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Lonnie Rashid Lynn (born March 13, 1972), known professionally as Common (formerly known as Common Sense), is an American rapper and actor from Chicago, Illinois. He is the recipient of three Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award.
Fine, freckled, smart and one of the most creative artists around, rapper Common, born Lonnie Lynn Jr., is a standout.
Jun 16, 2024 · Common, American hip-hop artist, actor, and activist who became a mainstream success in the early 21st century, known for intelligent and positive lyrics that were performed in a spoken-word style. He was the first rapper to win a Grammy, Oscar, and Emmy. Learn more about Common’s life and career.
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May 27, 2020 · Common was born Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr. on March 13, 1972, in Chicago, Illinois to educator Mahalia Ann Hines and basketball player Lonnie Lynn Sr.
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- “I really do feel grateful for the culture itself” On Common’s 2011 album, ‘The Dreamer/The Believer’, he and Nas teamed up on the hard-hitting ‘Ghetto Dreams’.
- “I wish I’d written is ‘N.Y. State of Mind’” They were the gatekeepers of what many at the time deemed ‘real music.’ It was avant-garde R&B, organic soul, conscious rap, jazz fusion, and many other things.
- “You just gotta embrace your flaws” The same goes for embracing unpopular opinions he might have held at an earlier stage in his career. On 2005’s ‘Real People’, Common rapped: “Black men walking wit white girls on they arms/ I be mad at em as if I know they moms.”
- “People who wanna be with each other should be able to be with each other” In an age where cancel culture is rife, where stars are losing high-profile hires based upon things they might have said when they were younger, less famous or less informed, it’s refreshing listening to Common admit that he’s moved on from such a closed minded opinion and isn’t backtracking with an excuse.
Additionally, Common is the father of a daughter, Omoye Assata Lynn; his only child was born to former girlfriend Kim Jones in 1997. Though he and Jones split when his daughter was still a baby, Common always tried to be present for Omoye.
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Check out my brother Questlove’s new book, Hip Hop is History. As he is one of the greatest we have in hip hop. Congratulations good brother.
