Common

Common was born on 13 Mar 1972 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.. His birth name was Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr.. His is also called Common Sense.

Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. is an American actor and rapper.
Common debuted in 1992 with the album Can I Borrow a Dollar? and maintained a significant underground following into the late 90s, after which he gained notable mainstream success through his work with the Soulquarians.

Common released the following albums including Can I Borrow a Dollar? (1992), Resurrection (1994), One Day It'll All Make Sense (1997), Like Water For Chocolate (2000), Electric Circus (2002), Be (2005), Finding Forever (2007), Thisisme Then: The Best of Common (2007), Universal Mind Control (2008) and Go!: Common Classics (2010).

Can I Borrow a Dollar?

Oct 1992

  1. A Penny For My Thoughts
  2. Charms Alarm
  3. Take It EZ
  4. Heidi Hoe
  5. Breaker 1/9
  6. Two Scoops Of Raisins
  7. No Defense
  8. Blows To The Temple
  9. Just In The Nick Of Rhyme
  10. Tricks Up My Sleeve
  11. Puppy Chow
  12. Soul By The Pound
  13. Pitchin' Pennies

Resurrection

Oct 1994

  1. Resurrection
  2. I Used To Love H.E.R.
  3. Watermelon
  4. Book Of Life
  5. In My Own World (Check The Method)
  6. Another Wasted Nite With...
  7. Nuthin' To Do
  8. Communism
  9. WMOE
  10. Thisisme
  11. Orange Pineapple Juice
  12. Chapter 13 (Rich Man Vs. Poor Man)
  13. Maintaining
  14. Sum Sh*t I Wrote
  15. Pop's Rap

One Day It'll All Make Sense

Sep 1997

  1. Introspective
  2. Invocation
  3. Real Nigga Quotes
  4. Retrospect For Life
  5. Gettin' Down At The Amphitheater
  6. Food For Funk
  7. G.O.D. (Gaining One's Definition)
  8. My City
  9. Hungry
  10. All Night Long
  11. Stolen Moments Pt. l
  12. Stolen Moments Pt. ll
  13. 1 '2 Many...
  14. Stolen Moments Pt. lll (Intro/Outro)
  15. Making A Name For Ourselves
  16. Reminding Me (Of Sef)
  17. Pop's Rap Part 2/Fatherhood

Like Water For Chocolate

Mar 2000

  1. Time Traveling (A Tribute To Fela)
  2. Heat
  3. Cold Blooded
  4. Dooinit
  5. The Light
  6. Funky For You
  7. The Questions
  8. Time Travelin' Reprise
  9. The 6th Sense
  10. A Film Called (Pimp)
  11. Nag Champa (Afrodisiac For The World)
  12. Thelonius
  13. Payback Is A Grandmother
  14. Geto Heaven Part Two
  15. Song For Assata, A - (featuring Cee-Lo)
  16. Pops Rap III...All My Children

Electric Circus

Dec 2002

  1. Between Me, You & Liberation (feat. Cee-Lo)
  2. Aquarius
  3. Electric Wire Hustler Flower (feat. Sunny of P.O.D.)
  4. I Got A Right To (feat. Pharrell Williams)
  5. Jimi Was A Rock Star (feat. Erykah Badu)
  6. New Wave (feat. Laetitia Sadier)
  7. Star *69 (Ps With Love) (feat. Bilal)
  8. Heaven Somewhere (feat. Omar Lyefook, Bilal, Cee-Lo, Jill Scott, Mary J. Blige, Erykah Badu & Lonnie Lynn)
  9. The Hustle (feat. Dart Chillz)
  10. Come Close (feat. Mary J. Blige)
  11. Ferris Wheel (feat. Vinia Mojica & Marie Daulne of Zap Mama)
  12. I Am Music (feat. Jill Scott)
  13. Soul Power

Be

May 2005

  1. Be (Intro)
  2. The Corner
  3. Go!
  4. Faithful
  5. Testify
  6. Love Is...
  7. Chi-City
  8. The Food
  9. Real People
  10. They Say
  11. It's Your World

Finding Forever

Jul 2007

  1. Intro
  2. Start the Show
  3. The People
  4. Drivin' Me Wild
  5. I Want You
  6. Southside
  7. The Game
  8. U, Black Maybe
  9. So Far To Go
  10. Break My Heart
  11. Misunderstood
  12. Forever Begins

Thisisme Then: The Best of Common

Nov 2007

  1. Take It EZ [Explicit]
  2. Breaker 1/9 [Explicit]
  3. Soul By The Pound [Explicit]
  4. Charms Alarm [Explicit]
  5. Heidi Hoe [Explicit]
  6. I Used To Love H.E.R. (Album Version) [Explicit]
  7. Book Of Life [Explicit]
  8. Resurrection [Explicit]
  9. Thisisme [Explicit]
  10. Retrospect For Life
  11. Reminding Me (Of Sef)
  12. All Night Long
  13. G.O.D.
  14. Stolen Moments
  15. High Expectations (Album Version) [Explicit]

Universal Mind Control

Dec 2008

  1. Universal Mind Control (UMC) [Explicit]
  2. Punch Drunk Love [Explicit]
  3. Make My Day [Explicit]
  4. Sex 4 Suga [Explicit]
  5. Announcement [Explicit]
  6. Gladiator [Explicit]
  7. Changes [Explicit]
  8. Inhale [Explicit]
  9. What A World [Explicit]
  10. Everywhere [Explicit]

Go!: Common Classics

May 2010

  1. The Light
  2. Universal Mind Control (UMC) [Explicit]
  3. Next Time (Just Right Version) [Explicit]
  4. GO! [Explicit]
  5. Come Close [Explicit]
  6. I Want You
  7. The Corner [Explicit]
  8. Love Of My Life (An Ode To Hip Hop)
  9. Testify [Explicit]
  10. The People [Explicit]
  11. Drivin' Me Wild
  12. Southside [Explicit]
  13. The Bitch In Yoo [Explicit]

Songs

  1. Be (Intro)
  2. Food, The - (live)
  3. Jimi Was A Rock Star (feat. Erykah Badu)
  4. Come Close (feat. Mary J. Blige)
  5. Time Traveling (A Tribute To Fela)
  6. Electric Wire Hustler Flower (feat. Sunny of P.O.D.)
  7. New Wave (feat. Laetitia Sadier)
  8. Play Your Cards Right
  9. A Dream
  10. Annoucement
  11. Car Horn
  12. Black Maybe
  13. Come Close To Me
  14. Corner
  15. Sex 4 Sugar
  16. Driving Me Wild
  17. So Cool
  18. Star *69 (ps With Love)
  19. Tekzilla
  20. Universal Minds Control
  21. Time Travelin'
  22. Yelling Away
  23. Reminisce
  24. Supastar
  25. Superstar
  26. Pops Rap III... All My Children
  27. Coldblooded
  28. The Light [for U] [remix]
  29. Chapter 13 (Rich Man Vs. Poor Man)
  30. The Remedy
  31. Why (Remix)
  32. Wouldn't You Like To Ride
  33. Act Too.. The Love Of My Life
  34. Angel
  35. Respiration
  36. Slam Pit
  37. Resurrection '95
  38. 8 Minutes To Sunrise
  39. I Got A Right To (feat. Pharrell Williams)
  40. The Truth
  41. It's Your World (part 1&2)
  42. Sum Shit I Wrote
  43. In My Own World (Check The Method)
  44. State Of Clarity
  45. Thelonious
  46. G.O.D. (Gaining One's Definition)
  47. A Film Called (Pimp)
  48. Get Em High
  49. Good Life
  50. Don't Come My Way
  51. Can-I-Bust?
  52. The Hustle (feat. Dart Chillz)
  53. Between Me, You & Liberation (feat. Cee-Lo)
  54. The Bitch in Yoo
  55. Song For Assata, A - (featuring Cee-Lo)
  56. Nag Champa (Afrodisiac For The World)
  57. Remaning Me Of (Sef)
  58. I've Been Thinking
  59. Verbal Murder 2
  60. Chatper 13 (Rich Man Vs. Poor Man)
  61. Ferris Wheel (feat. Vinia Mojica & Marie Daulne of Zap Mama)
  62. Between Me, You & Liberation
  63. What a World
  64. Heaven Somewhere (feat. Omar Lyefook, Bilal, Cee-Lo, Jill Scott,
  65. Stolen Moments Pt. Iii
  66. Ghetto Heaven Part Two
  67. 1-9-9-9
  68. My Way Home
  69. Be (intro) - (with The Last Poets)
  70. I Have A Dream
  71. Stolen Moments Pt. Ii
  72. I Am Music (feat. Jill Scott)
  73. I Used to Love H. E. R.
  74. Do the Right Thing
  75. A Song for Assata
  76. I Got A Right Ta
  77. Stolen Moments Pt. I
  78. Bulls-eye (suddenly)
  79. Reminding Me (Of Sef)

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