Jennifer Hudson’s partner can be “a little bossy” when they work together.

The 43-year-old singer has been in a relationship with rapper Common – whose real name is Lonnie Rashid Lynn – since 2022 and admitted that when they teamed up to work on her new album The Gift of Love, he took over quite a bit. much because his showbiz alter ego is “different” from his real-life counterpart.

On “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” she said, “He’s a little bossy when it comes to being mean.

“Common and Rashid are two different people musically, but he is a musical genius, so it’s an honor to work with him, to work for him, to collaborate with him, and on his album and my album. “

Common previously explained that the new record is so different from anything the ‘Dreamgirls’ star has ever done before, friends didn’t even recognize her voice when they first listened to it.

He said, “When I played it for musician friends, they said, ‘Who’s singing there?’ I’m like, ‘That’s Jennifer!’ It doesn’t sound like anything you’ve heard from her before.

“I love that we were able to use her gifts in a new space. She took it, man.”

Jennifer – who rose to fame as a finalist on ‘American Idol’ in 2004 – was previously married to James Payton from 1999 to 2007 and had son David, 15, with her second husband David Otunga before they split in 2017.

Common – who has previously dated Taraji P. Henson and Serena Williams but has daughter Omoye, 27, with ex Kim Jones – appeared on Jennifer’s eponymous talk show earlier this year, where he admitted he was in a “happy place” found with his current relationship.

He said, “This relationship is a happy place. Seeing her happy makes me really happy. So I’m very grateful. I thank God every day, and I just let God guide this relationship.”