“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 Rashid Lynn, Jr. más conocido por Common o inicialmente como Common Sense, es un rapero y actor, célebre en el mundo del rap por sus letras, centradas más en el amor y en la espiritualidad que en el dinero, en la fama o en las mujeres. Su álbum debut en un sello mayor, Like Water for Chocolate, fue aclamado por los críticos y tuvo éxito comercial, mientras que su último álbum, Be, en el que Kanye West produce nueve temas, vendió 800.000 copias y fue candidato a un Grammy como "Mejor Álbum de Rap". También es conocido por su papel de Elam Ferguson en la serie original de AMC: Hell on Wheels.
En el 2014, fue ganador, junto a John Legend, del Oscar a la Mejor Canción Original, por la canción "Glory".
En el 2017, participó en la película: John Wick, Pacto de Sangre. Junto a Keanu Reeves . Como némesis de John Wick, y guardaespaldas personal de uno de los objetivos de Wick en Roma.
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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)
"A Song for Assata" (Track 15)
Albums, Like Water for Chocolate (2000)
“This industry will make you lose intensity”
"The 6th Sense" (Track 9)
Albums, Like Water for Chocolate (2000)
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)
"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
"G.O.D. (Gaining One's Definition)" (Track 7)
Albums, One Day It'll All Make Sense (1997)
The 87th Oscars ceremony, 22 February, 2015.
Interviews
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)