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Common
Common, whose real name is Lonnie Rashid Lynn (Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr.) , was born on March 13, 1972 in Chicago, Illinois, USA, an American rapper, film and television actor, graduated from Chicago Luther South high school.
In 1992, he released his first solo album "Can I Borrow a Dollar?" under the stage name "Common Sense" and made his debut
[1]
. In 1994, he released his second solo album "Resurrection"
[2]
. In 1997, he released his third solo album "One Day It'll All Make Sense" under the stage name "Common"
[2]
. In 2001, with his solo single " The Light ", he was nominated for the Best Rap Performance Award in the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards
[2]
. In 2002, he participated in his first film " Brown Sugar ". In February 2003, with the single "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" won the 45th Annual Grammy Awards Best R&B Song Award
[3]
. In July 2007, he released his seventh solo album "Finding Forever", which won the No. 1 on the Billboard Albums Chart in the United States
[4]
. In 2008, he won the Best Rap Collaboration Award at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards for the song "Southside" he sang with Ye
[5]
. In 2009, starring in the science fiction action film " Terminator Salvation "
[6]
.
In 2010, he starred in the romantic movie " Just Wright "
[7]
. In December 2011, the ninth solo album "The Dreamer/The Believer" was released
[8]
. In July 2014, he released his tenth solo album "Nobody's Smiling"
[9]
. In February 2015, he won the 87th Oscars Best Original Song Award for the theme song " Glory " for the movie " Selma "
[10]
. In 2016, with the song "Glory" won the 58th Grammy Awards Best Film and Television Song Award
[11]
. In September 2017, he won the 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Best Soundtrack Award for the song "Letter To The Free" for the documentary "13th"
[12]
.
Early Experience
Common was born in Chicago. His parents divorced when he was 6 years old. After that, he lived with his mother. In his youth, Common worked on the Chicago Bulls cheerleading team for a while with the help of his father . In high school, he and his friends formed the rap trio CDR and performed in Chicago. After graduating from high school, Common left CDR and entered Florida A&M University to study business administration. In 1991, for the development of his music career, he left Florida A&M University
.
Performing Experience
1992, "Common Sense" is the stage name released her debut solo album "Can I Borrow a Dollar?" , From the album No ID as a producer
.
In 1994, the second solo album "Resurrection" was released. The style of the album was mainly jazz and hip-hop. The song "I Used to Love HE R" on the album criticized the sexual and sexuality required for rap music to gradually become a commercial element. The vulgar stage of violence
.
In 1996, it was officially renamed "Common". In September 1997, he released his third solo album "One Day It'll All Make Sense", which has collaborated with artists such as Lauryn Noelle Hill , Q-Tip and Erykah Badu
.
In March 2000, the fourth solo album "Like Water for Chocolate" was released through the music label MCA. This album has collaborated with artists such as Macy Gray , Ensi Wright , and Cee-Lo Green
. In 2001, with his solo single " The Light ", he was nominated for the Best Rap Performance Award in the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards
.
In 2002, he participated in his first film " Brown Sugar "; in the same year, he released the song " No More Drama " with Mary J. Blige
; in December, he released his fifth solo album "Electric Circus", which was very experimental Sex
.
In February 2003, with the single and Erykah Badu chorus of "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" to get 45th Annual Grammy Awards Best R & B song award
, the song also named a finalist for the session of the Grammy Awards the most of Best Film and Television Song Award and Best City/Alternative Music Performance Award
.
In May 2005, the sixth solo album "Be" was released. The album was produced by Ye
. It sold 185,000 copies in the United States in the first week and ranked second on the Billboard Albums chart
. The album was shortlisted. He won the Grammy Awards for Best Rap Album
; on September 17, he performed at the first Beijing pop music festival , which was his first performance in mainland China
.
In February 2006, the Grammy Awards announced that Common was nominated for the Best Rap Performance Award for his solo single "Testify", the song "They Say" with Ye and John Roger Stephens , and the song "The Corner" with The Last Poets . , Best Rap Song Cooperation Award and Best Rap Band/Combination Award
; In the same year, he participated in the music documentary " Block Party ".
In January 2007, the action comedy " Smokin' Aces " co-starred with Ryan Reynolds , Ben Affleck and Jeremy Piven was released
; in July, the seventh solo album "Finding Forever" was released, including "Start the Show" 12 songs, including "The People", the album won the No. 1 Billboard Albums Chart in the United States with 155,000 copies sold in the first week
; in the same year, he participated in the crime drama " American Gangster "
.
In February 2008, he won the 50th Annual Grammy Awards Best Rap Collaboration for
his song "Southside" with Ye . He was also nominated for the Best Rap Performance Award of the Grammy Awards for the song "The People"
; in August, with The crime drama " Street Kings " co-starred by Keanu Reeves and Forest Whitaker was released
; in the same year, he co-starred in the action thriller " Wanted " with James McAvoy , Morgan Freeman and Catwoman
.
In May 2009, the sci-fi action movie " Terminator Salvation " co-starring with Moon Bloodgood and Sam Worthington was released, in which he played the role of Barnes, a soldier of the "Rebel"
. In 2010, he co-starred in the romantic movie " Just Wright " with Quen Latifah and Paula Patton . He played the star player Scott McKnight in the film
; in April, he participated in the premiere of the romantic movie " Date Night "
.
In February 2011, with the song "Wake Up Everybody" sung with John Roger Stephens, The Roots and Melanie Fiona , he was nominated for the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards Best Rap Song Cooperation Award
; in December, the ninth solo album "The Dreamer/" was released. "The Believer", the album sold 69,000 copies in its first week, ranking 18th on the Billboard Albums chart
.
In 2012, he co-starred in the literary film " The Odd Life of Timothy Green " with Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Garner ; in the same year, he participated in the singing of the song "Favorite Song" from the American country singer Colbie Caillat album "All of You"
. In 2013, co-starred in the crime thriller " Pawn " with Nik and Sean Faris .
In July 2014, the tenth solo album "Nobody's Smiling" was released. The album sold more than 24,000 copies in the first week, ranking sixth on the Billboard Albums chart
. In the same year, he joined Timothy Simon Smith , David Oyelowo , and Cuba Gooding. Jr co-starred in the historical film " Selma ", in which he played James Bever, the leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. He also sang the theme song " Glory " with John Roger Stephens
; he won the 87th Oscars best for this song. Best Original Song Award
, 58th Grammy Awards Best Film and Television Song Award
, 72nd Golden Globe Awards Best Original Song Award
, 20th Critics' Choice Awards Best Song Award
and other awards.
In February 2015, with Jhené Aiko's song "Blak Majik" was nominated for the 57th Grammy Awards Best Rap Song Cooperation Award
; in May, he starred in the action film " Run All Night " with Liam Neeson , Joel Kinnaman and Vincent D'Onofrio. "Released
. In November 2016, the eleventh solo album "Black America Again" was released. The album received a comprehensive media rating of 88 points on the review site Metacritic
.
In February 2017, the action thriller " John Wick: Chapter 2 " co-starred with Keanu Reeves was released in North America
; in September, he won the 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards for his song "Letter To The Free" for the TV series "13th" Best Soundtrack Award
; In the same year, he participated in the dubbing of the animated film " Smallfoot "
.
Personal Life
In July 2007, Common had a relationship with tennis player Serena Williams ; in July 2010, the two broke up
.
In October 2017, Common announced the beginning of a relationship with lawyer and Angela Ley
.
Character Evaluation
Common is an iconic figure in the hip-hop music industry, a talented rap artist and lyricist, and is known as the Bob Dylan of the rap industry . Common's literate lyrics and smooth jazz rap style make him one of the few influential and "educated" rappers in the American rap industry. Common has always insisted on singing with exquisite literary rap skills. His culture, intelligence, keenness and political sensitivity have ushered in a large number of loyal fans
.
Common's hip hop roots in rock, funk and jazz
. It has a unique style. The whole person is far away from jewels and trends. With his gentle and elegant manners, he has won the favor of many people
.
Extended Reading
