Erykah Badu - Love Of My Life (An Ode To Hip Hop) ft. Common

Music video by Erykah Badu performing Love Of My Life (An Ode To Hip Hop). (C) 2002 Geffen Records

[@user-jx4dh8qy9l]

2024: Anyone?❤

[@kissablevixen1975]

5/5/24

[@ceecee9814]

Yes sirrr ❤

[@rogerioferreira5645]

Yeah!!!

[@lifewithmikeymikey155]

Always ❤

[@miss.courtneyeyesopened4288]

😘😘😘😘WE HERE TOGETHER BOO

[@NyssaSayWhat]

I didn’t realize as a child. This video is a love letter to hip hop. Showing the evolution and paying homage to every era. Even leaving the future of hip hop up to the children in the end. Beautiful.

[@kanetheassassin]

and having Kool Herc driving the bus this video is just amazing

[@NyssaSayWhat]

Smitch another gem I missed! Thank you!

[@eadekolu]

I didn't even realize it myself too lol

[@empress3723]

y'all it literally said an ode to hip hop by I understand😂

[@callmekrayy]

Literally just got that today. Lol, I am ashamed of myself.

[@ceo_felcone]

Who still watching / listening to this classic? ✋🏽

[@Melanie-wi9is]

MEEEE!! ❤

[@ceo_felcone]

@@Melanie-wi9is ♥️

[@MrSampatrick]

And this is her real live voice, no autotune ❤

[@sheyba24]

Her freestyle in this video will never get old to me.. LOVE IT!!

[@brianterrellsanders]

Well my name is badu and rock your world

[@LDLeDay]

Lol"y'all share that"

[@glendafoster9922]

L.D. LeDay all this time I thought she said “y’all shut up” lol

[@jessicacotton1833]

Never thats why I'm here lol

[@dollhouseq1530]

She said she was a rapper first

[@ggjones2517]

Smh.............. So nostalgic................... This is when Hip Hop was poetic, beautiful and positive. I really miss these days so much...

[@Anaxo90]

ggjones2517 yes!!

[@mrs.rochellebell2013]

ggjones2517 ikr

[@TheAuggie5000]

ggjones2517 lol this was the same year that Get Low by Lil Jon and Magic Stick by 50 Cent came out... you're nostalgic for an era that never existed

[@ggjones2517]

Sigh................. Those 2 songs you mentioned are not Hip Hop. It falls into the category of hip-hop. There are different variations of the word that gives them meaning. Pronunciation and hows it's spelled determines the definition. Look up this video - 40 years of Hip Hop by KRS-One. I prefer you to look at the whole video, but skip to 56:42 it further explains what im telling you.

[@cirreonharris9360]

ggjones2517 "Sigh..." The disappoint was real 😂

[@Loccdawg420-kv4pl]

🎉who here 🎉 2024

[@chrisjarrett9724]

Me

[@user-fu5fi2xy8h]

Me too 🙋🏿‍♂️

[@jenniferortiz2105]

Me

[@melodysanger103]

HAPPY 52ND BIRTHDAY ERICA WRIGHT "ERYKAH BADU" (FEBRUARY 26, 2023)

[@breyanaanderson5182]

once you listen to one erykah badu track you cant help but go to another one of her songs to another until its 3 hrs later and your back were you started

[@CourtneyMarieKC]

Breyana Anderson fr!

[@PumpkinPails]

Breyana Anderson Omg! Yes! Her music is like Pringles, you can't really stop at one.

[@colawarriorsnation8093]

Breyana Anderson damn just did that!

[@norookietothis]

and you don't stop...

[@mykquandaify]

#CurrentSituation 😭😭

[@Dr.FinbarrCalamitous]

As an adult I understand the slowdown portion with the purple filter. Homage to Texas rap culture. This really has to be one of my favorite videos of all time!!

[@adultcartoonsandcereal15]

Also she was "screwed" by the police in that police scene when she was framed and arrested.

[@tenneshaskyers]

The T-shirt Also says screwed :D makes me want to try purp just to experience the slowed beat for myself Lool

[@MF_Frost]

RIP DJ SCREW, one of the greatest hip hop artists with such an influence over the years

[@conradpaul489]

Quite interesting. Common also sang about hip-hop....I used to love her.... With the same theme.

[@conniemoore4801]

#Screwed

[@pikpik42]

Man, i love how she looks shocked by all the whiteboys and girls acting all hiphop but then decides to rock with them. What a wonderful statement. I'm a hiphop head from Germany and this actually brought a tear to my eye. Big up and for the culture!

[@andreabryant1568]

SHE TOUCHES EVERYONE 😎💯💃🏽❤️

[@DshaunBirch]

yes!

[@alanawilson6104]

Common is such an underrated rapper he deserves so much more recognition

[@roberttange805]

common is a legend little kid. your oppinion does not change anything keep irrelevant

[@jusbsmart6951]

hes a legend my sister, real hip hop knows real people

[@qhayiyankohla7932]

too late

[@crapadopalese]

Yes very underrated, just performed an NPR concert in the white house for the Obamas, no biggie.

[@beverlysnead7321]

Common is absolutely dope🔥🔥

[@sarapatrick4027]

Erykah is the embodiment of an African goddess to me, so much beauty and depth.

[@thegemini609]

Goddess period.

[@stillgotyourmom]

she is semi-white...

[@stillgotyourmom]

@U A half white yes whats your question?

[@stillgotyourmom]

@U A green eyes?

[@stillgotyourmom]

@U A jep. whats your argument?

[@miles46100]

Erykah represents hip hop obviously. The scenes of the video represent the different aspects and influences of it (i.e. beat street, political rap, gangsta rap, southern rap, chopped and screwed, sampler, gambling, bing bling, freestyle, commercialization by the music and entertainment industry.)

[@miminabor5089]

I absolutely love that you broke all the genres down in this song. Many of which I did not know about. Thank you for that.

[@yungdirtysprite7768]

FACTS 💯💪 ✊

[@talitam.8414]

Miles Allen great explanation 🙌🏾

[@stinkmeaner8189]

Yesss

[@dorethamorris243]

Miles Allen you had me at Erykah represents...very insightful take on this. Respect!

[@thetropicalgoddess_]

I can't explain how much her music speaks to my soul 😩😭

[@sajahnaforeman5796]

Word❤

[@charcoalcowboy]

That’s the point of her music. She was trained by the very best to capture lost or fractured souls. That’s what neosoul is all about. Go check out her Svengali Dr Malachi Z York. Her master teacher and unofficially one of the creators of the neosoul genre backed by his Nuwabian teachings.

[@thetropicalgoddess_]

@@charcoalcowboy thank you so much for this, I appreciate your knowledge. This is incredibly beautiful 🥹🫶🏼

[@user-cg4us1hg2r]

#FACT

[@teerell3820]

I love my Black American 🇺🇸 family very unique group of people ✊🏿🔥

[@voronammons935]

Hit da bottom if you still jamming this 2020

[@kaayb3243]

Mrs. Arthur Morgan lol I get your point, but it’s just what people do nowadays. No need to get so worked up😊

[@papadjrowe]

Hit the button if you from H-town!!

[@pankajsowaddi]

Yup

[@gogetter67]

YEASSA

[@nickking-edwards9301]

Montreal Canada in the 🏠

[@jordynupchurch8285]

Love how at 3:37 she talks about cultural appropriation and the elements of hip-hop that are supposed to bring Black People together against the struggle, slowly loses meaning through white people wanting to look cool and feel accepted, not understanding or caring about the depth of this art. What a Goddess.

[@dawiddawid7198]

cultural appro.. what? that term is a tool of the racists against people who enjoy other cultures

[@sefp]

@@dawiddawid7198 want to steal other peoples creation and identity not respect it. But

[@justinbrown5722]

Hella deep!!!

[@BocaNejra]

I feel ya ,but HipHop was never only a Black People thing, but something that was born in the guettos where both blacks and even more the latinos lived together and tried to go through their struggles... HipHop gave the kids a reason to respect each other and leave the gang life, while focusing into more positive things, creativity and so on. And earning people's respect whatever background you were from. Like the Zulu Nation preached, transform the negative into positive.... also peace, love unity and fun. That's what hip hop (the culture) is all about. Erikah was obvioulsy involved with the culture and her love can be seen in this ode to the Hip Hop culture (not music).

[@jordynupchurch8285]

@@BocaNejra pure message. you know your history

[@LetraConSentido]

Today that hip hop is turning 50 this is something special. I thanks god, universe or whatever you want to call it for this magnificent culture that changed my life forever.

[@ogcraiggo]

That Lil Flip Chopped And Screwed Scene Was Iconic

[@ericcasarez8331]

Man I love the shit out of Erykah Badu. This is a dope ass instant classic. Love how she brought in MC Lyte, Chuck D, Bone Thugs, Lil' Flip with "H-Town" screwed part. She is a beautiful black woman. I would love to be friends with a girl like her. She gets 5 stars in my book all ways.

[@MindHarassment]

+Eric Casarez She brought KOOL HERC!

[@Zuksone]

+Eric Casarez and eazy E

[@bliginfamy7659]

+ZUKSone and m1 from deadprez

[@jadesmith7983]

Love it! 👏👏👏

[@HimFinancial]

And fab 5 freddy

[@maryross3834]

Queen ❤ still listening in 2024

[@Icomewithreceipts]

Seeing her in concert was epic. 7-16-23 . The spectrum center in Charlotte North Carolina was packed. 20,000 seats and not one was empty, She really keeps her audience happy and talks things about real life. Love you Erykah Badu Continue to be great.❤❤❤

[@Anaxo90]

That chopped and screwed part tho ! 🙌🏾😍

[@WingoTribe704]

queen 0022 I need dat whole version by Pollie Pop

[@luckap79]

queen 0022 she had to put her city in this

[@Anaxo90]

lucky perez hell yea reppin the D lol I'm from Dallas too 🙌🏾

[@luckap79]

queen 0022 I feel ya

[@razorzedge9746]

Ana 2210 i know shes from dallas but that screw stuff ain from dallas its from houston so she didnt rep for dallas if you didnt know that was lil flip that was at the door and hes from houston maybe thats why she did it just sayin

[@student0flyfe235]

This video is so deep that it flew over people's heads, and the predictions was dead on!!! Dig deeper yall 😊😘

[@kioshinaka]

Yep

[@JaneDough318]

MIZZ GOODIE OMG you're so right. I was a teenager when this came out, and although I loved the song and video from the beginning and have always been obsessed with Erykah and Common I had NO idea what this video really represented. I'm 28 now and I am absolutely blown away. The end with "Future" written on the back of the bus made me a bit sad when I think of what's on the radio right now. Literally, the "rapper" Future. That sadness, and nostalgia has passed, now I'm pissed. Why the fuck don't we see this kind of stuff anymore?? Don't get me wrong, I don't have a problem with ratchet/trap music, it has its place, but I do have a problem with the current over saturation of bullshit.

[@heatmopwho2]

MIZZ GOODIE Dude, I'm 23 years old, and legit just realized that this whole song was a metaphor. I am dumb.

[@student0flyfe235]

JaneDough318 I wholeheartedly love your comment, I feel the same way you feel....I haven't listened to the radio in over 5yrs because of the lack thereof of meaningful music, I'm still stuck in the mid 90s/early 2000s lol.....I appreciate your comment 😊

[@student0flyfe235]

heatmopwho2 you're not dumb at all bruh, you figured it out and that's dope in itself ☺

[@nicholasselvaggi54]

Who's rockin' with me in 2024? 🤜🤛 Thank you, Erykah, for making every moment with you spirit lifting for so many years. ❤ #TheClassiestLadyInRnB

[@user-lf9uo2de4z]

Lol me both keeping it real talk ❤❤❤❤

[@samanthagthenatsarim5018]

Sis's eyes are like freaking marbles!! I forgot how beautiful Erykah's eyes are! ❤

[@jussmall]

2:37 that chop n screw still hits differently everytime I watch this vid.

[@Mr.ZombieRIPper]

fr.

[@FL6K0]

I know...

[@GalacticDollx]

Erykah badu is so beautiful omggg

[@garnetwilliams878]

So R u

[@zondracarter3022]

Yes she is

[@stephysteph9538]

Seriously!!! Her face is like a masterpiece

[@shareefmuhammud9736]

Yes she is

[@fidelcastro780]

AFRICAN QUEEN 👑

[@2002RNavy]

One of the greatest songs about Hip-Hop.

[@melissaalexander1033]

The best tribute!

[@Reese_414]

​@@melissaalexander1033 Check out "I used to love her" by Common which is what she was referring to here 4:12 ... These 2 songs are definitely the dopest tributes to hip hop and both of them were done in similar fashion in that you could easily think the song was about a person...

[@crissya5320]

If this music thrived more in today's time, our musical society, the industry, and we as a people would be a lot more different. No matter the color of your skin, we should all take the time to learn and know compassion and study the craft and suffering that makes art like this. Where is came from and why it's so vital for all people moving forward. Teach your children.

[@NiaMSnow]

I thought this was about a relationship with a man but then it dawned on me that it's about the journey of hip-hop and how it helped her as a little girl and was there for her but now hip-hop is disappearing damn she's deep

[@l.boogie878]

It's was like Common's "i used to love h.e.r", which he spoke about hip hop as if "it" was a woman in his life.

[@CaliDiva310]

Omg I’m just now noticing that now that you’ve said that lol. I grew up on this song but never understood because of how deep she was. I’m deep too but she’s ocean deep. She’s from a different world fr

[@littleoldal]

same song title ACT TOO off the roots 1999 album, 3 years before this. also similar concept. i like this video version best. also, boogie monsters did it couple years before with MUZIC.

[@neilsoulman]

IKR, she flows on a totally different level, gotta dig down deep sometimes! I was feeling that also, I'm thinking Eryka intended the allegory, bg props, @SunkissNicole/Alright now/ very perceptive!

[@lateshiachilds3640]

SunKissNicole she truly is

[@ifengozi]

Her representation of the history of hip hop brought tears to my eyes. She's so creatively dope 💯

[@glopez0408]

Agreed! 100 percent.

[@antoinettepitter1597]

Brought tears to my eyes too

[@SGregg]

@@antoinettepitter1597 Me as well man. Gotta love the art form inside and out to be truly moved by this Hip Hop love letter.

[@USWHITEANDBLACKPPL]

Just had me crying yo after all these years not noticing what was going on in the video just made me realize how much I love hip hop

[@tothelighthouse9843]

The sound of better times.

[@bassgirl_denalia9087]

I can relate to this, being a musician who started at a very young age. It gives you a romantic partner unlike any person. It's a true extension of yourself.

[@lidiagizaw3828]

hip hop was the love of her life the final scene with the white audience shows how they took that from her to look cool

[@gaellevanbinst4612]

that song is so sad and so happy at the same time

[@mwasras]

Yeah its very sad at the end all the good hip hop artist get in a bus and leave. she predicted the future right there

[@samerajenkins3826]

Gaelle Van Binst thanks thought I was the only one who felt this 😂

[@rebeccabutler658]

Beat soooo SICK....But the meaning...PRICELESS..

[@KL-bg8fi]

Agreed👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@keyawnspoor9903]

My cousin Madaku produced this song and got a Grammy she of course brought it all to life always in my Playlist ❤💙

[@andreabryant1568]

YAZZZ!!! I WAS BORN MAY 16, 1966, ALL HER MUSIC IS ON MY PLAYLIST...THERE IS NO OTHER LIKE QUEEN ERYKAH, SHE TOUCHES YOUR SOUL WITH HER VOICE AND KNOWLEDGE, AWESOME ARTIST, HELP ME TO ASK HER WE NEED MORE, NOW, 2023, I'M PRAY I LIVE TO BE OVER 100 AND STILL BE AS ACTIVE AS I WAS AT 17, WHEN I HAD MY FIRST SON, UNTIL I ENJOY ME GRAND CHILDREN AT THE AGE OF 56, I AM GAMMIE, AND I'M GETTING YOUNGER EVERY YEAR, I WANT TO LIVE TO TELL THE STORY, LOVES OF MY LIFE, ARE BEING BLESSED TO BE A GRANDMOTHER, AND THE SEXIEST GAMMIE IN THE CAROLINA'S, ONE LOVE TO YOU ALL, THIS ARTIST, LET'S YOU KNOW, LIFE IS WORTH LIVING THROUGH HIP HOP AND R&B, THANK YOU QUEEN BADU, YOUR MUSIC HAS HELPED ME WITH DEPRESSION, HARDSHIP & HEART ACHE, THANK GOD FOR YOU MY SISTA'...BE BLESSED, PS, WE NEED MORE!!!!

[@319pop9]

She futuristic af, she said yall share dat 1:58

[@wallacemungai4173]

Happy 50th Anniversary to HIP HOP,the LOVE OF MY LIFE!

[@derrickbraithwaite-mais8469]

🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🎉🎉

[@kendalebrooks4076]

Being from Texas I loved how she put the DJ Screw era and slowed it down. Much respect

[@ladymercury7042]

I'm sayingggg!!!!! xD

[@sharondalewis1620]

True as she should. She's also from Texas too I heard

[@alexandertheyhate6266]

Oh hell yea the first time I saw the video and heard that part I was so throwed with it. Maaan hold up. Yes Erykah from Dallas so she definitely know about that Screw

[@casso7611]

And the lil flip cameo

[@lewispalacios3866]

Hell yea..

[@mastermindenterpriseslimit7555]

Brilliant concept. Genius execution. Beautiful song. Pure Perfection. What a Gift!

[@Melinamiu007]

Art.

[@mrs.rhodes8612]

1:09 I Love that Part! That Bass sounds Lovely and Heavenly! ❤️😇

[@stilesjohnson1745]

No twerking just pure beauty and talent.

[@Belle4276]

There's nothing wrong with twerking, though...Both art forms can be seen as beautiful.

[@stilesjohnson1745]

@@user-bt5wp7px9p what ?

[@ms.j1591]

💯

[@stilesjohnson1745]

@@ms.j1591 ✍️☝🏽💯✊🏽

[@stilesjohnson1745]

@@Belle4276 True

[@janblackhappiness4986]

When life was simple and when music resonated deep within the mind and soul💯💯💯

[@Peakfreud]

Totally agree, except for the simple part . This song came out in 2002 the summer after 9/11 I'm a New Yorker the Patriot act had us getting search at random to get on the train. There was soldiers in the subway with M4 riffles... Life would never be the same.

[@32khadijah]

Yesss... That part

[@baltimoretre658]

🔷️💯 it's still a few out here tho

[@rubysparklerodriguez3647]

Wow it doesn't to you anymore it does to me till this day you should get that love 💞😘💞😘😘🥰 passion back 💕

[@nunu4evaaa]

🧘🏿‍♂️✊🏿🖤

[@RavenousMedicine]

Every time I hear this chorus, It's like dippin in warm water.

[@toneeh1307]

RavenousMedicine couldn't have said it better.

[@RavenousMedicine]

THank you! :)

[@weneedareset]

going through how the stages and elements of hip hop changing was so powerful, even though it was another (female) version of Common's "I use to love her", this is poetry, more than the "rap" one would think today, true art from artist!

[@s1bahle]

This song will always be beautiful 😍

[@newphilmz3605]

That Lil' Flip screwed part was sick. People forget how popular Lil' Flip really was. Artists and fans turned their back on him.

[@ivanrayanguiano3217]

Not his real fans tho

[@aliciapineda1573]

My mom braids his hair 😋

[@RedSimba88]

I still love that rap in the scene w/ MC Lyte!

[@marianamaia5595]

that's why

[@AirForce318]

This video and song was way before it’s time. It’s even more dope listening to this as an adult vs when I was a child.

[@freedom4mealways]

20 years ago, Ms. Badu was the love of so many lives! Hard to believe 20 years have passed since this tune came out!

[@Whitebrowpriest]

This song/video really represents the true love for Hip-Hop that those of us had who grew up with it from its beginnings to its golden age. The first 30 years of Hip-Hop (70s-90s)--the first generation, the roots--was a very special and unique time. There were so many true evolutions to the genre in those days. And to have been a part of that generation is a unique love story between people and music.

[@roberttange805]

absolute wrong. when u talking about evolution . plz ask youreself what kind of music nowdays artist did grew up with.. yes you are right they did listen to the golden age era music and they did evolve it. dont u speak about the white major label boss music industrie where black selling donkeys sold millions to white kids. get them intouch with gangbanging and the crak heroin culture huh ?

[@shogun......]

🏀🗑️🍷

[@shavondacampbell10]

"He moved around and we kept in touch thru his friend Mic" GAWDDDDDD I LOVE THIS WOMAN

[@anthonyorman596]

Hard to believe this song is 20 years old now n better than half the stuff out now true hip hop at its finest

[@yaazzyy8410]

We know Mrs. Badu is a goddess. Noone talking bout MC Lyte in the house! 90's music was and still everything! 🌬💞🤲🏾

[@mrslapside]

Hip Hop's last days on mainstream. Real talk!

[@htownhomie06]

hope so

[@sashatawney1716]

damn, common and erykah are some got-damn vampires lol

[@chewychibi03]

Haha cause they didn't age?

[@sashatawney1716]

aisha harper yes lol some scary shyt 😅

[@desha5018]

Or cause theyre black

[@DijahSabreena]

+Yung Goddess Yup hahha

[@lucacerciello6196]

+Sasha Tawney They both don't eat meat, maybe thats their secret

[@erikm8372]

They say this album and singles commercially flopped… this song was everything in junior year in high school among me and my ppl. ♥️✌🏼

[@SGregg]

I am not sure who in the world would say such a thing because this was not an album it was a single releases for the film Brown Sugar and it won a grammy, it was #1 on the US Hot R&B/Hip Hop chart, #4 on the Adult R&B chart (Billboard) and #9 overall on the Hot 100 in 2002 and won a grammy so this was definitely NOT A FLOP. Not sure who informed you of such an egregious lie like this but research is key on all things.

[@leeleeb.6358]

Love her voice. She sings it the way it was and is. Much respect and love goes to m a. Badu.

[@JAY-ou7rb]

Common is underrated!

[@deeexx1056]

COMMON REALLY IS UNDERATED. He really goes hard but in a NICE , sweet way. I love it.

[@followjesus9955]

listen to they say common ft kanye common is nice

[@JAY-ou7rb]

HeavyIzThaCrown You're crazy

[@RK-ev6dw]

Legend

[@Sonic_and_DuckyYT]

agreed fam

[@olliemoee]

The person who used to braid her micros especially at that length is the master of all braiders!

[@RayneyKayLa]

Selemundo Isis Brantley

[@eversway7540]

This has to be one of my favorite music videos ever. It just takes me back to Hip-hop beginnings and Erykah always kills it

[@chickaweeka]

Right here what we gonna do is go back Way back Ooh... Way back, yeah I met him when I was a A little girl, he gave He gave me poetry And he was my first But in my heart I knew I Wasn't the only one 'Cause when the tables turned He had to break up Whenever I got lonely Or needed some advice He gave me his shoulder His words were very nice But that is all behind me 'Cause now there is no other My love is his and his is mine A friend became the Love of my life You are my friend (yea) Love of my life I can depend Love of my life Without you, baby It feels like I sampled true love But the shit didn't clear A freak-freak, y'all, and ya don't stop To the beat y'all and ya don't stop A freak-freak How could it be that it was All just so simple then A teen age lover who said He's just a friend He moved around and we kept In touch through his friend Mike The world was young and he knew We couldn't rush but Whenever I got lonely Or needed some advice He gave me his shoulder His words were very nice But that is all behind me 'Cause now there is no other My love is his and his is mine A friend became the Love of my life You are my friend Love of my life On you I can depend, yeah, yeah Love of my life Without you, baby Feels like I sampled true love, yeah But the shit didn't clear Y'all know how I met her We broke up and got back together To get her back I had to sweat her Thought she roll with bad boys forever in many ways Them boys may be better, to grow I had to let her (Never) She needed cheddar and I understood that Lookin' for cheese, that don't make her a hood rat(rat) In fact she's a queen to me, her light beams on me I love it when she sings to me it's like that now(Love of my life) Do you do you Rock my world and(love of my life) You be boy and I'll be girl and(Love of my life) We don't stop until the break of dawn, ooh... Love of my life Ooh, you know you rock my world and(Love of my life) You be boy and I'll be girl and(Love of my life) Yeah...

[@wdiforgot]

I used to hear this song all the time on the radio when I was younger. I'm 23 now and realize this song definitely went over my head back then, but I understand now :) My favorite Erykah album is Baduizm Live btw

[@Nayborhood9]

I'm the same age and I ain't gon lie I felt the same way haha.. At least we both know this is real music now tho. good comment

[@chewychibi03]

Same!!!! Lol I used to be so ignorant.

[@chelsiejones9233]

Same here lol. I'm glad we know good music

[@thandie67]

+wallace dennis oh goodness I was just about to type something similar.

[@HimFinancial]

Hell yeah. I'm 22 now and I feel the same way.

[@Skygurl2012lmao]

Am I the only one that loves that part when Common pulls Erykah from crowd surfing and them just staring at each other.

[@EritreanChic]

same!

[@hennylo68]

You're the only one.

[@jamesmcgil2130]

Naw, but I noticed that giggle tho

[@AA-bl6sg]

The amount of references are pure bananas but what truly blows my mind how damn creative they were done. Seriously, this is one of the coolest videos ever done, absolutely next-level artist she is

[@Rigde345]

A decade later, and I’m listening to it with my daughter in the car!Love❤

[@KoolGuy121000]

Erykah Badu and Comman, the best of positive yet truthful hip hop

[@KoolGuy121000]

I also include Ice Cube, The Black Eyed Peas, A Tribe Called Quest ( Rest in peace MC Phife ), Tupac, B.I.G., Kanya, JZ , Dr Dre, and too many to name lol

[@eccentriclullaby1357]

KoolGuy121000 Lauryn Hilllll tooooo

[@tammiemichelle6880]

Yesssss, def her too

[@CommonSenseless1993]

I'm glad I grew up on the neo-soul era. The hip hop and R&B were so refined. And this stuff was on the radio and pretty mainstream for the most part. Now you have to put on a hard-hat and get a shovel to look for some good music because it's all underground.

[@maggiejimenez45mj]

One of my all time favorite movies! Soundtrack is banging. And Erykah her voice, so much soul, depth and flavor. She so fly.

[@AYCHMENG]

always loved this tribute to hip-hop by Erykah Badu. So talented.

[@htownhomie06]

trippin off how so many folks can watch this video and see how Erykah moves scene to scene through different historical stages of hip hop, how it changed up, experimented and moved through different circles. yet the same folks watch the movie brown sugar and completely missed that Sid & Dre's relationship was the exact same metaphor for hip hop's development. irony?

[@cyndiluwho7218]

...I was born into the aftermath of 2:37 and we are still feeling the effects...

[@blackgirlparis]

I love different genres but hip hop and r&b was my first love in music. Never forget your first love.

[@blackgirlparis]

Shi Shi Yess indeed

[@girlinterrupted9792]

blackgirlparis Exactly. I enjoy all types of music, but hip hop and R&B will ALWAYS be my first love❤

[@blackgirlparis]

girl interrupted This ❤❤❤❤

[@blackgirlparis]

I grew up in Detroit and first was introduced to Hip hop and R&B of all sorts. Then when I got adopted and moved to a predominately white town and school that's when the other genres came into place. I appreciate music as a whole. But its something about Hip hop and R&B that I can't stray away from.

[@camronjiles6399]

blackgirljillscott

[@SagesGlamMomma]

I FREAKING LOVE YOU QUEEN!!

[@TheSunGoethDown]

I love that high pitch whistle as a shout out to PE. What a great video! My generation gets it!

[@IntolerableBehavior]

Hip hop sold out for pop. RIP who kept it alive, Big ups to who are trying to revive it.

[@IntolerableBehavior]

***** Right. I knew something was wrong when Snoop dogg was doing music with the likes of Katy Perry and Justin Beiber.

[@beforeisefdestructxo9861]

IntolerableBehavior Erykah badu is a fraud.

[@IntolerableBehavior]

BeforeISefDestruct XO I know. She sold out and signed in blood. Recently saw a pic of her dying her hair blonde and perming the hell out of it.. She a stanky how now lol.

[@Utada379]

IntolerableBehavior Nah, you aint seen his video with Big Time Rush. That's when I stopped messing with Snoop.

[@IntolerableBehavior]

Utada379 Big time rush??? they sound lame already lol

[@neitra]

Music like this please come back!!!

[@HarpreetSingh1991]

Agree music was pure enjoyable

[@gabbb_]

pleaseeee😢

[@karyjames4576]

for real

[@amandamcfarland9624]

Neitra Deranique i konw girl miss old music to come back old r&b wee miss you

[@jackiekearney6355]

God Bless The Pretty Queen Erica The Extremely Brilliant Extremely Talented Extremely Royal Legend And CONGRATULATIONS TO All The Major Accomplishments

[@mrs.rhodes8612]

The Dude with the White Outfit, and Common are the Cool, Perfect Male Artists!

[@Dr.FinbarrCalamitous]

My mother always had music from her childhood that she’d blast as she’d clean her house when I was a child. Those reggae songs will stick with me forever. This is most definitely a song my child will hear on rotation when it’s time for Spring cleaning!!

[@meadowrosemoore9764]

My mom did the same. Ain't moms great.

[@masuchi9999]

@@meadowrosemoore9764 luv mom

[@JamesFatherree]

jesus christ I just looked it up. Erykah badu is 44, and Common is 43. Goddam The fountain of youth is real people

[@PlaylistsRUs]

+JamesFatherree this video was released back in 2002 though

[@ddoctriness]

+The 'L' they look the same tho

[@TwistedNaturally]

Love this song and the message in the video. The video is a mini lesson in the birth of Hip Hop. It's understandable how some can misinterpret the message in the video, especially if they are not familiar with the times or the person is NOT paying attention. It's called "Love of My Live [An Ode to Hip Hop] and this video is just that, An Ode to Hip Hop! This video is Erykah Badu paying her homage to hip hop. From the very beginning, viewers can see an old, hand held cassette player and Erykah Badu stating: "Right here what we gone do is go back...". Everyone and everything that should have caught the viewers attention in this video is pointed out to the viewer, whether in the form of an action or with words or phrases written on the iconic contributors to hip hop's T-shirts!

[@deannasilva893]

She is pretty, beautiful & soothing

[@mzbatonrougebeauty5267]

I like how she went through the screwed section

[@ladyday9142]

Me 2

[@boutwhatever7520]

Anybody else notice mike watts in the back?

[@briddgettauthorlee3840]

The whole video is a tribute to hip hop and who contributed .. I’m not gon lie, it feels good to see HOUSTON represented.🤘🏽

[@goodluckjoe4241]

I’m like use mike jones UGK swish’s house vibes

[@racqueljenkins2329]

Htown respect

[@SoulfulRose]

I finally get Erykah's story about Hip Hop and it's soo true. Hip Hop has changed soo much over the years. Whatever happened to enlightenment, now they sing/rap about things that are irrelevant. Wake up audiences, "It's Bigger Than Hip Hop" (M.K. Asante)

[@edtoo8719]

2:12 I love this part so much.😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@arieszona]

Big up to my Nigerian🇳🇬 brother Madukwu Chinwah for winning a Grammy🏆as a song writer for this classic, hit song. You make us proud🤞🏽✨ Big up to our sister Erykah Badu and brother Common as well. Keep shining for the world to see✊🏽One Love♥️

[@JH-lb6qf]

I love how she paid tribute to Chopped and screwed music made famous by DJ Screw from Houston. I deadass overlooked this til now. 😳

[@nexiusnews]

I remember everybody from Texas getting hyped because FLIP was in the video. This was before Screwed and Chopped went mainstream.

[@MichaelPCarr10]

3:30 crochet kangol! BEST, when COMMON were a MC

[@joecruz8811]

yEah. H TOWN lil flip in the mix...y'all see they slowed it down with that draped up purple 🟣 bk ground... SCREWED UP CLICK FOE LIFE.. she's a legend for also helping Htown on the map..

[@zone5breezy]

I too didn’t understand the depth of the lyrics and video when I was younger lol even though I lived through every era of hip hop that she put on display. What’s even more dope is that Common was the feature artist and his verse is like a sequel to his classic “I used to love HER” which was also an ode to hip hop and how it went from style to style. ❤️❤️❤️

[@necolesettles1720]

That freestyle tho🌬

[@renatocardoso8057]

Boaaa

[@melindamullins9272]

This song is so relaxing 💯🎹👑🎶

[@Thundercats125]

The history of HipHop. Love this ❤

[@LeahTriniteeMJLuv3]

1:40 MY FAVORITE PART!

[@Pecantanshawtey]

LeahTriniteeMJLuv3 yes the body measurements

[@ldenirg]

She did that!!

[@antonioebalenzeebale5895]

Make u eat cheese yaassss erykah

[@jessicab331]

Swear she dated some of the dopest men!!!! Mama E we need to talk!!!!

[@daequonandrews2364]

Who all she dated don't she got a son with Andre

[@laurenearly6792]

Daequon119 Andrews she dated wyclef too

[@siesies000]

❤

[@cocorich5872]

@@daequonandrews2364 She Dated The D.o.c and had a daughter with him She also Dated and had a baby with Jay Electronica

[@brijenkins3139]

She dated Wyclef,has babies with Andre 3stacks,the D.O.C,Dj Electronica,she also dated the lead singer of roots...and she was actually in a relationship with Common when they made this song

[@Paula-nt2uc]

I ❤ the Chuck D recognition, He is one of the greatest on the mike ever! Respect 🙏

[@user-mb1sy9uz6z]

Happy Birthday Piscean Empress!❤