Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr. is an American rapper and actor born March 13, 1972. The artist, whose stage name is Common, started his career in 1992 with โCan I Borrow a Dollar?โ He made a name for himself in the underground hip-hop scene with his album. However, his real breakthrough came thanks to his collaborations with the Soulquarians community.
In 2003, he received his first Grammy award for Best Rap Song with the song "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)", which he sang with Erykah Badu. Common, who released the album "Be" in 2005, was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 2006 Grammys with this work, but did not win the award. In the same year, he won his second Grammy for Best Rap Duo/Group Performance with Kanye West for the song "Southside". In 2007, he released a compilation album called "This Is Me Then: The Best of Common".
In addition to his music career, Common has also shown his acting talent by appearing in many films such as โAces of Dangerโ, โStreet Kingsโ, โAmerican Gangsterโ, โWantedโ, โTerminator 4: Deliveranceโ, โDate Nightโ, โJust Wrightโ, โHappy Feet Twoโ and โNew Year's Eveโ. He also took part in the award-winning documentary "Bouncing Cats", which aims to improve the lives of children living in Uganda through hip-hop.
He was also awarded the Oscar for Best Original Song for the song "Glory", which he wrote and sang with John Legend for the movie "Selma".
Productions in which he took part
He took part in a total of 158 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) โ Self - Guest
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) โ Self - Guest
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
- The Simpsons (1989) โ Common (voice)
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) โ Self - Guest
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
- The Daily Show (1996)
- The View (1997)
- Saturday Night Live (1975) โ Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- Silo (2023) โ Robert Sims
- The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022) โ Self - Guest
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
