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Written by Ashley White Monday, 14 March 2011 14:31

You’re probably thinking that this is going to be about sugar and cooking, but contrary to your first thought, this is about love.

One of my favorite movies is Rick Famuyiwa’s Brown Sugar. Released in 2002, it starred Sanaa Lathan, Taye Diggs, Queen Latifah and Mos Def. Brown Sugar told the story of two childhood best friends—Lathan, a magazine editor, and Diggs, a hip-hop music executive—falling in love with each other over time. While the basis of the story was enjoyable, one part resonated with me and that was Lathan’s opening to every interview she did: “When did you fall in love with hip-hop?”