Common

Released: July 10, 2005

Songwriter: Common

Producer: Karriem Riggins My Guy Mars DJ Dummy

*phone rings*
Yo, who phone is that?
That's my phone?
Peace, yo, nah, what's up, man? Nah
Nah, man, I'm at the North Sea Jazz Festival, dude
In Den Haag, they live out here, man, they real live
Yeah, yeah, fa sho, a'ight, hold on

Y'all might know my guy who I'm talkin' 'bout
Who I'm talkin' to right now
Y'all know Talib Kweli?
Yeah, like, 25 of 'em know who you are, yeah, haha
Ah, what's up, dude? What you doin', man?
They told me you were shooting a movie
Yeah, they said you, nah, hold on, yeah, you know they know you
Yo, he got another guy on the three-way, y'all might know him
Y'all know Mos Def?
Yeah, yeah, they up on Black Star, fa sho
Yeah, yeah, a'ight, so I'ma tell 'em that fa sho
All love, I'll be there in about a week
Nah, huh, yeah yeah yeah, it's live though
I'm into the coffee shop, yeah, fa sho
A'ight, love, boy, love

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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