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Mar 13, 2017 · 50 photos of Common through the years. If you aren’t already a fan of Common, it’s time to come to "The Light." Over the course of his storied career, he's scored multiple Grammys and one ...
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Common was born on March 13, 1972 at the Chicago Osteopathic Hospital in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood, the son of educator and former principal of John Hope College Preparatory High School, Mahalia Ann Hines and former ABA basketball player turned youth counselor Lonnie Lynn. He was raised in the Calumet Heights neighborhood. Lynn's parents div...
1987–1996: Career beginnings
Lynn began rapping in the late 1980s, while a student at Luther High School South in Chicago, when he, along with two of his friends, formed C.D.R., a rap trio that opened for acts such as N.W.A and Big Daddy Kane. When C.D.R dissolved by 1991, Lynn began a solo career under the stage name of Common Sense. After being featured in the Unsigned Hype column of The Source magazine, he debuted as a solo artist in 1992 with the single "Take It EZ", followed by the album Can I Borrow a Dollar?. With...
1996–1999: One Day It'll All Make Sense
Initially scheduled for an October 1996 release, Common finally released his third album, One Day It'll All Make Sense, in September 1997. The album took a total of two years to complete and included collaborations with artists such as Lauryn Hill, De La Soul, Q-Tip, Canibus, Black Thought, Chantay Savage, and Questlove – a future fellow member of the Soulquarians outfit. The album, which made a point of eschewing any gangsterism (in response to questions about his musical integrity), was cri...
1999–2003: Soulquarians era
Following One Day..., Common signed a major label record deal with MCA Records and relocated from Chicago to New York City in 1999. He began recording almost exclusively with a loose collective of musicians and artists (dubbed the "Soulquarians" by central figure Questlove) throughout 1999, and made a few sporadic guest appearances on The Roots' Things Fall Apart, and the Rawkus Records compilation, Soundbombing 2. In 2000, his fourth album, Like Water for Chocolate, was released to mass crit...
Acting
In 2003, Common appeared on the American UPN sitcom Girlfriends. In the episode "Take This Poem and Call Me in the Morning", he appeared as Omar, a slam poet who competes with fellow poet Sivad (played by Saul Williams) for the affection of Lynn Searcy (played by Persia White). He also had a cameo appearance on an episode of UPN's One on One, where he played a drama class instructor named Darius. He also made an appearance on the ABC show Scrubs. In 2007, Common appeared with Ryan Reynolds, J...
Film production
On October 27, 2015, Common inked a two-year deal with HBO that allowed to start his own film production company, Freedom Road Productions.He stated in an interview in February 2012 that one of his big career goals was to start his own film production company. In 2016 Common also worked with Amazon Studios and American Girl, serving as an executive producer for the direct-to-video feature An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win.
Modeling and clothing
In 2006, Common was a model for photos of The Gap's fall season collection, appearing on posters in stores. Later that year, he performed in The Gap's "Holiday in Your Hood" themed Peace Love Gap. In February 2007, Common signed a deal with New Era to promote their new line of Layers fitted caps. Common also stars in a television commercial for the 2008 Lincoln Navigator. He appears in NBA 2K8 in NBA Blacktop mode. In the fall of 2008, Common appeared in an ad for Microsoft's Zune, comparing...
Common is a pescatarian. He continues to be both a Chicago Bulls and Chicago Bears fan. He is a Christian, attending Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago. On May 4, 2019, Common served as spring commencement speaker at the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) and after his address, was awarded an honorary DFA degree.While at ...
Common at AllMusicCommon at IMDbSep 3, 2019 · Common performing in Austin in August. Photograph: Gary Miller/Getty Images. He’s become known for writing conscious rap, but his debut album, Can I Borrow a Dollar, came out in an era when ...
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Jul 10, 2023 · July 10, 2023, 1:00am. Actor, rapper, activist and author Common. Lexie Moreland for WWD. LONDON — When Common, the actor, rapper, activist and author, was going into filming Apple TV+’s ...
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Browse 6,283 common rapper photos and images available, or search for rapper common to find more great photos and pictures. American rapper, actor, writer and activist Lonnie Corant Jaman Shuka Rashid Lynn better known by his stage name Common poses during a photo session... TOPSHOT-FRANCE-PORTRAIT-MUSIC-COMMON.
