Common - Badu Broke Common's Heart In Phone Call

The stars dated for two years before their split in 2002 and Common admits the break up hit him hard - because Badu was his first real love.

In an appearance on America's The Wendy Williams Show, he recalls, "She handed it to me. I was in my hotel room on tour and... she called me and was like, 'Hey, I don't wanna be in this relationship no more. I'm liking somebody else (sic).'"

Badu, who previously dated Outkast's Andre 3000, went on to have a child with another rapper, The D.O.C., but Common refuses to hold the harsh let down against the On & On hitmaker - and insists they are now good friends.

He says, "That was my first love and my first heartbreak, but it taught me a lot of things, and when it happened I kinda really got into myself and really learned about myself and I was able to move on, and now me and E is real cool (sic)."

Common also reveals he's close to another ex-girlfriend after ending his on/off romance with tennis star Serena Williams for good earlier this year (11).

He adds, "We're just friends now."