Common (rapper)
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Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr. (born March 13, 1972), better known by his stage name Common (formerly Common Sense), is an American hip hop recording artist, actor, film producer and poet from Chicago, Illinois. Common debuted in 1992 with the album Can I Borrow a Dollar? and maintained a significant underground following into the late 1990s, after which he gained notable mainstream success through his work with the Soulquarians. In 2011, Common launched Think Common Entertainment, his own record label imprint, and, in the past, has released music under various other labels such as Relativity, Geffen and GOOD Music, among others.
Common's first major-label album, Like Water for Chocolate, received widespread critical acclaim and tremendous commercial success. His first Grammy Award was in 2003, winning Best R&B Song for "Love of My Life", with Erykah Badu. Its popularity was matched by May 2005's Be, which was nominated for Best Rap Album, at the 2006 Grammy Awards. Common was awarded his second Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group, for "Southside" (featuring Kanye West), from his July 2007 album Finding Forever. His best-of album, Thisisme Then: The Best of Common, was released on November 27, 2007.
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ALBUMS
- Nobody’s Smiling released: 2014
- The Dreamer / The Believer released: 2011
- Go! Common Classics released: 2010
- Something In Common released: 2008
- Universal Mind Control released: 2008
- Cents released: 2008
- Cool Common Collected released: 2007
- Thisisme Then: The Best of Common released: 2007
- Finding Forever released: 2007
- Be released: 2005
- On Common Ground released: 2004
- Electric Circus released: 2002
- Uncommon Classics, Volume 1 (Mixed by DJ Risky Bizness) released: 2001
- Like Water for Chocolate released: 2000
- One Day It’ll All Make Sense released: 1997
- Senseibility released: 1996
- Resurrection released: 1994
- Can I Borrow a Dollar? released: 1992
- Uncommon: The Mixtape W/Mick Boogie released:
- Uncommon Classics Episode III: Full Circle released:
- Uncommon Classics, Volume 2 released:
Something In Common
Released 2008- Common Symptoms (intro)
- A Penny for My Thoughts
- Breaker 1/9
- 1st Days of the New School
- Who Shot Ya Freestyle
- While I'm Dancin'
- 87th Street Kid (interlude)
- My People, Hold On (DJ Unexpected remix)
- Take It EZ
- 5 Deadly Venoms
- Fresh Rhymes Daily
- Dooinit in Waves (DJ Unexpected remix)
- Common Speaks on J Dilla (interlude)
- C.R.E.A.M. (live in Germany)
- I Used to Love H.E.R.
- The Misunderstanding (interlude)
- The Bitch in Yoo (live at Tramps 1996)
- The Bitch in Yoo (original version)
- State to State
- Jam
- Makin' a Name for Ourselves (Mathematically Aware)
- Resurrection (DJ Honda remix)
- Common Speaks on the Light
- Baby, We Must Be in Love (DJ Unexpected remix)
- 2 the Temple
- Dilla Says Go (DJ Unexpected remix)
- Full Moon
- Universal Mind Control
Cool Common Collected
Released 2007- Intro
- Breaker 1/9 (Beatnuts remix)
- Soul by the Pound (Thump mix)
- Can-I-Bust
- Resurrection '95 (Extra P remix)
- Resurrection '95 (Large Professor remix)
- The Bitch in Yoo (original demo mix)
- (Lately) I've Been Thinking
- Reminding Me (of Sef) (The Roots remix)
- All Night Long (Brand New Heavies remix)
- 1-9-9-9
- Like They Used to Say
- Car Horn
- The Light (remix for U)
- Tekzilla
- Geto Heaven (The Sound of Illadelphia remix: extended version)
- Come Close (remix: Closer)
- The Corner (remix)
Uncommon Classics, Volume 1 (Mixed by DJ Risky Bizness)
Released 2001- Freestyle Live (Prince Concert @ The Metro; Chicago, IL 11/22/00)
- Soul by the Pound (Thump remix)
- Tekzilla
- Confusion
- Slam Pit
- Interview - Joe Clair...DJ Love
- Fresh Rhymes
- High Expectations
- Lately I've Been Thinkin'
- Freestyle
- The Remedy
- Freestyle
- Remind Me of Self (Roots remix)
- Like They Used to Say
- Sun God (prod. by Hi-Tek)
- Divide & Conquer
- Can-I-Bus
- The Bitch in Yoo (Ice Cube Dis)
- State to State
- Da Bizness
- Resurrection (Large Professor Remix)
- 8 Minutes to Sunrise
- A Better Tomorrow
- Car Horn
- Play Dis ('98 Version)
- U-N-I Vs. All
- 'A' for Effort
- The Light Live (Prince Concert @ The Metro; Chicago, IL 11/22/00)
Like Water for Chocolate
Released 2000- Time Travelin’ (A Tribute to Fela)
- Heat
- Cold Blooded
- Dooinit
- The Light
- Funky for You
- The Questions
- Time Travelin’ (reprise)
- The 6th Sense
- A Film Called (Pimp)
- Nag Champa (Afrodisiac for the World)
- Thelonius
- Payback Is a Grandmother
- Geto Heaven, Part Two
- A Song for Assata
- Pop's Rap III… All My Children
One Day It’ll All Make Sense
Released 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, Part I
- Stolen Moments, Part II
- 1’2 Many…
- Stolen Moments, Part III (intro/outro)
- Making a Name for Ourselves
- Reminding Me (of Sef)
- Pop’s Rap, Part II / Fatherhood
Senseibility
Released 1996- Bitch in You
- Resurrection (Extra-P remix)
- Confusion
- High Expectations
- I've Been Thinking
- Like They Used to Say
- No Competition
- State to State
- The Remedy
- 8 Minutes to Sunrise
- Breaker 1/9 (Beatnuts remix)
- Don't Come My Way
- Tekzilla
- Reminding Me of Self
- Geto Heaven
- Soul by Pound (Thump remix)
- Car Horn
- Car Horn (Madlib remix)
Uncommon: The Mixtape W/Mick Boogie
- Common (intro)
- 1999
- Claimin' Respect
- State to State
- Who Shot Ya?
- Resurrection
- Common (interlude)
- The Bizness
- Car Horn
- Sun God
- Like They Used to Say
- May Be One Day
- Verbal Murder
- Play Dis
- High Expectations
- Life Goes On
- Slam Pit
- The League Freestyle 2003
- Days of Our Life
- The Hurricane
- Hip-Hop 101 Live in Concert
- Common (interlude)
- Respiration
- Reminisce
- In the Sun
- Act Too (live on MTV)
- The Truth
- 6th Sense (live in Germany)
- The Future of Hip-Hop
- The Bitch in Yoo
- The Bitch in Yoo, Part 2 (demo)
- The Remedy
- Come Close, Part 2:
- Come Close, Part 3:
- Common (outro)
- So Cool
Uncommon Classics Episode III: Full Circle
- Funk Shit
- Jesus Walks (remix)
- Respiration
- While I'm Dancin'
- Cryogenic (Refreshed Rhymes)
- The Corner (remix)
- The Struggle Continues
- Why (remix)
- 1-9-9-9
- The Train (unreleased demo)
- She Wants More (Native Tongues remix)
- Real Compared to What
- Better Than Yours
- Yelling Away
- Come Closer Remix (Closer)
- Days of Our Lives
- Enough Beef
- Claimin' Respect #2 (Coulevard Connection)
- Verbal Murder 2
- Ghetto Show
- Any Given Sunday
- Freestyle Song
- Wack Niggas
- I Used to Love H.E.R. (Molemen remix)
Uncommon Classics, Volume 2
- Intro (Be Yourself)
- Resurrection (Extra P remix)
- The Jam
- Embrace the Chaos
- Out for the Cash (original version)
- Life Goes On
- 89.9 WKCR Radio Freestyle
- Mic Set
- In the Sun
- Act Too (The Love of My Life)
- Play Dis ('99 remix)
- One for Love
- Money for Doe
- Who Stole the Clippers?
- 88.5 WHPK Radio Freestyle
- The Truth
- Don't Come My Way
- 1-9-9-9 (Duro remix)
- Unamerican Caravan
- The Bitch in Yoo (alternate lyrics)
- 88.5 WHPK Battle (Common vs. Kanye West '96)
Alternative Video Results
- JAY-C COMMON MEN DROOL (SCHOOL SHOOTINGS EXPLAINED SONG)
- They Have More in Common Than You Might Imagine.. Godrules Channel
- They Have More in Common Than You Might Imagine..
- What's The Common Denominator? 4-18-25
- Happy Good Friday! Five Dollar Friday's Edition! Pop Culture News And Reviews W/ The Common Nerd!
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Food For Funk
by: CommonCommon:
What, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo
Yo, yo yo yo, yo, yo, yo, yo
Check it, yo
You say a one for the trouble, two for the time
Come on y'all, let's rock that, uh
(I can feel the funk)(x4)
Check it
I come to grips with mics
I come to grips that a lot of mic users is dikes
I come to grips with the likes of Fred Hampton
Cold, so I'm lampin, with no need for spotlight
When I got light like an intersection, you talk
But you came to my town with protection
Election year, had the block hot
I scream "fuck the world" for having a baby girl sorta cock block
I write rhymes like I come from the windy city
With my crew, I click like simply, stand midi with reality
Casually, I walk through these war games
Some claim say but then they take on whore names
If that's the way your sex drives, stay in your lane
If you're a man, I can't tell like if the door rang now
Chorus:
Now, to the ladies in the house when you come in the place
It ain't a bunch of niggaz all up in your face
The music is thumpin and you're feelin the bass
What you wanna do girl(wanna shout)
To the brothas when you come in a jam, it ain't a bunch of niggaz
It ain't high tech and ain't got free liquor
You jackin his name and stick to make you jones get thicker
What you wanna do man?(let go)
Yo, check it
Some niggaz be on the mic, sounding like dikes
Allow me to get on and bust like Spike(uh)
Lee, I'm in the majors with no rotation
Through stations of bullshit, I see through like a pager
In the age of Aquarius, various things
Is gonna carry us in intellect and what have you
Street astrologists interpret point stars and half moons
Then end up on garages or walls in bathrooms
Every black moon, a rap tune move me
The rap sun, I rain more than Rudy, that unruly shit is played
It don't stop
It's time to get it, get it made
I got my mind made up like Foxy Brown's face
I know how the underground tastes
I want a crib from the ground up, rooms spin at a round pace
Get down based on true story, through Corey, came close to the teachers
Colder as the Iceman, posted before it start wrinklin
Linkin with cats, who don't react to change in the years
Fulfill prophesies in rooms full of emptiness, now
Chorus:
I can feel the funk(x8)
Yo, check it, check it
I came through the corridor, with the aura
Raw Chicago mora, scope the horror
Read between the lines and know the border
Some pop wines for juice, I wait in the water
Waitin for you Big Willie niggaz to have a show at The Crib
We gon get with your glamour, long as we know where it is
Tell you ain't a player by your sweater doused with wack feather
The Crib got the gangsta playa shit patent like black leather
I rap better than you, you, or maybe him
But I am like a tree and every lyric is a timb
Spilled brews and greasy foods got my car smelly
Some be so high, they believe they fly like R. Kelly
But then they fall off, dusted niggaz is gettin sawed off
They fall soft, my mental lift is for me to haul off
I kick ass
Chorus:
(scratching)
I can feel the funk(x16)(makes me wanna shout, wanna shout)(x4)
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