Common is seemingly loving it with his girlfriend Jennifer Hudson, both personally and professionally. The rapper and actor, 52, released his new collaborative album with producer Pete Rock The Auditorium Vol. 1 on Friday. I loved it, because when I played it to musician friends, they were like, ‘Who is that singing?’” he says.
“I’m like, ‘That’s Jennifer!’ It doesn’t sound like things you’ve heard from her before. I love that we were able to utilize her gifts in a new space. She brought it, man,” Commons told People as well. He also revealed that it was her special connection to Aretha Franklin that sealed the deal for her in landing the deal.
“I told [Jennifer] who it was and then we was discussing,” he recalls. “I was like, you know how the light bulb goes off? The light bulb went off. ‘Wait, that song makes me feel like Aretha. Jennifer played Aretha [in 2021’s Respect]. Jennifer, why don’t you sing on this?’ She’s like, ‘Oh man, I would love to sing on it.’ She was vibing to it.”
The couple confirmed their romance only recently on The Jennifer Hudson show in January after keeping mum about it since they first got linked in 2022.
Source: People
In other news – Donald Trump survives assassination attempt at Pennsylvania rally
Former US President, and current presidential candidate, Donald Trump was swiftly taken to a hospital following an apparent assassination attempt during his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024.
The New York Times reported the the Secret Service confirmed that Trump was “safe” after sustaining a gunshot wound to the right ear, while one rally attendee and the suspected shooter were killed. Read more
