Common

Rapper

Common was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States on March 13th, 1972 and is the Rapper. At the age of 52, Common biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, songs, movies, TV shows, and networth are available.

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Other Names / Nick Names
Lonnie Corant Jaman Shuka Rashid Lynn, Common, Common Sense, The Red
Date of Birth
March 13, 1972
Nationality
United States
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Age
52 years old
Zodiac Sign
Pisces
Networth
$35 Million
Profession
Film Actor, Film Producer, Model, Musician, Poet, Rapper, Record Producer, Singer, Songwriter, Television Actor, Writer
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Common Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 52 years old, Common has this physical status:

Height
184cm
Weight
84kg
Hair Color
Bald
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Build
Athletic
Measurements
Not Available
Common Religion, Education, and Hobbies
Religion
Christianity
Hobbies
Not Available
Education
Luther High School South
Common Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Not Available
Children
1
Dating / Affair
Karrine Steffans (1999), Erykah Badu (2000-2002), Taraji P. Henson (2005-2007), Kerry Washington (2007), Serena Williams (2007-2010), Laura Dern (2016), Angela Rye (2017-2018), Tiffany Haddish (2018-2021)
Parents
Lonnie Lynn, Dr. Mahalia Ann Hines
Other Family
Lonnie Lynn (Paternal Grandfather), Mabel/Mable Malone (Paternal Grandmother)
Common Life

Lonnie Corant Jaman Shuka Rashid Lynn, who is better known as Common (formerly Common Sense), is an American rapper, writer, philanthropist, and activist.

Common debuted in 1992 with the song Can I Borrow a Dollar? After a brief stint as an underground dweller in the late 1990s, Comon's debut of Like Water for Chocolate (2000) was a commercial hit, and after that, he recovered mainstream success through his relationship with the Soulquarians.

He received the Grammy Award for Best R&B Song for his Erykah Badu album "Love of My Life" in 2003.

His 2005 album Bebe was also a commercial hit and was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 2006 Grammy Awards.

Common earned his second Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group on "Southside" (featuring Kanye West) from his 2007 album Finding Forever.

Thisisme Then: The Best of Commons, his best-of-chapter collection, was released in late 2007.

Common introduced Think Common Entertainment, his own record company imprint, in 2011.

He had previously released music under various other brands, including Relativity, Geffen, and GOOD Music. Common received the 2015 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and Academy Award for Best Original Song for his album "Glory" from Selma, where he co-starred as Civil Rights Movement leader James Bevel.

Common's acting career includes appearances in films Smokin' Aces, Street Kings, American Gangster, Wanted, Terminator Salvation, Just Wright, Happy Feet Two, New Year's Eve, Being Charlie, Rex, John Wick: Chapter 2 and Smallfoot.

He also narrated Bouncing Cats, a film about a man's attempts to improve the lives of children in Uganda through hip-hop/b-boy music.

On the AMC western television series Hell on Wheels, he appeared as Elam Ferguson.

Early life

Common was born in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood on March 13 1972. He is the son of educator and former principal of John Hope College Preparatory High School, Mahalia Ann Hines, and Lonnie Lynn, a former NBA basketball player and youth mentor. He was born in the Calumet Heights neighborhood. Lynn's parents divorced when he was six years old, resulting in his father's relocation to Denver, Colorado. Lynn was left to be raised by his mother; however, his father remained involved in his family and was able to offer him a job with the Chicago Bulls as a child. Lynn studied at A&M University for two years as a grant recipient and a major in company administration.

Personal life

Common is a pescatarian. He has been a lifelong follower of the Chicago Bulls and Chicago Bears. He is a Christian and attends Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago. Common received an honorary DFA degree after his address on May 4, 2019, where he had served as spring commencement speaker at the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU). He studied at the School of Business and Industry while at FAMU.

Common had a friendship with comedian and actress Tiffany Haddish from mid-2020 to November 2021.

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Common Career

Music career

Lynn began rapping in the late 1980s as a student at Luther High School South in Chicago, where he and two of his classmates formed C.D.R., a hip hop band that debuted N.W.A and Big Daddy Kane. Lynn began a solo career under the stage name Common Sense in 1991 when C.D.R. was dissolving by 1991. After being featured in The Source magazine's Unsigned Hype column, he debuted as a solo artist in 1992 with the single "Take It EZ," followed by the album Can I Borrow a Dollar.

Common Sense gained a much greater degree of critical acclaim with the 1994 release of Resurrection, which extended far beyond the Chicago music scene. The album was a big success among alternative and underground hip hop fans at the time, as well as a strong positive reaction from fellow and underground hip hop followers. Common Sense's last album, No. D., was largely produced by his long-time production partner No I.D., who would later become a mentor to a young Kanye West.

Common Sense appeared on the Red Hot Organization's compilation CD, America Is Dying Slowly (A.I.D.S.). Biz Markie, Wu-Tang Clan, and Fat Joe are among other well-known hip hop artists. According to The Source magazine, the CD, which was supposed to raise concerns of the AIDS epidemic among African American men, was lauded as a "masterpiece." He would later contribute to the Red Hot Organization's Fela Kuti tribute album, Red Hot and Riot, which was released in 2002. "Years of Tears and Sorrow" - Kuti's soundtrack, he collaborated with Djelimady Tounkara on a re-release of Kuti's "Years of Tears and Sorrow."

"I Used to Love H.E.R." is the song. The resurrection of a rivalry with the West Coast rap group Westside Connection has ignited a controversy. The songs mocked the path hip hop was taking, employing the metaphor of a woman to represent hip hop and were misinterpreted by some as directing blame toward the success of West Coast gangsta rap. "Used to love H.E.R., mad cause I f*cked her," the Westside Connection's first song, "Westside Slaughterhouse," appeared on the 1995 soundtrack. Common Sense by name, causing the rapper to respond with Pete Rock-produced attack song "The Bitch in Yoo" on "Westside Slaughterhouse." Common Sense and Westside Connection spewed back and forth before finally speaking with Louis Farrakhan and resolving their differences. Common Sense was sued by an Orange County-based reggae band with the same name, and he was forced to shorten his moniker to Common following the success of Resurrection.

Common's first album, One Day It'll Make Sense, was set for a December 1996 release. The album took two years to complete, as well as collaborations with artists including Lauryn Hill, De La Soul, Q-Tip, Canibus, Chantay Savage, and Questlove, a potential Soulquarians ensemble member. The album, which made a point of rejecting gangsterism as a result of allegations concerning his musical authenticity, was critically acclaimed and resulted in a major label deal with MCA Records. In addition to releasing One Day, Common's first child, daughter Omoye Assata Lynn, was born shortly after the album was released.

This performance had a major spiritual and mental impact on Common, allowing him to grow musically while also being more responsible as an artist, as shown by hip-hop journalist Raquel Cepeda in the liner notes for the album.

She writes:

On One Day, Commons discusses family values, and the album sleeve is decorated with old family pictures, illustrating the rapper's childhood, as well as a quote from 1 Corinthians 13:11, which summarizes the path to manhood: a series of family traditions.

Common jumped from Chicago to New York City in 1999 after One Day... He began working almost exclusively with a small group of musicians and artists (dubbed the "Soulquarians") beginning in 1999, and made only occasional guest appearances on The Roots' Things Fall Apart and the Rawkus Records compilation, Soundbombing 2.

Like Water for Chocolate, his fourth album, was released in 2000 to widespread critical acclaim. J Dilla, producer of Questlove and starring key roles including "Cold Blood", "Geto Heaven Part II," "All My Children," "Pop's Rap Part 3," "Geto Heaven Part II," "Geto Heaven Part II," "British Rainfor Chocolate," "All My Children," "All My Children" & the DJ Premier-Produced track "The 6th Sense"), and the rapper's first gold record, has generated a massive fanbase among critics and fans and "Geto

Common and J Dilla developed their chemistry early on, with both artists hailing from the Great Lakes area of the United States (Chicago and Detroit, respectively). Both became members of the Soulquarians collective and collaborated on many projects together, including the inclusion of "Thelonius" on both the Slum Village album Fantastic, Vol. Like water for chocolate, this is a common occurrence. Dilla's health began to decline as a result of Lupus Nephritis' treatment, he relocated to Los Angeles and asked Common to move with him as a roommate (Dilla will later lose his battle with the rare disease).

Common explored themes (both formally and formally) on his album "Time Travelin" (A Tribute To Fela), a tribute to Nigerian music legend and political activist Fela Kuti. A Grammy Award was given to the album's most popular song, "The Light."

Common Circus, his fifth album, was released in 2002. Electric Circus was the first of his collection of Common Circus. Many commentators praised the album's optimistic outlook, and many others were eager to hear it. However, it was not as popular as his predecessor's, Like Water for Chocolate, in the United States, which sold less than 300,000 copies. Electric Circus, an eclectic collection of many genres, including hip hop, pop, rock, experimental, and neo-soul. The album's style tended to divide critics; some lauded its optimistic outlook while others slammed it for the same reason. The bulk of the critique revolved around the album's experimental nature; some thought that Common had strayed too far from his previous appearance. This was Common's second and last album for MCA, as well as the label's last release before its incorporation into Geffen Records.

Common appeared on singer and fellow Soulquarian Bilal's Love for Sale album around this time, a reimagining of the 1977 Fela Kuti hit "Sorrow, Tears & Blood." Bilal appeared on Electric Circus, the first of many future collaborations with Common.

Common performed on Kanye West's multi-platinum debut album The College Dropout (on the song "Get Em High") in early 2004 and announced his adoption of West's then-newfound label GOOD Music. West had been a longtime fan of Common, and the two were even involved in a friendly on-air MC contest, where West took jabs at his lyrical idol for "going soft" and wearing crochet trousers (as he does for his appearance in the Mary J. Blige song "Dance for Me"). The pair collaborated on Common's upcoming album, Be, which was largely produced by Kanye West with some assistance from Common's longtime collaborator James Yancey (J Dilla) – another one of West. The album was released in May 2005 and did well, boosted by Kanye's presence and the singles "The Corner" and "Go" among others. Common has his second gold record of his career, with orders topping out at 800,000 copies. The Source magazine gave it a near-perfect 4.5 mic rating, XXL magazine gave it the highest rating of "XXL," and AllHipHop gave the album four stars. In 2006, the album was also nominated for four Grammy Awards.

Following the introduction of Be in 2005, a number of mixed-race artists from the UK hip-hop scene took exception to Common's remarks about interracial relations on the album "Real People." "The Corner Dub" - an instrumental version of "The Corner Dub") Yungun, Doc Brown, and Rising Son also posted a track about "The Corner." Common states that he had heard of the album but had not had time to listen to it and has not been retaliated in song.

Finding Forever, Common's seventh LP, was launched on July 31, 2007. He continued his collaboration with Kanye West on this album, as well as other producers such as will.i.am, Devo Springsteen, Derrick Hodge, and Karriem Riggins, as well as the only J Dilla-produced song, "So Far To Go." The album includes guest spots from artists including Dwele, Bilal, D'Angelo, and UK pop starlet Lily Allen. "The People" b/w "The Game" was the album's first single. West predicted that Finding Forever would win the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. The album had been selected for Best Rap Album but didn't win, losing to West's Graduation; however, Common did win his second Grammy for "Southside," which earned the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by Duo or Group. Common hosted a free concert in Santa Monica, California, on the 3rd Street Promenade to promote the introduction of Finding Forever. Common told the audience that the word "Finding Forever" reflected his struggle to find a permanent place in hip-hop as well as his ambitions to be an artist for the remainder of his life. The album debuted at number one on the national Billboard 200 charts.

In an August 2007 interview with XXL, rapper Q-Tip of the group A Tribe Called Quest announced that he and Common were forming a group called The Standard. Although the two were supposed to record a Q-Tip-produced album, perhaps with Kanye West's participation, Common decided against Universal Mind Control and instead announced The Believer, the next album.

Common was instrumental in closing the trans-Atlantic gap by donating Mr. Wong and J2K to Kanye West's Getting Out Our Dreams recording outfit. Common encountered the pair on his tour in the United Kingdom earlier this year. According to reports, the agreement is not intended to bring the UK and US hip hop styles together, but not to discredit Syco Music's trans-Atlantic success with Leona Lewis. He also has a contract with Zune mp3 players. Common earned 12 million dollars in 2008, putting him in equal wealth to Eminem and Akon, ranking for the 13th highest-grop artist.

Common's eighth album was supposed to be released on June 24, 2008, under the name Invincible Summer, but he announced at a Temple University concert that he would replace it with Universal Mind Control. Due to Common filming Wanted, the launch date was postponed until September 30, 2008. The publication date had been planned for November 11, 2008, but it was postponed to December 9, 2008.

Universal Mind Control EP in the United Kingdom) was the album's eponymous lead single "Universal Mind Control EP" on July 1, 2008, and it was released on July 1, 2008 as part of The Announcement EP (also known as Universal Mind Control EP in the United Kingdom). Pharrell, who also produced the album, appears on the album. The Announcement EP featured an additional track titled "Announcement," starring Pharrell. Director Hype Williams produced the lead single in September. Common appeared on his GOOD Music labelmate Kid Cudi's debut album Man on the Moon: The Beginning of Day as a narrator and featured artist in 2009. Common was nominated for two Grammy Awards in late 2009, including Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for "Make Her Say," as well as Best Rap Album for Universal Mind Control.

No I.D., an American musician, has announced that he and Kanye West will be producing Common's album The Dreamer/The Believer. No I.D. had been announced in July 2011. Will be the album's sole producer. Common appeared on Lines, Vines, and Trying Times as a guest rapper for the group's 2009 album, "Don't Charge Me for the Slew of Police."

Common's first single, titled "Ghetto Dreams," was released on July 6, 2011, his first single from his forthcoming collection. On October 4, 2011, Blue Sky, our second single, was released. Common released his ninth solo album, The Dreamer, on December 20, 2011. Despite leaving GOOD Music in 2011, Common appeared on the label's first compilation album, 2012's Cruel Summer. Common released "Sweet" by The Dreamer/The Believer, which included lyrics dismissive of rappers who sing, but this criticism was not directed specifically at Drake. Drake responded with the announcement of "Stay Schemin'," a song with Rick Ross and French Montana, on Thursday. Fans of Drake's diss track were only expected to wait for two-and-a-half days. Commons member "It's over" on February 13, 2012. But it was all about hip hop. He said some things were untrue to me so I would have to say some things back...I wouldn't say [he started it] but I would say something about me that seemed to be directed to me so I did investigate it. That's all. Well, we're grateful to God that we were able to get away from it, and it's all good."

Common told an extended play (EP) in January 2013 and his first mixtape in April after a quiet 2012-artist. Common announced in February 2013 that his tenth solo studio album would be released in September 2013 and would feature Kanye West, production from Kanye West, and No I.D. Later this year, he gave an update to his shows, saying that the previously announced EP will be released shortly and that it will debut with new Def Jam signee Vince Staples. In addition, he told HipHopDX that his tenth solo studio album would be released in early 2014.

Common's tenth studio album, Nobody's Smiling, will be released entirely by longtime collaborator No I.D. Vince Staples, James Fauntleroy, and "some new Chicago musicians will be included on the album," Common revealed. The album's design was inspired by his traumatic hometown of Chicago: "We came up with this idea, and nobody's smiling." It was really a hope that came about as a result of all the brutality in Chicago," he says. "It's happening in Chicago, but it's also happening around the world in many ways." "We were discussing the effects of what's going on," he says, as "nobody's smiling." But it's really a call to action." Common signed a recording deal with Def Jam Recordings and No I.D. on June 4, 2014. Artium Records - Artium Records. Nobody's Smiling would be published on July 22, 2014, according to the magazine. Lonnie "Pops" Lynn was supposed to be on this album, but unfortunately, Lonnie's health suffered as a result. On Dirty Laboratory Productions, which features AwareNess' production, a recording was indeed made and is about to be announced. Common released his 11th studio album Black America Again under Def Jam Recordings, Stevie Wonder, Bilal, Marsha Ambrosius, BJ's BJ. The Chicago Kid, John Legend, John Legend, Tyra Cobbs, Syd, Elena & Tasha Cobbs. Karriem Riggins and several other contributors, including Robert Glasper, contributed to the album.

Common announced that he and Karriem Riggins & Robert Glasper would form August Greene in 2018. Male singer Samora Pinderhughes and award-winning singer Brandy Norwood performed guest vocals (credited and uncredited) on two songs titled "Optimistic" and "Time" respectively on the album. Common's twelfth solo studio album, Let Love, was released by Loma Vista Recordings and Concord Records on August 30, 2019. Samora Pinderhughes, Daniel Caesar, Swizz Beatz, Leikeli47, BJ the Chicago Kid, A-Trak, Jill Scott, Leon Bridges, and Jonathan McReynolds are among the album's main contributors. J. Dilla created Daniel Caesar.

A Beautiful Revolution Pt. was released in 2020 by Commons on a nine-track record. 1. PJ is the female singer on seven tracks on the album, as well as Black Thought and Lenny Kravitz's guest vocals. He released A Beautiful Revolution Pt. in 2021. Jessica Care Moore, PJ, Black Thought, Seun Kuti, Marcus King, Isaiah Sharkey, Brittany Howard, and Morgan Parker appear on the second day, which includes guest vocals from Jessica Care Moore, PJ, Black Thought, Seun Kuti, Marcus King, Robert Parker, Morgan Parker, and Morgan Parker. Both albums were produced by long-time collaborator Karriem Riggins, with other studios credited as session musicians.

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