Common

Released: July 10, 2005

Songwriter: Common

Producer: Karriem Riggins My Guy Mars DJ Dummy

That's real hip-hop, y'all can't make more noise than that?
Make more noise than that, man, for DJ Dummy
Yeah, yo, I'm from Chicago, y'all, the South Side, for those who've been there
My man right here, he from Philly
My guy right here from Detroit, Michigan, yeah, Karriem Riggins
My man DJ Dummy, he from Brooklyn, yeah
He lives in Brooklyn, baby
Uh, yeah, we live in Brooklyn, baby, ha, yeah
But I'm from Chicago, baby, uh, yeah
I said I'm from the Chi, baby, uh, yo
Omar's from Philly, baby
I said he's from Philadelph, ah, yo, yo
'riem Riggins is from Detroit, Michigan, baby
Uh, but we say the D, ah, yo
Where we at, y'all? But we're in Den Haag, baby, ah
I said we're in Holland, baby
And our time is now, uh, yeah
The North Sea Jazz Festival, ah, yo, it go...
*scatting*
Let 'em know how it go, y'all, it go
*scatting*
Turn it around, y'all, come on, it go
*scatting*
Yo, they said it's our turn to go, so...
The basement party gotta be over
We just havin' fun, you know, creating on stage with y'all
Just feeling good, man
Yo, JB, turn on the lights, man
I wanna thank y'all for coming through and staying at the basement
You know, it's been a good time in Den Haag
JB, turn on the lights, not them lights, dude
JB, not them lights, man—JB...
Yo, Dummy, could you turn on "The Light," man?

Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. (born March 13, 1972), better known by his stage name Common (previously Common Sense), is a Grammy and Oscar-winning rapper and actor from Chicago, Illinois. Common’s inspired mix of poetic flow and hip-hop soul has helped him earn his status as one of the most respected rappers in the game.

After being a ball boy for his hometown Chicago Bulls as a teen and attending Florida A&M University for business administration, Common Sense kicked in and he left school to become a rapper. He gained national attention after being featured in the Unsigned Hype column of The Source magazine in 1991. He released his debut album Can I Borrow a Dollar? through Relativity Records in 1992, followed by his breakthrough second album Resurrection in 1994, which features his hip-hop classic single “I Used To Love H.E.R.”

As his career began to take off, he was sued by the music group Common Sense over the name, leading Common to drop the “Sense” and allude to the change in the title of his third album, One Day It’ll All Make Sense (1997). He has released several critically acclaimed albums, including Like Water For Chocolate (2000), which features his J Dilla-produced hit single “The Light”, and Be (2005), which was released under fellow Chicago musician Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music imprint. He also joined musicians Karriem Riggins and Robert Glasper to form the group August Greene, and the trio released their self-titled album in 2018.

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