Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)
Erykah Badu featuring Common
2003
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About Common
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Common is a Chicago rapper, actor and writer who first recorded as Common Sense, releasing Can I Borrow a Dollar? in 1992. His catalog includes Like Water for Chocolate and Black America Again. Work with Robert Glasper and Karriem Riggins led to the trio August Greene, and he later partnered with Pete Rock on The Auditorium, Vol. 1. His film work includes Selma and its song 'Glory,' written with John Legend.
Artist background sources
Universal Music Japan - Common biography
Read the Japanese label body for Chicago origin, rapper/actor/writer roles, Common Sense and the 1992 album, Like Water for Chocolate and the John Legend/Selma connection. Omit stale album/award totals and current-book-release wording. Common Sense is biographical history here, not authorization to add an alias or another retained credit. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Common - official biography
Read the official body for Black America Again, the Robert Glasper/Karriem Riggins August Greene collaboration, The Auditorium, Vol. 1 with Pete Rock in 2024 and Selma/Glory with John Legend. Omit stale latest/upcoming screen and album claims, the inaccurate Grammy category formulation and wellness/personal advice. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
About Erykah Badu
Song-specific inspiration or recording background is not established for this entry. This sourced artist profile provides career context.
Erykah Badu is a singer and writer from Dallas whose early musical experience included rapping and working with her cousin in Erykah Free. Her 1997 debut Baduizm, including 'On & On,' established her recording career. Mama's Gun followed in 2000, while Worldwide Underground explored a jam-session atmosphere in 2003. Collaborations included 'You Got Me' with the Roots and 'Love of My Life' with Common. Her later album work continued through the two New Amerykah records.
Artist background sources
Universal Music Japan - Erykah Badu biography
Read the Japanese label biography for Baduizm in 1997 and On & On, Mama's Gun in 2000, Worldwide Underground in 2003, the Roots/Common collaborations and the two New Amerykah albums. Omit Grammy ceremony-year/category imprecision, sales/rankings and stale present-tense album-completion wording. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Red Bull Music Academy - Erykah Badu, Madrid 2011 lecture transcript
Read the relevant interview body on Dallas, early rapping and writing, Erykah Free with her cousin and the debut-era recording career, including the opening transcript through the Bob Power/On & On discussion. Use Badu's first-person career account. Omit the introduction's incorrect 2007 New Amerykah Part I date, overbroad claims that CDs/cell phones did not exist in 1997, private-life remarks and all lyric content. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop) by Erykah Badu featuring Common is included in the 2003 annual collection. The cited source identifies its annual or chart association. A documented songwriting inspiration has not been established for this record; this is chart context, not a creative-origin account.
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