Common is the only rapper to have an Emmy, an Oscar, and Grammy.

@tylerwaltz4169

Жыл бұрын

Eminem has them all what you mean

@bowling4clarity817

Жыл бұрын

@@tylerwaltz4169 where's Eminem's Emmy, dumbass ?!

@Mr.Wednesday-bu2oh

11 ай бұрын

And he’s on Silo looking for that Tony

@chiTownN1

10 ай бұрын

@@tylerwaltz4169 difference is eminem is ass

@James-pl5uc

8 ай бұрын

@@tylerwaltz4169Common was the first rapper to accomplish that though.

This album doesn’t get talked about enough… y’all should do Mos Def Black on Both Sides next

@luciastaylor4940

2 жыл бұрын

Do Mos Def and Talib Kweli are… Blackstar first and follow it up with black on both sides first

@nkosilathidube3627

2 жыл бұрын

Oh shit you're right we need that reaction

@Joy_Dvzn

2 жыл бұрын

Double facts

@alexgarcia7104

2 жыл бұрын

@@luciastaylor4940 definitely need Black on Both Sides first. Black Star makes more sense after that

@therealestninja

2 жыл бұрын

Did you already do Reflection Eternal?

This is such a perfect album for your dad! ...and everyone, come to think of it

@Revattitude

2 жыл бұрын

I agree.. Grown man music. It's perfect

This album is for me personally a Top 10 Hip Hop album - it’s more or less perfect IMO. This era of Kanye’s production along with Dilla was untouchable. Your Dad is right about John Legend - that dude is 😴

@PrinceMalachi7

Жыл бұрын

I agree. "Finding Forever" as well

"...I just want to be." That line stuck out the most for me after all this time.

To me this is Common’s best album! (Like Water for Chocolate a close 2nd) great pick. 👍🏾

@justinhenryrebel

2 жыл бұрын

They both are equal to me. His discography is one of the best in hip hop

@liamturner-beauchamp1570

2 жыл бұрын

right there with you my friend

@marcuslawson6800

2 жыл бұрын

Be, Finding Forever then Like Water For Chocolate for me. All nearly flawless.

@julianleft4662

2 жыл бұрын

He has 3 classics for sure. Resurrection. Be. Like Water for Chocolate. Finding Forever also close to being a classic but it feels more like Be Part 2 so it doesn't stand on it's own as much.

J Dilla produced most of Common's _Like Water for Chocolate._ Since you enjoyed that album, you should *100%* listen to Slum Village's _Fantastic, Vol. 2_ if you haven't. It's produced entirely by Dilla (except one track, by Pete Rock). Albeit not well-known, it's the most important album in J Dilla's discography besides _Donuts._ One of the greatest hip-hop albums of all-time in my book.

@mackavelly

10 ай бұрын

bro the shining is easily his best record.

@AgentLemmon

9 ай бұрын

@@mackavelly Welcome 2 Detroit.

Bridge The Gap Wish List: Outkast - Aquemini Slum Village - Fantastic, Vol. 2 (mostly Produced By J Dilla🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩) Goodie Mob - Soul Food A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory D'Angelo - Brown Sugar Erykah Badu - Baduizm

@333brapbrap

2 жыл бұрын

Low End Theory is a no-brainer.

@xrpfirexx8332

2 жыл бұрын

pops would mess with fantastic vol.2

Great reaction, this album shaped my taste in hiphop, wish Ye & Common would do another album together now 🔥

@BridgingTheGapYT

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah they definitely need to run it back

@danieldickson4211

2 жыл бұрын

Same here pimp. This shit is super nostalgic. College Dropout is the same feels for me.

Ye and Common both did their thing on this one. Love this album

Those two J. Dilla production really brought the album together. Dope Album. Dope reaction. Common's Finding Forever is cool too.

I like the chipmunk production, it’s a super nostalgic part of this album and era.

@GBsavant

Жыл бұрын

Want Harlem gangster chipmunks?…heatmakerz dipset productions

Your relationship with your dad is admirable.

This was my favorite album for a long time. I always wonder why Common doesn’t come up when people talk about top (whatever) list.

@jimelej

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, this and like water for chocolate (which i think is his best one and hope yall reacts to down the line) puts him up there for sure, man's a poet!

@immanuelfadairo3201

Жыл бұрын

because he took the actor route. which is sad because this is the greatest produced album of all time

CLASSIC ALBUM! WILL FOREVER BE IN MY ROTATION! “Be” gets me through shit and helps me navigate life

R.I.P Dilla "It's your world" gets me emotional.

Common is like the name of your channel. He bridged the gap between the mainstream and underground and his spot is solidified amongst the greatest MC's of all time.

This album needs to be talked about more it’s perfect.

My pops just recently passed and this really made my day. This reminds me of how we would listen to music together and vibe just like this. Keep up the good work gentlemen

@BridgingTheGapYT

2 жыл бұрын

Luv bro 🙏🏾

‘The present is a gift and I just wanna be be be be……..”, my favorite lyric of all time and in my top was favorite albums.

This album is the joint and finding forever my two favorite joints from beginning to end.

This is an incredible BTG episode. I'm hoping for that Outkast Aquemini Reaction. I can bet a hot dollar your pop will spazz out on Da Art of Storytelling & Synthesizer

Absolutely loved the video! My dad introduced me to this album when we were just going through a lot in life and it’s really been there for me so I have a major emotional connection to it. Seeing you and your dad listen to it together was really such a great experience. Also I suggested this album a while back so thanks for getting to it!

Personally, I have Common as a Top 5 rapper of all time. His flows, metaphors, bars are top tier. There was just so many amazing artist in the 90s that it was easy for common to slip thru the cracks

Dad grooving to the corner 🔥 he knows what’s up

Been focusing on life and thought about you guys today. Was hoping that y’all took my recommendation, and here we are. Appreciate ya fellas!!

i honestly never really listened to common before so this is my first time, thank you for this video! keep up the good work

Loved the reaction -808s & Heartbreak by Kanye -Flower Boy by Tyler the Creator -2014 Forests Hills Drive by J Cole -Section.80 by Kendrick Lamar -Daytona by Pusha T -Blonde by Frank Ocean -Man on the Moon by Kid Cudi -“Awaken My Love” by Childish Gambino -Madvillainy by MF Doom

I’m so grateful for this channel lol. Watching someone experience the music I grew up with for the first time with commentary is so cool & interesting. I cherish a lot of these albums, this one in particular. 🙏🏽

@BridgingTheGapYT

2 жыл бұрын

Grateful for you being here 🙏🏾

This is one I’ve been waiting for!!! 🙌🏼 this album did so much for me 🙏🏼 well done fellas 🤙🏼

Ok, this is officially my favorite channel right now. This is one of my favorite albums of all time and its heavily slept on. Subscribed!

Awesome great to hear you guys doing albums not everyone else is reacting to. Reallyy appreciate that!! This album is a masterpiece from start to finish.

Early John Legend was a delight! Loving these reactions had to hit the subscribe button. Keep em coming!

I love how much Pops hates in John Legend 😂 😂 😂. This is a great reaction to a classic album. Common DEFINITELY disappointed with Electric Circus (him and everyone he worked with weren't ready for what he was going for with that album and neither were we as listeners). Linking with Kanye was the best thing to happen to his rap career at that particular point. I would recommend reacting to The Light like you suggested, and also Bitch In Yoo and Sixth Sense.

@GoldK4L

2 жыл бұрын

His tracks with Jay Dee never dissapointed tho. That's why I think Like Water For Chocolate is Common's best album

John Mayer was on an episode of The Chappelle show playing the guitar in a skit. Gotta get dad/Rod Sr. to listen to "Get Lifted"😂😂😂

Man, this album selection is immaculate! Great video, shout out to you and pops!

You know what I remember listening to this when it came out. Reminds me of beautiful memories in my 20's❤❤ love your channel

@BridgingTheGapYT

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Andrea ♥️

Such an underrated classic album. Enjoyed this reaction, keep doing y’all thing.👍

Man just listened to this whole album whilst coming back from a school trip on the bus and just now saw that you guys reacted to it! Undeniable album, ye and common both snapped!

The Food was the song they did on The Chappelle Show

loved this

The Roots discography is something to dive into. Albums like How I Got Over, Game Theory. Need some Philly on the channel.

@stijn8588

2 жыл бұрын

Undun is honestly my favorite by them

@MonSune9551

2 жыл бұрын

@@stijn8588 that and The Tipping Point, are like my least favorite. But I understand why people like or love 'undun'.

@davido3109

10 ай бұрын

I think they have like 5 or 6 albums stright hard!!!!!

Thanks for reminding me how dope this album is. Some of the samples on here remind me of some of the joints my pops used to play in the ride when I was a youngin'. I see a lot of parallels.

Amazing . This album always gets me out of a funk . I’m glad to see you guys do this one . You and your pops are hilarious 😆

This is easily Common's greatest work.

@fdavyes

Жыл бұрын

Have you heard Like Water For Chocolate?

Dope sh*t! If your dad likes j dilla's production, yall should definitely listen to his piece de resistance, Donuts 🍩 at some point. Keep it ongoing fellas! 🤘

@0w5h1d

2 жыл бұрын

It would be interesting for them to try albums that are more instrumentally focused. Also, MF DOOM!

@angrybeaver4995

2 жыл бұрын

I was think more along the lines of "Like Water for Chocolate" next since J Dilla produce most of that album. 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

@artvro8213

2 жыл бұрын

YESSIR YESSIRR OR SUM SLUM VILLAGE YKYK

I remember commenting this on ya first videos and even the lives lets goooooo

Classic piece of work

6:17 - in actuality, it was a routine when for this album and Finding Forever linking to Graduation; Kanye had his beats for Common and when he turned them down he would rap on them instead

Your Pops reactions are so wholesome! So keen to see y'all review Pink Friday!!

This is one of my favourites. I know y'all got a lot of requests for this especially on the Late Registration video (from me too) and it's real nice y'all are checking it out.

Love love love this album. Listened Listened it so much,my MOM even liked it. And she hate(d) hip hop. So I'm excited to see your dads reaction! (Also, you aren't lying about the FAN reaction to Electric Circus, bur the album was really good, 80% critic rating too, for whatever the hell that means ha) Love yall!

@morganopramolla1557

2 жыл бұрын

Aaandddd...she first heard the album when she saw me watching Chappelle and THE FOOD!🔥🔥🔥

Love the vids bro, I love the concept of your channel. Has your dad heard The Low End Theory or Midnight Marauders by A Tribe Called Quest? Either one I think would make for a great video!

Just as i was thinking what to watch, you guys drop a fire album reaction 🔥

@BridgingTheGapYT

2 жыл бұрын

Yeaaaaa

This album had no skips, it wore this out in my cd player. Great!

One of my favorite works of art of all time. The Production alone is timeless.

Love this album. It's a banger from beginning to end.

So happy this album is getting reviewed

This timing is so random. I'm going to a Common concert next week in my city. My city rarely has rap concerts so this is so random to me lol

@BridgingTheGapYT

2 жыл бұрын

🔥🔥🔥

LESS GOO YOU FINALLY GOT TO IT🔥 W Edit #1: i think the Everything I Am beat was meant for Finding Forever by Common which kanye also did most of the production and it also came out a few months before Graduation. Edit #2: You probably figured this out when The Food came on but they actually performed The Food on the Dave Chappelle Show and not The Corner

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I gotta comment again cause 24:54 had me crying! I love yall LMFAOOO

Waiting for the day your dad is sitting there wearing a John Legend t-shirt lol

@BridgingTheGapYT

2 жыл бұрын

Lmao

love this album so much man! Early 2000s is a goated era for hip hop

Sweet! I’ve been listening to this album a lot lately actually, because of you getting me back into old Kanye with your college album videos.

@itssewxtra1713

2 жыл бұрын

That’s so funny you say that, put this on my frequent listening playlist on Spotify, not realizing why. I hadn’t heard it in ages, but truly top three album of all time for me. I couldn’t believe again how incredible he is, these songs blew me away back then, I wore this out. And now everyday I listen to it again. Thanks for filling me in on why I got back into it. 🤭🙃 It was this channel and all the Ye albums.

@333brapbrap

2 жыл бұрын

@@itssewxtra1713 I’m honored to be a tool for your personal insight!

@itssewxtra1713

2 жыл бұрын

@@333brapbrap You know what else is funny I just noticed ? You said,”sweet!” about them playing this album. So something I say all the time haha. Where would I be without hip hop? Without this music? Curled up in a ball unable to sit up and feed myself Im pretty sure omg. I laugh in the face of adversity truly. I think a lot of people do that are really into it. Sorry for the spill I’ve had a rough week. .

@itssewxtra1713

2 жыл бұрын

@@333brapbrap how very generous of you! Like your screen name btw!

Finding forever was great too! And yes would love to see a 🍩 reaction but I do feel like it needs some prep to understand what the album is, and why it’s special.

I’ve only been watching you guys for about 2 months, but in that time you’re dad has gotten so much comfortable on camera and talking on the show and it’s been so fun to see haha. Love this album though, I got into Common after he spoke at a summer camp I was at in the late 2000s/early 2010s-ish. Seemed like a great, down to earth guy and I became a fan pretty quick

I never really got into hip hop very much. I feel like I could relate to the lyrics very much. Common, though, has been a good introduction for me. His lyrics, I feel, have more meaning behind them than most artists. Anyway, I've enjoyed listening to the commentary you two provide.

Wow I didn’t expect you guy to react to this album, I love this album sooooo much probably top 5

Thanks for doing this one! Please tell me 'Finding Forever' is on the list too?!

Ooooohhh man! This gonna be a good one!

This is one of my favorite albums ever. Just beautiful music and powerful messages. This is Neo Soul/Spoken word/ hip hop I think you should take Pops into that genre. Neo-Soul..

Man love that Dad loved this.

Very solid album and I knew your Pops would feel this. Hunger For More next, please!

@BridgingTheGapYT

2 жыл бұрын

That’s a good one!

You gotta show him The Minstrel Show by Little Brother

I can tell you got a similar taste in music as me, love this channel.

I was hoping this one would come up

Dope reaction as always! I hope yall consider doing Like water for chocolate too! Also i always thought your pops would appreciate The roots, seems to be in his alley, Either Things fall apart, how i got over or undun

such an under-rated album....just a classic.

before the vid started I knew your dad was gonna like the congos on the soundtrack GO

I forgot about a lot of these songs I use to love, let me go download this

33:45 Just let you know Dilla got a solo (unreleased) album where he raps on it. It's called the Diary. Bunch of good stuff. Featuring Snoop or Bilal. Produced by legends of the game (Pete Rock, Nottz amongst others). He got also a posthumous album called The Shining (featuring Busta Rhymes, Common, Black Thought, Pharoahe Monch..) and obviously you can also listen to his group Slum Village. Basically, their "Fantastic Vol.2" is a classic and was the start of the Dilla sound that is now praised by everyone.

Dope video

brooo I hope you will make a video about Food & Liquor, The Cool, Finding Forever, Coloring Book

“He was REALLY famous in the *early* 90s…“ How was he “really famous in the early 90s,“ when his first record came out around the end of 94? He *became* somewhat famous by the LATE 90s.

Common is so under appreciated. His catalog, what he did for Kanye west.

@waru.4027

11 ай бұрын

What he did to kanye west?

Kanye is so talented. Common is an underrated poet

Fan of Common, haven't dug into his discography much. Great project! Thanks for putting me on. I think Em & Kendrick only have 1 collab out, it's on MMLP2 - Should do that!! 😈

This is one of the best hip hop albums ever made.

dilla dilla dilla mix mix mix. It's your world. I could listen to that beat non stop until i die

One of my fav albums ever

I LAST JUST LISTENING TO THIS LAST NIGHT! My favorite 😭🫶

Ou common 🔥 good react 👍🏽🙏🏽

One of my favourite albums of all time easily!!

Everytime i hear this album i think of my dad he used to play this riding around & i hated it lol now that im older this album is gold ! Gotta appreciate common

Let’s goooooooo finally!!!

@dizy91

2 жыл бұрын

It’s crazy that not a lot of reviews are up there I’m glad you guys did it

I remember when this album first came out in 04. I saw the video for The corner and went home to burn it on a cd

The piano on They Say is actually a sample by Ahmad Jamal- Ghetto Child. Not sure if anyone mentioned.

The instrument on the intro is actually a Bass. Dope reaction.

I FW y'all heavy! PLEASE give us one of these reactions shortly and i'll be stoaked. Eminem - Recovery or Re-up, J cole - 2014 forest hills drive or 50 cent - Get rich or die trying. I feel like you and you pops would vibe heavily together on all four of those.