Com dropped his classic track "I Used To Love H.E.R." back in '94 on his Resurrection album during the West Coast gangsta rap's bloom, and though subtlety was the tag, the depth of the record struck transcontinental controversy, most notably with Ice Cube and West Side Connection, over the hip-hop issues it addressed.
The track runs through the evolution of an observed love that serves for a Proustian-style metaphor with Common telling the tale of a ghetto born girl who travels through varying African-American lifestyles throughout her growth...
http://www.ology.com/music/hip-hop-relic-week-i-used-love-her-common-sense/08192011
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