:57
  • Community rating: 4.02/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A double A-side pairing two singles from 'Like Water for Chocolate': 'The Light', produced by J Dilla around a Bobby Caldwell sample, and 'The 6th Sense', produced by DJ Premier. Together they defined Common's conscious neo-soul rap at the turn of the century.

Genres

Descriptors: sampling, melodic, groove-laden, male-vocals, rhythmic, conscious

Tracklist

  1. The Light (Radio Edit) (3:56)
  2. The 6th Sense (Intl. Radio Edit) (3:59)
  3. The Light (Album Version) (4:02)
  4. The 6th Sense

Credits

  • Common - primary artist, lead vocals
  • James Poyser - keyboards [additional keys by]
  • Bobby Caldwell - performer [elements from "open your eyes"], written-by, written-by [elements from "open your eyes"]
  • Bruce "Mal" Malament - written-by, written-by [elements from "open your eyes"]
  • Norman Harris - written-by, written-by [elements from "open your eyes"]
  • Bilal - backing vocals, featuring
  • Mobb Deep - performer [elements from "allustrious"]
  • Albert Johnson - written-by, written-by [elements from "allustrious"]
  • Dexter Thibou - engineer [assistant mix engineer], recorded by
  • Kejuan Muchita - written-by, written-by [elements from "allustrious"]
  • Dylan Koski-Budabin - engineer [assistant engineer]
  • Nick Hura - engineer [assistant engineer]
  • Bob Power - mixed by
  • Jay Dee - producer
  • Todd Fairall - recorded by
  • James Yancey - written-by
  • Lonnie Rashid Lynn - written-by
  • Eddie Sancho - mixed by
  • Bilal Oliver - written-by
  • Chris Martin - written-by

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