I Used to Love H.E.R.
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"I Used to Love H.E.R." is a seminal 1994 hip-hop track by Common that personifies hip-hop as a woman to critique the genre’s commercialization and artistic decline.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
single
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song → |
| album |
Resurrection
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| artist |
Common
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| associatedWithArtistPersona |
Common Sense
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| associatedWithMovement |
underground hip hop
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| chronology |
follows the single "Resurrection"
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precedes the single "Reminding Me (Of Sef)" → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| criticalReception |
widely acclaimed by music critics
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| describes |
evolution of hip hop from its origins to the early 1990s
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| format |
12-inch single
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CD single → |
| genre |
conscious hip hop
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hip hop → |
| hasBside |
Communism
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| hasCoverVersions |
multiple later reinterpretations by other artists
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| hasMusicVideo |
I Used to Love H.E.R. music video
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| hasStyle |
boom bap
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jazzy production → |
| influenced |
later conscious hip hop artists
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| inspiredFeudWith |
Ice Cube
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Westside Connection → |
| language |
English
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| length |
approximately 4:30
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| listedIn |
many best hip hop songs of all time lists
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| lyricist |
Common
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| musicVideoDirector |
Chris Hall
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| narrativeDevice |
extended metaphor
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| notableFor |
influential critique of 1990s hip hop culture
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use of storytelling in rap → |
| openingLine |
"I met this girl when I was ten years old"
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| originalArtistNameCredit |
Common Sense
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| partOf |
Common discography
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Resurrection track listing → |
| performer |
Common
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| producer |
No I.D.
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| recordLabel |
Relativity Records
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| releaseDate |
1994-09-27
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| setInTimePeriod |
golden age of hip hop
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| subjectOf |
controversy with West Coast rappers
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| theme |
artistic decline of hip hop
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critique of commercialization of hip hop → personification of hip hop as a woman → |
| writer |
Common
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| year |
1994
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Common
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Common → |
notableWork |
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Resurrection
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hasPart |
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Resurrection
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hasSingle |