Common Doubles Down After Saying He'll Marry Jennifer Hudson

Common sees a future with Jennifer Hudson.

The Chicago rapper and author was a guest on Today on Tuesday and expressed his seriousness about proposing to Hudson. He previously hinted at a proposal on Hudson's talk show in October, insisting that his comments made on radio show The Breakfast Club about marrying her were honest.

On his new Pete Rock-produced album, The Auditorium Vol. 1, Hudson appears on track "A God (There Is)." Around the three-minute mark of the video below, Common told Today that his girlfriend provided an "Aretha Franklin energy."

Al Roker mentioned that Hudson put him in the "hot seat" by asking Common about marriage on her show.

"I didn’t feel like that was the hot seat. I was just being true to who I was," Common said. "It was the cool seat because it was really, just, man, I was telling my truth, and that truth still is there." 

Common continued, "She’s just an amazing human being, beautiful person. And I’m loving watching her on her talk show. I’m a fan. I watch her talk show. Just in life ... For me, I look for people in my life who are uplifting, who believe in a higher power, who treat other people well.

"I like that she’s busy, too. That’s good for me, too," he joked.

In July, Common visited The Breakfast Club, where around the 40-minute mark, he referred to Hudson and said, "If I get married, it'll be to her. Simple as that."