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Lonnie Rashid Lynn [6] [7] [8] (born March 14, 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.
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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.
Jul 23, 2021 · Common (born March 13, 1972, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) is an 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.
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Mar 24, 2005 · “Real People” speaks on the discrimination of African Americans in American society. The song samples the Caesar Frazier song “Sweet Children.”
May 27, 2020 · QUICK FACTS. Name: Lonnie Rashid Lynn. Birth Year: 1972. Birth date: March 13, 1972. Birth State: Illinois. Birth City: Chicago.
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Mini Bio. First known as a rapper who became one of the more prominent voices in hip-hop's new millennium renaissance, Common later transitioned into acting. He was born in Chicago, and is the son of educator Dr. Mahalia Ann Hines and Lonnie Lynn, an ABA basketball player turned youth counselor.
