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).
- Resurrection
- I Used To Love H.E.R.
- Watermelon
- Book Of Life
- In My Own World (Check The Method)
- Another Wasted Nite With...
- Nuthin' To Do
- Communism
- WMOE
- Thisisme
- Orange Pineapple Juice
- Chapter 13 (Rich Man Vs. Poor Man)
- Maintaining
- Sum Sh*t I Wrote
- Pop's Rap
- 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 Pt. l
- Stolen Moments Pt. ll
- 1 '2 Many...
- Stolen Moments Pt. lll (Intro/Outro)
- Making A Name For Ourselves
- Reminding Me (Of Sef)
- Pop's Rap Part 2/Fatherhood
- Time Traveling (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
- Song For Assata, A - (featuring Cee-Lo)
- Pops Rap III...All My Children
- Between Me, You & Liberation (feat. Cee-Lo)
- Aquarius
- Electric Wire Hustler Flower (feat. Sunny of P.O.D.)
- I Got A Right To (feat. Pharrell Williams)
- Jimi Was A Rock Star (feat. Erykah Badu)
- New Wave (feat. Laetitia Sadier)
- Star *69 (Ps With Love) (feat. Bilal)
- Heaven Somewhere (feat. Omar Lyefook, Bilal, Cee-Lo, Jill Scott, Mary J. Blige, Erykah Badu & Lonnie Lynn)
- The Hustle (feat. Dart Chillz)
- Come Close (feat. Mary J. Blige)
- Ferris Wheel (feat. Vinia Mojica & Marie Daulne of Zap Mama)
- I Am Music (feat. Jill Scott)
- Soul Power
Thisisme Then: The Best of Common
Nov 2007
- Take It EZ [Explicit]
- Breaker 1/9 [Explicit]
- Soul By The Pound [Explicit]
- Charms Alarm [Explicit]
- Heidi Hoe [Explicit]
- I Used To Love H.E.R. (Album Version) [Explicit]
- Book Of Life [Explicit]
- Resurrection [Explicit]
- Thisisme [Explicit]
- Retrospect For Life
- Reminding Me (Of Sef)
- All Night Long
- G.O.D.
- Stolen Moments
- High Expectations (Album Version) [Explicit]
Universal Mind Control
Dec 2008
- Universal Mind Control (UMC) [Explicit]
- Punch Drunk Love [Explicit]
- Make My Day [Explicit]
- Sex 4 Suga [Explicit]
- Announcement [Explicit]
- Gladiator [Explicit]
- Changes [Explicit]
- Inhale [Explicit]
- What A World [Explicit]
- Everywhere [Explicit]
Go!: Common Classics
May 2010
- The Light
- Universal Mind Control (UMC) [Explicit]
- Next Time (Just Right Version) [Explicit]
- GO! [Explicit]
- Come Close [Explicit]
- I Want You
- The Corner [Explicit]
- Love Of My Life (An Ode To Hip Hop)
- Testify [Explicit]
- The People [Explicit]
- Drivin' Me Wild
- Southside [Explicit]
- The Bitch In Yoo [Explicit]
Songs
- Be (Intro)
- Food, The - (live)
- Jimi Was A Rock Star (feat. Erykah Badu)
- Come Close (feat. Mary J. Blige)
- Time Traveling (A Tribute To Fela)
- Electric Wire Hustler Flower (feat. Sunny of P.O.D.)
- New Wave (feat. Laetitia Sadier)
- Play Your Cards Right
- A Dream
- Annoucement
- Car Horn
- Black Maybe
- Come Close To Me
- Corner
- Sex 4 Sugar
- Driving Me Wild
- So Cool
- Star *69 (ps With Love)
- Tekzilla
- Universal Minds Control
- Time Travelin'
- Yelling Away
- Reminisce
- Supastar
- Superstar
- Pops Rap III... All My Children
- Coldblooded
- The Light [for U] [remix]
- Chapter 13 (Rich Man Vs. Poor Man)
- The Remedy
- Why (Remix)
- Wouldn't You Like To Ride
- Act Too.. The Love Of My Life
- Angel
- Respiration
- Slam Pit
- Resurrection '95
- 8 Minutes To Sunrise
- I Got A Right To (feat. Pharrell Williams)
- The Truth
- It's Your World (part 1&2)
- Sum Shit I Wrote
- In My Own World (Check The Method)
- State Of Clarity
- Thelonious
- G.O.D. (Gaining One's Definition)
- A Film Called (Pimp)
- Get Em High
- Good Life
- Don't Come My Way
- Can-I-Bust?
- The Hustle (feat. Dart Chillz)
- Between Me, You & Liberation (feat. Cee-Lo)
- The Bitch in Yoo
- Song For Assata, A - (featuring Cee-Lo)
- Nag Champa (Afrodisiac For The World)
- Remaning Me Of (Sef)
- I've Been Thinking
- Verbal Murder 2
- Chatper 13 (Rich Man Vs. Poor Man)
- Ferris Wheel (feat. Vinia Mojica & Marie Daulne of Zap Mama)
- Between Me, You & Liberation
- What a World
- Heaven Somewhere (feat. Omar Lyefook, Bilal, Cee-Lo, Jill Scott,
- Stolen Moments Pt. Iii
- Ghetto Heaven Part Two
- 1-9-9-9
- My Way Home
- Be (intro) - (with The Last Poets)
- I Have A Dream
- Stolen Moments Pt. Ii
- I Am Music (feat. Jill Scott)
- I Used to Love H. E. R.
- Do the Right Thing
- A Song for Assata
- I Got A Right Ta
- Stolen Moments Pt. I
- Bulls-eye (suddenly)
- Reminding Me (Of Sef)