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Real Name: Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr.

Date of Birth: March 13, 1972

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Common (originally Common Sense) was a highly influential figure in rap's underground during the '90s, keeping the sophisticated lyrical technique and flowing syncopations of jazz-rap alive in an era when commercial gangsta rap was threatening to obliterate everything in its path. His literate, intelligent, nimbly performed rhymes and political consciousness certainly didn't fit the fashions of the moment, but he was able to win a devoted cult audience. By the late '90s, a substantial underground movement had set about reviving the bohemian sensibility of alternative rap, and Common finally started to receive wider recognition as a creative force. Not only were his albums praised by critics, but he was able to sign with a major label that guaranteed him more exposure than ever before.
Common was born Lonnie Rashied Lynn on the South Side of Chicago, an area not exactly noted for its fertile hip-hop scene. Nonetheless, he honed his skills to the point where -- performing as Common Sense -- he was able to catch his first break, winning The Source magazine's Unsigned Hype contest. He debuted in 1992 with the single "Take It EZ," which appeared on his Combat-released debut album, Can I Borrow a Dollar?; further singles "Breaker 1/9" and "Soul by the Pound" helped establish his reputation in the hip-hop underground, although some critics complained about the record's occasional misogynistic undertones. Common Sense subsequently wound up on Ruthless Records for his 1994 follow-up, Resurrection, which crystallized his reputation as one of the underground's best (and wordiest) lyricists. The track "I Used to Love H.E.R." attracted substantial notice for its clever allegory about rap's descent into commercially exploitative sex-and-violence subject matter, and even provoked a short-lived feud with Ice Cube. Subsequently,Common Sense was sued by a ska band of the same name, and was forced to shorten his own moniker to Common; he also relocated from Chicago to Brooklyn.
Bumped up to parent label Relativity, Common issued the first album under his new name in 1997. One Day It'll All Make Sense capitalized on the fledgling resurgence of intelligent hip-hop with several prominent guests, including Lauryn Hill, Q-Tip,De La Soul, Erykah Badu, Cee-Lo, and the Roots' Black Thought. The album was well received in the press, and Common raised his profile with several notable guest spots over the next couple of years; he appeared on Pete Rock's Soul Survivor, plus two watermark albums of the new progressive hip-hop movement,Mos Def and Talib Kweli's Black Star and the Roots' Things Fall Apart. Common also hooked up with indie rap kingpins Rawkus for a one-off collaboration with Sadat X, "1-9-9-9," which appeared on the label's seminal Soundbombing, Vol. 2compilation.
With his name popping up in all the right places, Common landed a major-label deal with MCA, and brought on Roots drummer ?uestlove as producer for his next project. Like Water for Chocolate was released in early 2000 and turned into something of a breakthrough success, attracting more attention than any Common album to date (partly because of MCA's greater promotional resources). Guests this time around included Macy Gray, MC Lyte, Cee-Lo, Mos Def, D'Angelo, jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove, and Afro-beat star Femi Kuti (on a tribute to his legendary father Fela). Plus, the singles "The Sixth Sense" and "The Light" (the latter of which earned a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Solo Performance) earned considerable airplay. Following that success, Common set the stage for his next record with an appearance on Mary J. Blige's No More Drama in early 2002. He issued his most personal work to date with Electric Circus, a sprawling album that polarized fans, in December of that year. Be, a much tighter album that was produced primarily by Kanye West, followed in May 2005, netting four Grammy nominations. Also featuring extensive assistance from West, Finding Forever came

 

ALBUM

Can I Borrow a Dollar? Album

Common - Can I Borrow A Dollar(1992)

  • A Penny For My Thoughts
  • Charms Alarm
  • Take It EZ
  • Heidi Hoe
  • Breaker 1/9
  • Two Scoops of Raisins
  • No Defense
  • lows to the Temple
  • Just in the Nick of Rhyme
  • Tricks Up My Sleeve
  • Puppy Chow
  • Soul by the Pound
  • Pitchin' Pennies

 

Resurrection Album

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  • Resurrection
  • I Used to Love H.E.R.
  • Watermelon
  • Book of Life
  • In My Own World (Check the Method)
  • Another Wasted Nite With...
  • Nuthin' to Do
  • Communism
  • WMOE
  • Thisisme
  • Orange Pineapple Juice
  • Chapter 13 (Rich Man vs. Poor Man)
  • Maintaining
  • Sum Shit I Wrote
  • Pop's Rap

 

One Day It'll All Make Sense Album

Common - One Day It'll All Make Sense (1997)

  • Introspective
  • Invocation
  • Real Nigga Quotes
  • Retrospect For Life
  • Gettin' Down at the Amphitheater
  • Food for Funk
  • G.O.D. (Gaining One's Definition)
  • My City
  • Hungry
  • All Night Long
  • Stolen Moments Pt. I
  • Stolen Moments Pt. II
  • 1, 2 Many
  • Stolen Moments Pt. III
  • Making a Name For Ourselves
  • Reminding Me (of Sef)
  • Pop's Rap Part 2

 

Like Water For Chocolate Album

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  • Time Travelin'
  • Heat
  • Coldblooded
  • Dooinit
  • The Light
  • Funky For You
  • The Questions
  • Time Travellin' (Reprise)
  • he 6th Sense
  • A Film Called (Pimp)
  • Nag Champa
  • Thelonious
  • Payback Is a Grandmother
  • Geto Heaven Part Two
  • A Song for Assata
  • Pop's Rap III

 

Electric Circus Album

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  • Ferris Wheel
  • Soul Power
  • Aquarius
  • Electric Wire Hustler Flower
  • The Hustle
  • Come Close
  • New Wave
  • Star *69 (PS With Love)
  • I Got a Right Ta
  • Between Me, You & Liberation
  • I Am Music
  • Jimi Was a Rock Star
  • Heaven Somewhere

 

Be Album

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  • Be (Intro)
  • The Corner
  • GO!
  • Faithful
  • Testify
  • Love is...
  • Chi-City
  • The Food (Live)
  • Real People
  • They Say
  • It's Your World (Part 1 & 2)

 

Finding Forever Album

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  • Intro
  • Start the Show
  • The People
  • Drivin' Me Wild
  • I Want You
  • Southside
  • The Game
  • U, Black Maybe
  • So Far to Go
  • Break My Heart
  • Misunderstood
  • Forever Begins

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