Common

Released: July 10, 2005

Songwriter: Common J Dilla

Producer: J Dilla

[Intro]
Ah, ah, let me see some hands up, y'all
This the basement party, come on
It's like that, like that, the-that-uh-the-that
We do it like this
It's like that y'all, it's like this y'all
It's like that, we do it like this
It's like that-uh-the-that, like that-jibba-jabba-the-that
Yo, we do it like this
That, this, that, that, that that, that that
We do it like this, that that that this that that

[Verse 1]
Yo, excite-ting, enlight-ning, invite-ing
I'm writing shit that I feel
Raps are black steel in the hour of commotion
Motion of Com like that of a ocean
Devotion 'cause I'm the Earth, Wind, and Fire of hip-hop
By Rakim and $hort, I've been inspired
My shit knocks environ...ments of cats with seventeen's
Tint, time is money, the mind is funny, how it's spent on getting it
I'm sitting with descendants of Abraham
Who say the jam is "money, cash, hoes"
I went from bashful to asshole to international, lover of self
Word to mother on my new album, it's felt
Deal with it y'all

[Chorus]
I wanna get into it
Let’s do this
I wanna get into it
Let’s do this
I wanna get into it
Let’s do this
I wanna get into it
Let’s do this

[Outro]
Say we be that, we be that
Afrodisiac, 'disiac
What you say? Come on
We be that, we be that, uh-huh
Afrodisiac, 'disiac
What you say? Come on
We be that, we be that
Afrodisiac, 'disiac
What you say? Come on
We be that, we be that, uh-huh
Afrodisiac, 'disiac
What you say? Come on
Uh-huh
Afrodisiac, 'disiac
What you say? Come on
Uh-huh, afrodisiac, 'disiac
Make it quiet y'all, come on
We be that, we be that, uh-huh
Afrodisiac, 'disiac
Quiet y'all, come on
We be that, we be that, uh-huh
Afrodisiac, 'disiac
Whisper y'all, come on
We be that, we be that, uh-huh
Afrodisiac, 'disiac
What you say? Come on
We be that, we be that, uh-huh
Afrodisiac, 'disiac

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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