Born Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr. in Chicago, Illinois on March 13th, 1972, Common was raised by his teacher mother and basketball player father. As a young adult, Common attended Florida A&M University, where he studied business administration, before moving on to his career as a rapper and musi...
" and then became unconscious. The medical examiner's office says the chokehold contributed to his death. Erica Garner died in late December after being hospitalized in critical condition earlier after suffering a heart attack. Her mother, Esaw Snipes-Garner, had said her daughter's cardiac arrest...
But the three-time Grammy winner kept his cool, telling Jennifer, "You told me a quote that your mother said, 'A man knows what he wants.'" "I was saying my true feelings," Common continued, explaining how if he "should be married, it will be to Jennifer Kate Hudson." He added...
ALEX CHAPMAN: I think the first time I ever saw you acting was onGirlfriends. COMMON: [laughs] Yeah, man. CHAPMAN: Did you act when you were growing up? COMMON: I acted when I was young—there was one play that I did. I felt I did well, but I remember my mother raving over ...
Like Drake, Common has a romantic streak in “The Light” and “Come Close” that denies the hip-hop go-to of vague misogyny and overstated braggadocio. The rapper also has a strong sense of family, frequently nodding to his mother, grandmother and daughter, the latter of whom he says he...
Read full article: Common visits Georgia, donates shoes to children, visits Arbery’s mother BRUNSWICK, Ga. – Common, a Grammy Award-winning rapper, actor and author, made a stop in Brunswick on Friday to give out tennis shoes to children. He also met with the family of Ahmaud Arbery ...
After focusing on his acting career for the next three years, Common reunited with No I.D. for The Dreamer/The Believer, but by this point he had become the milquetoast sensible rap guy that your mother felt comfortable playing at the family BBQ. His finest moment was undoubtedly when he...
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Asthe White House has pointed out, Common is known for being a “socially conscious” rapper. He rose to prominence in the mid-nineties for bringing African-American culture and minimalist beats into the mainstream’s collective awareness. And in recent years, he’s made as many headlines for...
A piece by The Daily Caller about the rapper's White House visit for a poetry reading has been making waves ...