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Common (13 Mar 1972 - )

Male Person - United States US rapper

Releases (53)

Official

Album

  1. Can I Borrow a Dollar? 06 Oct 1992 (as Common Sense)
  2. Resurrection 03 Oct 1994 (as Common Sense)
  3. One Day It’ll All Make Sense 30 Sep 1997
  4. Like Water for Chocolate 28 Mar 2000
  5. Electric Circus 10 Dec 2002
  6. Be 23 May 2005
  7. Finding Forever 30 Jul 2007
  8. Universal Mind Control 05 Dec 2008
  9. The Dreamer / The Believer 20 Dec 2011
  10. Nobody’s Smiling 22 Jul 2014
  11. Black America Again 04 Nov 2016
  12. Let Love 30 Aug 2019
  13. A Beautiful Revolution, Pt. 1 30 Oct 2020
  14. A Beautiful Revolution, Pt. 2 10 Sep 2021
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Album - Mixtape/Street

  1. Senseibility 1996
  2. Can I Borrow 99 Cents for the New Common Album? 04 Dec 2008
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Album - Compilation

  1. Uncommon Classics, Volume 1 (Mixed by DJ Risky Bizness) 2001
  2. Thisisme Then: The Best of Common 27 Nov 2007
  3. Go! Common Classics 25 May 2010
  4. Playlist: The Very Best of Common 2014
  5. Uncommon: The Mixtape W/Mick Boogie
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Album - Live

  1. Live at the Jazz Room 18 Mar 2016
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Single

  1. Breaker 1/9 1992 (as Common Sense)
  2. Soul by the Pound 1993
  3. I Used to Love H.E.R. / Communism 1994 (as Common Sense)
  4. Resurrection 1995
  5. Reminding Me (Of Sef) 1997
  6. One-Nine-Nine-Nine / Like They Used to Say 30 Mar 1999
  7. The Light 2000
  8. The Light / The 6th Sense (Something U Feel) 2000
  9. Geto Heaven (Remix TSOI: The Sound of Illadelph) 16 Apr 2001
  10. The Food 08 Oct 2004
  11. The Corner Feb 2005
  12. Go! 25 Jul 2005
  13. Faithful 08 Oct 2005
  14. Testify 2005
  15. The People 17 Jul 2007
  16. Black America Again 22 Sep 2016
  17. Family Tree
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Single - Live

  1. Good Morning Love - A COLORS SHOW 25 Oct 2019
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Promotion

Album - Mixtape/Street

  1. Reloaded in ’08 2008
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Album - Compilation

  1. Cool Common Collected Jan 2007
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Single

  1. The 6th Sense 2000
  2. Universal Mind Control 2008
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Bootleg

Album - Mixtape/Street

  1. Something In Common 2008
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Album - Compilation

  1. On Common Ground 2002
  2. Uncommon Classics, Volume 2 2002
  3. Uncommon Classics Episode III: Full Circle 2005
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Album - Remix

  1. Cents 2008
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Other

  1. UnAmerican Caravan: The Demo Tape 2008 (as Common Sense)
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Relationships (12)

Member Of

  1. Native Tongues
  2. August Greene

Supporting By

  1. Johnnie Smith (2006) keyboard
  2. DeChown Jenkins electric guitar
  3. Clay Sears electric guitar
  4. Burniss Earl Travis II bass guitar
  5. Karriem Riggins drums (drum set)
  6. DJ Dummy turntable
  7. Omar Edwards ( - 2006) keyboard
  8. DJ Aktive turntable
  9. Brandon Mullen drums (drum set)

Parents

  1. Lonnie Lynn

Recordings by (429)

  1. A Penny for My Thoughts 4:23 (06 Oct 1992)
  2. Charms Alarm 4:30 (06 Oct 1992)
  3. Take It EZ 4:08 (06 Oct 1992)
  4. Heidi Hoe 4:30 (06 Oct 1992)
  5. Breaker 1/9 4:02 (06 Oct 1992)
  6. Two Scoops of Raisins 5:28 (06 Oct 1992)
  7. No Defense 1:14 (06 Oct 1992)
  8. Blows to the Temple 4:39 (06 Oct 1992)
  9. Just in the Nick of Rhyme 2:30 (06 Oct 1992)
  10. Tricks Up My Sleeve 3:22 (06 Oct 1992)
  11. Puppy Chow 4:01 (06 Oct 1992)
  12. Soul by the Pound 4:20 (06 Oct 1992)
  13. Pitchin’ Pennies 1:58 (06 Oct 1992)
  14. Breaker 1/9 (radio edit) 4:02 (1992)
  15. Breaker 1/9 (Slope remix) 4:18 (1992)
  16. Breaker 1/9 (Beatnuts remix) 4:32 (1992)
  17. Breaker 1/9 (LP instrumental) 4:02 (1992)
  18. Breaker 1/9 (Slope instrumental) 4:18 (1992)
  19. Breaker 1/9 (Beatnuts instrumental) 4:32 (1992)
  20. Soul by the Pound (Thump mix) 4:35 (1993)
  21. Soul by the Pound (Thump Mix Instrumental) 4:35 (1993)
  22. Soul by the Pound 4:20 (1993)
  23. Can-I-Bust 5:36 (1993)
  24. Heidi Hoe (radio edit) 4:30 (1993)
  25. Heidi Hoe 4:30 (1993)
  26. Resurrection 3:48 (03 Oct 1994)
  27. I Used to Love H.E.R. 4:39 (03 Oct 1994)
  28. Watermelon 2:39 (03 Oct 1994)
  29. Book of Life 5:06 (03 Oct 1994)
  30. In My Own World (Check the Method) 3:33 (03 Oct 1994)
  31. Another Wasted Nite With… 1:03 (03 Oct 1994)
  32. Nuthin’ to Do 5:20 (03 Oct 1994)
  33. Communism 2:17 (03 Oct 1994)
  34. WMOE 0:34 (03 Oct 1994)
  35. Thisisme 4:55 (03 Oct 1994)
  36. Orange Pineapple Juice 3:28 (03 Oct 1994)
  37. Chapter 13 (Rich Man vs. Poor Man) 5:24 (03 Oct 1994)
  38. Maintaining 3:50 (03 Oct 1994)
  39. Sum Shit I Wrote 4:31 (03 Oct 1994)
  40. Pop’s Rap 3:22 (03 Oct 1994)
  41. I Used to Love H.E.R. (radio edit) 4:29 (1994)
  42. Communism (LP version) 2:16 (1994)
  43. Communism (a cappella) ?:?? (1994)
  44. Communism (instrumental) 2:39 (1994)
  45. I Used to Love H.E.R. (Instrumental) 4:43 (1994)
  46. I Used To Love H.E.R. (A Capella) 4:23 (1994)
  47. Resurrection 4:25 (01 Nov 1995)
  48. Resurrection '95 4:00 (1995)
  49. Resurrection (Extra P. Remix) 4:12 (1995)
  50. Resurrection (Large Professor remix) 4:06 (1995)
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On Recordings (50)

Performer

  1. The Bizness 4:28 De La Soul feat. Common (Apr 1996)
  2. The Bizness 5:42 De La Soul featuring Common (28 Jun 1996) guest
  3. Interlude 1:16 DJ Honda feat. Common (02 Jul 1996)
  4. Live From the DJ Stretch Armstrong Show With Your Host Bobbito “The Barber” 10:09 Black Thought, Common, Pharoahe Monch & Absolute (05 May 1998)
  5. Interview 1 0:52 Kid Capri feat. Joe Clair & Common (24 Aug 1998)
  6. Jam 4:52 Alliance Ethnik feat. Common Sense & Rahzel (10 Jan 1999)
  7. Act Too (The Love of My Life) 4:54 The Roots (22 Feb 1999)
  8. Love of My Life 3:43 The Roots feat. Common (02 Nov 1999)
  9. Play Dis 99" 3:35 Saukrates feat. Common (1999)
  10. Full Moon 4:20 Armand van Helden feat. Common (06 Jun 2000) guest
  11. Strugglin' 4:53 Phunk Junkeez feat. Common Sense (23 Jan 2001)
  12. The Sun God 4:34 Hi‐Tek feat. Common & Vinia Mojica (08 May 2001)
  13. Reminisce 4:33 Bilal feat. Mos Def & Common (31 Jul 2001)
  14. Missing Link 7:15 Femi Kuti feat. Common (16 Oct 2001)
  15. Dance for Me (Plutonium remix) 3:25 Mary J. Blige feat. Common (25 Feb 2002)
  16. Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip Hop) 4:33 Erykah Badu feat. Common (24 Sep 2002)
  17. Respiration (Dr. Lukes remix) 3:52 Black Star feat. Common (20 Jan 2003)
  18. Ghetto Show 4:47 Talib Kweli feat. Common & Anthony Hamilton (01 Jan 2004)
  19. Get ’Em High 4:49 Kanye West featuring Talib Kweli & Common (09 Feb 2004) guest
  20. Revelations 3:8 Introduction 0:30 Teena Marie feat. Common (11 May 2004)
  21. Days of Our Lives 3:52 De La Soul feat. Common (04 Oct 2004)
  22. Move Back 1:31 Talib Kweli feat. Common (2004)

Instruments

  1. Cold Blooded 4:58 Common feat. Rahzel, Roy Hargrove & Black Thought (28 Mar 2000) handclaps

Vocals

  1. The Bizness 5:42 De La Soul featuring Common (28 Jun 1996) guest, other vocals
  2. UNIverse at War 4:55 The Roots (24 Sep 1996) lead vocals
  3. I Will Survive (Silk’s Old Skool extended remix with clean rap) 7:17 Chantay Savage (1996) spoken vocals
  4. Respiration 6:05 Black Star feat. Common (25 Aug 1998) guest, lead vocals
  5. Maybe One Day 4:41 Brand Nubian feat. Common (29 Sep 1998) guest
  6. 1–9–9–9 4:10 Common f/ Sadat X (18 May 1999)
  7. Hurricane 5:37 Black Thought, Common, Mos Def, Dice Raw, Flo Brown, Jazzyfatnastees & The Roots (11 Jan 2000) lead vocals
  8. Time Travelin’ (A Tribute to Fela) 6:37 Common feat. Vinia Mojica, Roy Hargrove & Femi Kuti (28 Mar 2000) lead vocals
  9. Heat 3:41 Common (28 Mar 2000) lead vocals
  10. Dooinit 3:37 Common (28 Mar 2000) lead vocals
  11. Time Travelin’ (reprise) 1:33 Common (28 Mar 2000) lead vocals
  12. Funky for You 5:55 Common feat. Bilal & Jill Scott (28 Mar 2000) lead vocals
  13. A Film Called (Pimp) 6:05 Common feat. Bilal & MC Lyte (28 Mar 2000) lead vocals
  14. Payback Is a Grandmother 4:30 Common (28 Mar 2000) lead vocals
  15. Cold Blooded 4:58 Common feat. Rahzel, Roy Hargrove & Black Thought (28 Mar 2000) lead vocals
  16. Thelonius 4:41 Common feat. Slum Village (28 Mar 2000) guest, lead vocals, lead vocals
  17. The 6th Sense 5:19 Common feat. Bilal (28 Mar 2000) lead vocals
  18. The Light 4:21 Common (28 Mar 2000) lead vocals
  19. Nag Champa (Afrodisiac for the World) 5:10 Common (28 Mar 2000) lead vocals
  20. A Song for Assata 6:48 Common feat. Cee‐Lo (28 Mar 2000) lead vocals
  21. The Questions 4:09 Common feat. Mos Def (28 Mar 2000) lead vocals
  22. Geto Heaven, Part Two 5:18 Common feat. D’Angelo (28 Mar 2000) lead vocals
  23. Embrace the Chaos 4:18 Ozomatli feat. Common (11 Sep 2001) guest, other vocals
  24. High Post Brotha 3:41 Jill Scott feat. Common (20 Nov 2001) spoken vocals
  25. Dance for Me 3:25 Mary J. Blige feat. Common (29 Jan 2002)
  26. Common Free Style 5:57 The RH Factor (20 May 2003)
  27. CpH Claimin' Respect #2 (album version) ?:?? The Boulevard Connection (14 Dec 2004) guest

Credited as (528)

  1. Common
  2. Common vs. Masta Ace
  3. Common feat. Kanye West & John Legend
  4. Kanye West feat. Talib Kweli & Common
  5. De La Soul feat. Common
  6. Black Star feat. Common & Conunon
  7. Common feat. Lily Allen
  8. Common feat. Kanye West
  9. Common feat. Bilal
  10. Kanye West feat. Common
  11. A Tribe Called Quest feat. Common
  12. Black Star feat. Common
  13. Faith Evans feat. Common & Ghostface
  14. Common feat. Vinia Mojica & Marie Daulne of Zap Mama
  15. Common feat. Sonny of P.O.D.
  16. Common feat. Omar & Dart Chillz
  17. Common feat. Mary J. Blige
  18. Common feat. Lætitia Sadier of Stereolab
  19. Common feat. Pharrell Williams
  20. Common feat. Cee Lo
  21. Common feat. Jill Scott
  22. Common feat. Erykah Badu
  23. Talib Kweli feat. Common & Anthony Hamilton
  24. Talib Kweli feat. Common
  25. Common feat. Cee-Lo
  26. John Legend & The Roots feat. Common & Melanie Fiona
  27. Black Thought, Common, Pharoahe Monch & Absolute
  28. Common & Vinia Mojica
  29. Common vs. Kanye
  30. Nas & Common
  31. Armand van Helden feat. Common
  32. Alliance Ethnik feat. Common Sense & Rahzel
  33. Fort Minor feat. Common and Styles of Beyond
  34. P!nk, Common, Lil P-Nut & The Happy Feet Two Chorus
  35. RZA & Common
  36. Zap Mama feat. Common & Talib Kweli
  37. Common feat. Maya Angelou
  38. Common feat. Nas
  39. Common feat. John Legend
  40. Erykah Badu feat. Common
  41. Mary J. Blige feat. Common
  42. Kid Cudi feat. Kanye West & Common
  43. Kanye West feat. Common, Pusha T, Kid Cudi, Big Sean & Charlie Wilson
  44. Black Star feat. Kool G. Rap, Rah Digga, Sporty Theivz, Shabaam Sahdeeq, Common, Posdnuos & Pharoahe Monch
  45. Common feat. Sean Lett
  46. Common feat. Ynot
  47. Common feat. Sadat X
  48. Common feat. Macy Gray
  49. Ludacris feat. Common & Spike Lee
  50. Common feat. Vinia Mojica, Roy Hargrove & Femi Kuti
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Works (73)

Wrote

  1. Revelations 3:8 Introduction
  2. The Bizness
  3. Time Travelin' (A Tribute to Fela)
  4. Heat
  5. Cold Blooded
  6. Dooinit
  7. The 6th Sense
  8. The Light
  9. Funky for You
  10. The Questions
  11. Time Travelin' (reprise)
  12. A Film Called (Pimp)
  13. A Song for Assata
  14. Nag Champa (Afrodisiac for the World)
  15. Thelonius
  16. Payback Is a Grandmother
  17. Geto Heaven, Part Two
  18. UNIverse at War
  19. Celebrate
  20. Love It or Leave It Alone
  21. They Say
  22. Back Home
  23. Keep It Down
  24. Who Tells Your Story
  25. Act Too (The Love of My Life)
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Composed

  1. Get ’Em High
  2. Be (intro)
  3. The Corner
  4. GO!
  5. Faithful
  6. Testify
  7. Love Is...
  8. Chi-City
  9. The Food
  10. Real People
  11. It's Your World, Parts 1 & 2
  12. My Way Home
  13. Music for Life
  14. Start the Show
  15. The People
  16. Drivin' Me Wild
  17. I Want You
  18. Southside
  19. The Game
  20. U, Black Maybe
  21. Break My Heart
  22. Misunderstood
  23. Forever Begins
  24. Universal Mind Control (UMC)
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Lyrics

  1. When Rivers Cry
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Events (11)

Main Performer At

  1. Soundset 2016
  2. One World: Together at Home Pre-Show
  3. 51st GRAMMY Awards Celebration Tour: Miami
  4. Dour 2003, day 4
  5. Voodoo Music Experience 2007, day 3
  6. Common in Toronto
  7. Osheaga Festival 2012, day 3: Scène de la Rivière time
  8. Summerfest 2012, Day 10: Harley–Davidson Roadhouse time
  9. Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2006, Day 1: Coachella Stage

Support Act At

  1. 2006 Bonnaroo Music Festival, Day 2: This Tent
  2. 2020 Democratic National Convention

Links (28)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.common-music.com/

Other Databases

  1. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/common
  2. https://imvdb.com/n/common

Lyrics Page

  1. http://muzikum.eu/en/122-4283/common/lyrics.html

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Common

Bandsintown

  1. https://www.bandsintown.com/a/25824

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/737750
  2. https://www.discogs.com/artist/14014

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000115253

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0996669/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/66097422

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q286022

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/2GHclqNVjqGuiE5mA7BEoc
  2. https://open.spotify.com/artist/7lybaCk8qwGc2pl69Hz612
  3. https://www.deezer.com/artist/238

Purchase Music For Download

  1. https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/id64490

Purchase Music For Mail-Order

  1. https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B000AQ3K7O

Bandcamp

  1. https://officialcommon.bandcamp.com/

Streaming Page

  1. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/64490
  2. https://tidal.com/artist/30380

Fan Pages

  1. http://www.common-online.net/

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Common_-_Ilosaarirock_2008.jpg

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/c0a1179b-b14a-4d68-a3c1-1fdab16ed602

Social Networking

  1. https://twitter.com/common
  2. https://www.facebook.com/thinkcommon

Soundcloud

  1. https://soundcloud.com/thinkcommon

Myspace

  1. https://myspace.com/common

Youtube Channels

  1. https://www.youtube.com/user/thinkcommon