Common-Group

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Líder: Charlie_bwoi
Política de associação: Aberta
Criado em: 23 Out 2006
Descrição:

A group for all the fans of Common, Chi towns finest
Artist page: Common

Common (formerly Common Sense, born Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. on March 13, 1972 in Chicago, Illinois) is a Chicago-based hip hop artist known for lyrics that focus on love and spirituality. Though he maintains a significant underground following, in recent years he has gained notable mainstream success. His major-label debut Like Water for Chocolate received critical acclaim and some commercial success, and his latest album Be, features nine tracks produced by Kanye West, and was nominated in the 2006 Grammy Awards for Best Rap Album. Recently Common has begun a burgeoning film career, starting with a role in the upcoming action thriller, Smokin' Aces. He is the son of former ABA basketball player Lonnie Lynn.

With the 1994 release of Resurrection, Common achieved a much larger degree of critical acclaim, especially among Chicago natives. The album sold well and received a strong positive reaction among alternative and underground hip-hop fans at the time. Resurrection was Common's last album produced entirely by his long-time production partner, No I.D..

* Best Rap Album, "Be"
* Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group, "The Corner" (featuring The Last Poets)
* Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, "They Say" (featuring Kanye West & John Legend)
* Best Rap Song, "Testify"

Common is a supporter of animal rights and PETA. He recently appeared in a print advertisement for PETA titled "Think Before You Eat".

Common is part of the "Knowing Is Beautiful" movement which supports HIV/AIDS awareness.

Common is also set to appear alongside Ben Affleck, Jeremy Piven, Don Cheadle, and Alicia Keys in the crime film Smokin' Aces due in spring 2007. He makes his big screen debut as villainous Mob enforcer Sir Ivy. He will also appear alongside Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, The RZA and T.I. in the 2007 crime thriller American Gangster.

Discography:

Can I Borrow a Dollar?

* Released: 1992
* Billboard 200 chart position: -
* R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #70
* Singles: "Take It EZ", "Breaker 1/9" & "Soul By The Pound"

Resurrection

* Released: October 25, 1994
* Billboard 200 chart position: #179
* R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: -
* Singles: "I Used To Love H.E.R./Communism" & "Resurrection/Chapter 13"

One Day It'll All Make Sense

* Released: September 30, 1997
* Billboard 200 chart position: #62
* R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #12
* Singles: "Retrospect For Life", "Reminding Me (Of Sef)/1'2 Many..."

Like Water for Chocolate

* Released: March 28, 2000
* Billboard 200 chart position: #16
* R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #5
* Singles: "The 6th Sense"/"Dooinit", "The Light/Funky For You" & "Geto Heaven"
* US certification: Gold

Electric Circus

* Released: December 10, 2002
* Billboard 200 chart position: #47
* R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #9
* Singles: "Come Close/I Got A Right Ta", "New Wave"

Be

* Released: May 24, 2005
* Billboard 200 chart position: #2
* R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #1
* Singles: "The Corner", "Testify" & "Go/Chi-City"
* US certification: Platinum

Finding Forever

* Released: March, 2007
* Billboard 200 chart position: - #1
* R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: -
* Singles: - "Southside", "The People", "Drivin' Me Wild", "I Want You".

Universal Mind Control

* Released: December 9, 2008
* Billboard 200 chart position: #12
* R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #4
* Singles: "Universal Mind Control" & "Announcement"

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