Common

Released: July 10, 2005

Songwriter: Common Ronald Isley Ernie Isley O’Kelly Isley Rudolph Isley Marvin Isley Chris Jasper Prince R. Kelly

Producer: Karriem Riggins My Guy Mars DJ Dummy

Yo, DJ Dummy, you got something to slow it down with?
It's a lotta, like, beautiful ladies out there, man
This the time of the party I feel we like, man, we can get cool with the opposite sex, you know?
Got a slow joint for the people?
We gon' slow it down in the basement party
So if you see a nice young lady that you might wanna talk to her
Get your courage up right now and start thinking about it
This the right jam to play for the ladies

[Plays Isley Brothers "For the Love of You"]

I wanna know, I wanna know if I could get one sista to come up here and dance with me
One lady, she gotta really feel it though
She gotta want it
One lady to come up...

Sing it with us y'all, yeah, unh
What's your name? (I'm Michelle)
Yeah, where you from? (Los Angeles, United States of America)
Give it up, what you doin', you just visiting out here?
(Yeah, I came to the festival with my aunt and my friend Ashley)
Where your auntie at? (She ain't here)
She don't like hip-hop? (She does, she was supposed to be here)
Alright, cool, well, we gon' enjoy this real quick, you know
Hey, let me tell you, you know it's a lot of beautiful ladies out there
What's your name again? I'm sorry (Michelle) *crowd boos*
Alright, alright, alright, alright
It's a lot of beautiful ladies out there, Michelle, you know
But uh, I had to stop for you because...

[Plays Prince "Adore"]
The first moment I say you
I knew that you were the one

And you know, Michelle, usually, I like to take my time
But tonight...

[Plays R. Kelly "Bump N Grind"]
I don't see nothin' wrong, oh
With a little bump n grind (With a little bump n grind)
I don't see nothin' wrong...

Yo, I got her name right now, y'all
I know her name, I know your name now

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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