Common
American rapper and actor · United States · On the map · Musicians · Born 1972 · age 54
Lonnie Rashid Lynn, known professionally as Common, is an American rapper, actor and activist. The recipient of three Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award, he signed with the independent label Relativity Records at the age of 20.
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Kanye West Produced Be, Finding Forever and Make Her Say
No I.D. Produced Can I Borrow a Dollar? and Resurrection
Robert Glasper Bandmate in August Greene
Basil Iwanyk Produced John Wick: Chapter 2 and The Informer
will.i.am Duets: A Dream and I Want You
John Legend Duets: 2024 Democratic National Convention
Pharrell Williams Duets: Announcement and Universal Mind Control
Mary J. Blige Duets: Dance for Me and Come Close
Erykah Badu Duets: Love of My Life and All Night Long
David Ayer Directed Suicide Squad and Street Kings
DJ Premier Produced Like Water for Chocolate (2000)
J Dilla Produced Be and The Light
Questlove Produced Like Water for Chocolate (2000)
Bilal Duets: The 6th Sense and Faithful
Mark Wahlberg Produced Entourage (2015)
Gerard Butler Produced Hunter Killer (2018)
Joel Kinnaman Also in Suicide Squad and Run All Night
J. B. Smoove Also in Movie 43 and Date Night
Queen Latifah Produced Just Wright (2010)
Ava DuVernay Directed Selma (2014)
Regina Hall Also in Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016)
Lorraine Toussaint Also in Selma and Love Beats Rhymes
George Tillman, Jr. Produced The Hate U Give (2018)
Malcolm D. Lee Directed Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016)
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The label released his first three studio albums: Can I Borrow a Dollar? (1992), Resurrection (1994) and One Day It'll All Make Sense (1997). He maintained an underground following into the late 1990s, and achieved mainstream success through his work with the Black music collective Soulquarians.
