Common

Released: July 10, 2005

Songwriter: Common No I.D.

Producer: No I.D.

[Chorus]
A-yes, yes y'all, and you don't stop
A-to the beat, y'all, and you don't stop
A-yes, yes, y'all, and you don't stop
A-one, two, y'all, and you don't stop
A-yes, yes y'all, and you don't stop
And to the beat Com Sense'll be the sure shot, come on

[Verse 1]
I met this girl when I was 10 years old
What I loved most she had so much soul
She was old school, I was a shorty
Never knew throughout my life she would be there for me
On the regular, not a church girl, secular
Not about the money, studs was mic-checkin' her
But I respected her, she hit me in the heart
A few New York niggas had did her in the park
She was there for me, and I was there for her
Pull out a chair for her, turn on the air for her
And just cool out, cool out, cool out and listen to her
Sittin' on a bone, wishin' that I could do her
Eventually if it was meant to be, it would be
‘Cause we related, physically, mentally
And she was fun then, I'd be geeked when she'd come around
Slim was fresh, joe, when she was underground
Original, pure, untampered, a down sister
Den Haag, I miss her

[Interlude]
We gonna rock it, don't stop it
We gonna rock it, don't stop, come on
We gonna rock it, don't stop it
We gonna rock it, don't stop, ah
We gonna rock it, don't stop it
We gonna rock it, don't stop, ah
We gonna rock it, don't stop it
We gonna rock it, don't stop
Now to the ladies and you don't stop, say 'Ow'
Homeboys, make some noise, let me hear you say 'Ho'

[Verse 2]
I might've failed to mention that this chick was creative
Once dude got to her, altered her native
Told her if she got an image, a gimmick, she could make money
On the 1's and 2's, this is DJ Dummy
See her in commercials, she's universal
Ued to only swing it with the inner-city circle
She be in the burbs, lookin' rock and dressin' hippie
On some bull when she comes to the city
Talkin' poppin' Glocks, servin' rocks, hittin' switches
Now she's a gangsta rollin' with gangsta bitches
Always smokin' blunts, gettin' drunk
Tellin' me sad stories, now she only messes with the funk
Stressin' how hardcore and real she is
Really the realest before she got into showbiz
I did her, not just to say I did it
But I'm committed (Girl, he's committed) but so many niggas hit it
She's just not the same lettin' all them chumps do her
See marks slammin' her, takin' her to the sewer
I'ma take her back, hopin' that the shit stop
Who I'm talkin' about, y'all? Hip-hop
Hip-hop, hip-hop, hip-hop, hip-hop
Hip-hop, hip-hop, hip-hop, hip-hop
Hip-hop, hip-hop, hip-hop, hip-hop
Hip-hop, hip-hop, hip-hop, hip-hop

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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