“Tried to call, or at least beep the lord, but didn't have a touch-tone”
"Respiration", Black Star (1998)
Albums, Compilations, Singles, and Cameos
Lonnie Corant Jaman Shuka Rashid Lynn , better known by his stage name Common , is an American rapper, actor, writer, philanthropist, and activist. Common debuted in 1992 with the album Can I Borrow a Dollar? and maintained an underground following into the late 1990s, after which he gained mainstream success through his work with the Soulquarians.Common's first major-label album Like Water for Chocolate received commercial success. In 2003, he won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Song for the Erykah Badu single "Love of My Life". His 2005 album Be was also a commercial success and was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 2006 Grammy Awards. Common received his second Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for "Southside" , from his 2007 album Finding Forever. His best-of album, Thisisme Then: The Best of Common, was released in late 2007. In 2011, Common launched Think Common Entertainment, his own record label imprint. He had previously released music under various other labels including Relativity, Geffen, and GOOD Music.
Common won the 2015 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and the Academy Award for Best Original Song, for his song "Glory" from the 2014 film Selma, in which he co-starred as Civil Rights Movement leader James Bevel. Common's acting career also includes roles in the films Smokin' Aces, Street Kings, American Gangster, Wanted, Terminator Salvation, Date Night, Just Wright, Happy Feet Two, New Year's Eve, Run All Night, Being Charlie, Rex, John Wick: Chapter 2 and Smallfoot. He also narrated the documentary Bouncing Cats, about one man's efforts to improve the lives of children in Uganda through hip-hop/b-boy culture. He starred as Elam Ferguson on the AMC western television series Hell on Wheels.
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“Tried to call, or at least beep the lord, but didn't have a touch-tone”
"Respiration", Black Star (1998)
Albums, Compilations, Singles, and Cameos
“Never looking back, or too far in front of me. The present is a gift, and I just wanna be.”
"Be (Intro)" (Track 1)
Albums, Be (2005)
“Granted we known each other for some time
but it don't take a whole day to recognize sunshine”
"The Light" (Track 7)
Albums, Like Water for Chocolate (2000)
“This industry will make you lose intensity”
"The 6th Sense" (Track 9)
Albums, Like Water for Chocolate (2000)
"A Song for Assata" (Track 15)
Albums, Like Water for Chocolate (2000)
The 87th Oscars ceremony, 22 February, 2015.
Interviews
"G.O.D. (Gaining One's Definition)" (Track 7)
Albums, One Day It'll All Make Sense (1997)
From the documentary Holistic Wellness for the Hip-Hop Generation (2003); as quoted in "Common, Sticman, Badu Featured In New Health Documentary" https://allhiphop.com/2003/08/13/common-sticman-badu-featured-in-new-health-documentary/, AllHipHop (13 August 2003).
Interviews
"The Truth", Pharoahe Monch Internal Affairs (1999)
Albums, Compilations, Singles, and Cameos
"The 6th Sense" (Track 9)
Albums, Like Water for Chocolate (2000)
"Resurrection" (Track 1)
Albums, Resurrection (1994)
"Be (Intro)" (Track 1)
Albums, Be (2005)
"Respiration", Black Star (1998)
Albums, Compilations, Singles, and Cameos
"The People", Finding Forever
Albums, Compilations, Singles, and Cameos
So it all came together and now we have the song 'Go!,' which is about going to my fantasy.
On working with Kanye West and John Mayer on the track "Go." (2004) ( From MTV.com http://www.mtv.com/bands/c/common/common_q_and_a_050620/)
Interviews
“The revolution will not be televised
The revolution is here”
"The 6th Sense" (Track 9)
Albums, Like Water for Chocolate (2000)