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Performing at Ilosaarirock, Finland in 2008.
Background information
Birth name Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr.
Also known as Common Sense
Born March 13, 1972 (1972-03-13) (age 38)[1]
Origin Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres Hip hop
Occupations Rapper, actor, author
Years active 1992–present
Labels Relativity, MCA, G.O.O.D. Music, Geffen
Website thinkcommon.com
Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. (born March 13, 1972), better known by his stage name Common (previously Common Sense), is an American rapper and actor.
.Common debuted in 1992 with the album Can I Borrow a Dollar? and maintained a significant underground following into the late 90s, after which he gained notable mainstream success through his work with the Soulquarians.^ Common Hoping To Get Kanye To Work On His New Album Tentatively Titled “Finding Forever” .

 .His first major label album, Like Water for Chocolate, received widespread critical acclaim and moderate commercial success.^ Madonna's seventh studio album Ray of Light (1998) became one of her most critically acclaimed, recognized for its lyrical depth.
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 ^ Its commercial performance was buoyed by the success of its title track, "Like a Virgin," which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks.
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 ^ The album received positive reviews with critics claiming it as a return to commercial prominence for her.
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 .Its popularity was matched by 2005's Be, which was nominated in the 2006 Grammy Awards for Best Rap Album.^ The soundtrack album contained three of her singles, of which "You Must Love Me" won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for Best Original Song From a Motion Picture.
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 ^ Her single, "You Must Love Me" which was featured on the film's soundtrack album won the Academy Award and the Golden Globe for Best Original Song.
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 ^ It reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and was nominated for both a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and a Golden Raspberry for Worst Song .
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 .Common was awarded his second Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group, for "Southside" (featuring Kanye West) (from Finding Forever), his first awarded in 2003 for Best R&B Song for "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" with Erykah Badu.^ Later that year, Madonna performed the song "Hollywood" with Britney Spears , Christina Aguilera and Missy Elliott at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards.
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 ^ Common’s Finding Forever Leaks .

 ^ I adjusted my content for the current group, and if there were children in the bar area, we saved the limerick song for later.
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 [2][3] .His best-of album Thisisme Then was released on November 27, 2007. Common has also initiated a burgeoning acting career, starring significant roles in such films as Smokin' Aces, Street Kings, American Gangster, Wanted, and Terminator Salvation.^ Common recently released his new album “Finding Forever“.

 ^ Her single, "You Must Love Me" which was featured on the film's soundtrack album won the Academy Award and the Golden Globe for Best Original Song.
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 ^ Madonna released her ninth studio album American Life , themed on American society.
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Contents

Early life

Lynn was born on Chicago's South Side. He is the son of educator Dr. Mahila Ann Hines and former ABA basketball player turned youth counselor Lonnie Lynn. .They divorced when he was six years old, resulting in his father moving to Denver, Colorado.^ After filing and withdrawing divorce papers in December 1987, they separated on New Year's Eve 1988 and divorced in January 1989.
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 This left him to be raised by his mother, but his father remained active in his life and even landed Lonnie Jr. a job with the Chicago Bulls during his teen years. .While a student at Luther High School South in Chicago, Lynn met the love of his life, Martha Kifle, and also formed C.D.R., a rap trio that opened for acts which included N.W.A. and Big Daddy Kane.^ Entertainment comes in many forms, including singing, dancing, acting in theatre or in film or playing a musical instrument.
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 ^ Madonna later went to Rochester Adams High School, becoming a straight-A student and a member of the cheerleading squad.
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 [4]
Common attended Florida A&M University for two years under a scholarship and majored in business administration.[5] After being featured in the Unsigned Hype column of The Source magazine, Lynn debuted in 1992 with the single "Take It EZ" followed by the album, Can I Borrow a Dollar?, under stage name Common Sense.[6]

Career

.With the 1994 release of Resurrection, Common achieved a much larger degree of critical acclaim, which extended beyond Chicago natives.^ But African traditional religion has been singled out because of its much larger size, its considerable spread far beyond its region of origin and the remarkable degree to which it remains an influential, identifiable religion even today.
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 .The album sold relatively well and received a strong positive reaction among alternative and underground hip-hop fans at the time.^ It is today’s technology that has given this new generation of hip-hop fans a global voice which seemed non-existent during the days of Tupac and Biggie.
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 ^ The album received positive reviews with critics claiming it as a return to commercial prominence for her.
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 .Resurrection was Common's last album produced almost entirely by his long-time production partner, No I.D., who was also the then-mentor of a young Kanye West.^ After collaborating on all but two tracks from his last album, Kanye West and Common are set to unleash their creative talents yet again, this time for Common’s 2nd G.O.O.D Music album, tentatively titled “Finding Forever”.

 ^ Entertainment jobs on a cruise ship are almost entirely contract positions, meaning that you work for a specified amount of time onboard.
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Feud with Westside Connection

The song "I Used to Love H.E.R." from Resurrection ignited a feud with West Coast rap group Westside Connection. .The lyrics of the song criticized the path hip-hop music was taking and was interpreted by some as directing blame towards the popularity of West Coast Gangsta rap.^ An influential figure in today’s rap world, Common stands for a more musical, sophisticated rap genre struggling to compete against the flood of commercialized gangsta figures.

 .Westside Connection first responded with the 1995 song Westside Slaughterhouse, with the lyrics "Used to love H.E.R. mad cause I fucked her". Westside Connection recorded tracks venting their issues with rival East Coast rappers (see East Coast-West Coast hip hop rivalry).^ In fact, Lee played guitar on a track under WIRL, West Indies Records Label, owned by Seaga.
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 Westside Slaughterhouse also mentioned Common by name, prompting the rapper to respond with the scathing Pete Rock-produced attack song "The Bitch in Yoo". Common and Westside Connection continued to insult each other back and forth before finally meeting with Louis Farrakhan and setting aside their dispute. Following the popularity of Resurrection, Common Sense was sued by an Orange County-based reggae band with the same name, and was forced to shorten his moniker to simply Common.[6]

One Day It'll All Make Sense

.Initially scheduled for an October 1996 release, Common finally released his third album, One Day It'll All Make Sense, in September 1997. The album took a total of two years to complete and included collaborations with artists such as Lauryn Hill, De La Soul, Q-Tip, Canibus, Black Thought, Chantay Savage, and Questlove - a future fellow member of the Soulquarians outfit.^ One day I'll separate them.'
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 ^ Britney Spears, 25, also makes the list, despite a relatively brief career that took off only in 1999 with the release of her hit single "...Baby One More Time."
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 ^ Hey, we all make mistakes, especially during a hot, frantically busy day.
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 .The album, which made a point of eschewing any gangsterism (in response to questions about his musical integrity), was critically acclaimed and led to a major label contract with MCA Records.^ Madonna's seventh studio album Ray of Light (1998) became one of her most critically acclaimed, recognized for its lyrical depth.
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 ^ Additional Recordings Hundreds of additional recordings have made the music of Scott Joplin available on CD.  The sound track of the film  The Sting   includes arrangements and compositions of Marvin Hamlisch on MCA 11836 (1998).

 ^ The company became a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music but Madonna is still signed to Warner under a separate recording contract.
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 .In addition to releasing One Day, Common's first child, daughter Omoye Assata Lynn, was born shortly after the release of the album.^ Despite some formidable company, the release was Common 's lowest first week since Electric Circus .
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 ^ Common recently released his new album “Finding Forever“.

 ^ The first single from the album, "Hung Up" went on to reach number-one in a record breaking forty-five countries.
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.As documented by Hip hop journalist, Raquel Cepeda, in the liner notes for the album, this event had a profound spiritual and mental effect on Common and enabled him to grow musically while becoming more responsible as an artist.^ An influential figure in today’s rap world, Common stands for a more musical, sophisticated rap genre struggling to compete against the flood of commercialized gangsta figures.

 ^ Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 12/14/08 .
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 ^ With the new era of digital cameras, photography has become much more common.
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 She writes:
Rashid found out that he was going to become a daddy in about 8 months. Stunned and confused, Rashid had life altering decisions to make with his girlfriend, Kim Jones. The situation led to the composition of his favourite cut on One Day... that offers a male slant on abortion. "Retrospect for Life", produced by James Poyser&No I.D. featuring Lauryn Hill (who was due on the same day as Rashid's girlfriend), is the song that is the driving force behind the project. .Rashid listens to "Retrospect for Life" today at the mastering session geeked, as if it were for the first time.^ It was a matter of pity, for the artist like him, that his famous paintings were hardly recognized as master pieces during his life time.
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 He tells me as we listen to L-Boogie wail the chorus, "when I listen to the song now, I think about how precious her (Omoye's) life is".
Common addresses family ethics several times on One Day..., and the album sleeve is decorated with old family photos, illustrating the rapper's childhood, as well a quote from 1 Corinthians 13:11, which summarizes the path to manhood:
When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me.

Soulquarians era

.Following One Day..., Common signed a major label record deal with MCA Records and relocated from Chicago to New York City in 1999. He began recording almost exclusively with a loose collective of musicians and artists (dubbed the "Soulquarians" by central figure Questlove) throughout 1999, and made a few sporadic guest appearances on The Roots' Things Fall Apart, and the Rawkus Records compilation, Soundbombing 2.^ Tom Ludlow (Keanu Reeves), a veteran LAPD cop, has seen his life fall apart following his wife's death.
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 ^ Madonna's ballet teacher persuaded her to pursue a career in dance, so she left the college at the end of 1977 and relocated to New York City.
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In 2000, his fourth album, Like Water for Chocolate, was released to mass critical acclaim. .Executive produced by Questlove and featuring significant contributions by J Dilla, (who helmed all but one track - the DJ Premier-produced track "The 6th Sense"), Like Water for Chocolate (album) transpired to be a considerable commercial breakthrough for Common, earning the rapper his first gold record, and greatly expanding his fanbase among critics and listeners alike.^ The album produced three top five singles namely the title track (her seventh number-one single on the Hot 100), "Express Yourself" and "Cherish".
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 ^ After collaborating on all but two tracks from his last album, Kanye West and Common are set to unleash their creative talents yet again, this time for Common’s 2nd G.O.O.D Music album, tentatively titled “Finding Forever”.

 ^ The first single from the album, "Hung Up" went on to reach number-one in a record breaking forty-five countries.
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.This album saw Common exploring themes (musically and lyrically), which were uncommon for a Hip hop record, as he does on the song "Time Travelin' (A Tribute To Fela)"; a homage to Nigerian music legend, and political activist Fela Kuti.^ However, Israeli rabbis condemned the song "Isaac" from the album because they believed it was a tribute to Rabbi Isaac Luria and claimed that Jewish law forbids commercialising a rabbi's name.
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 ^ After collaborating on all but two tracks from his last album, Kanye West and Common are set to unleash their creative talents yet again, this time for Common’s 2nd G.O.O.D Music album, tentatively titled “Finding Forever”.

 ^ Like a Virgin is listed by the National Association of Recording Merchandisers and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as one of the Definitive 200 Albums of All Time.
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 .The most popular single from the album "The Light" was nominated for a Grammy Award.^ Madonna's seventh studio album Ray of Light (1998) became one of her most critically acclaimed, recognized for its lyrical depth.
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 ^ The soundtrack album contained three of her singles, of which "You Must Love Me" won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for Best Original Song From a Motion Picture.
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 ^ Her single, "You Must Love Me" which was featured on the film's soundtrack album won the Academy Award and the Golden Globe for Best Original Song.
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Common at the Nokia Theatre Times Square, New York City.
.Electric Circus
The rapper's next album, Electric Circus was released in December 2002. It featured more experimental work with the Soulquarians, as well as contributions from The Neptunes, Zap Mama, and Prince.^ Despite some formidable company, the release was Common 's lowest first week since Electric Circus .
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 .The album was something of a departure from Common's previous releases (and indeed from Hip hop music), and featured Common rapping over electric rock music, and electronica-influenced tracks.^ An influential figure in today’s rap world, Common stands for a more musical, sophisticated rap genre struggling to compete against the flood of commercialized gangsta figures.

 ^ Common recently released his new album “Finding Forever“.

 ^ After collaborating on all but two tracks from his last album, Kanye West and Common are set to unleash their creative talents yet again, this time for Common’s 2nd G.O.O.D Music album, tentatively titled “Finding Forever”.

 .It received polarizing reviews, with many critics praising it as a musical tour de force and a visionary expansion of the Hip hop template, while others criticized it for veering too far from accessibility and viewing Common's role as secondary to the musicianship of the Soulquarians (it should be noted that Common has himself stated that it was his intention at the time to make an atypical hip hop record).^ Expanding on the use of religious imagery with Like a Prayer (1989), Madonna's image as a popular yet controversial figure grew as she received praise for the diverse musical productions in her albums, while at the same time receiving backlash from religious conservatives and the Vatican.
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 ^ You must use some common sense in the number of balloons and the time frame to make a sculpture.
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 ^ The album received positive reviews with critics claiming it as a return to commercial prominence for her.
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.Despite this, or perhaps because of it, the album did not sell as well as Like Water for Chocolate (album), with many longtime fans being turned off by its eclectic sound, and the album suffering from a lack of promotion due to MCA's absorption by Geffen Records.^ "I think a presenter is [like a] so-called 'entertainer' somehow because a presenter has to talk well, make the audience interested in the presentation, and entertain them."

 ^ Like a Virgin is listed by the National Association of Recording Merchandisers and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as one of the Definitive 200 Albums of All Time.
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 .In 2003, Common won his first Grammy for his appearance on Erykah Badu's "Love of My life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)", a song he performed with Badu for the soundtrack to the movie Brown Sugar.^ Later that year, Madonna performed the song "Hollywood" with Britney Spears , Christina Aguilera and Missy Elliott at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards.
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 ^ The soundtrack album contained three of her singles, of which "You Must Love Me" won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for Best Original Song From a Motion Picture.
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 ^ Her single, "You Must Love Me" which was featured on the film's soundtrack album won the Academy Award and the Golden Globe for Best Original Song.
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G.O.O.D. Music Era

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.In early 2004, Common made an appearance on fellow Chicagoan Kanye West's multi-platinum debut album, The College Dropout (on the song "Get Em High"), and announced his signing to West's then-newfound label GOOD Music.^ Songs About Girls” will.i.am new solo debut album .

 ^ After collaborating on all but two tracks from his last album, Kanye West and Common are set to unleash their creative talents yet again, this time for Common’s 2nd G.O.O.D Music album, tentatively titled “Finding Forever”.

 ^ After performing as a member of the pop musical groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her self-titled debut album, Madonna in 1983 by Sire Records.
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 .West had been a longtime fan of Common and the two even participated in a friendly on-air MC battle, where West took jabs at his lyrical idol for "going soft" and wearing crochet pants (as he does for his appearance in the video for the Mary J. Blige song "Dance for Me").^ She performed the song at the first MTV Video Music Awards, wearing her then-trademark "Boy Toy" belt.
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 .The pair worked together on Common's next album, Be, almost entirely produced by Kanye West, with some help from Common's longtime collaborator the late James Yancey (J Dilla) - also a favorite of West's.^ After collaborating on all but two tracks from his last album, Kanye West and Common are set to unleash their creative talents yet again, this time for Common’s 2nd G.O.O.D Music album, tentatively titled “Finding Forever”.

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 .The album was released in May 2005, and performed very well, boosted by Kanye's involvement and the singles "The Corner", and "Go". Be earned Common the second gold record of his career, with sales topping out at around 800,000 copies.^ Common’s current release “Be” has sold around 800,000 copies in the United States alone and he has been touring to support it over the last 12-18 months, he was also recently nominated for 4 Grammy awards and for 2 NCAAP Image awards.

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 ^ Common recently released his new album “Finding Forever“.

 The Source magazine gave it a near perfect 4.5 mic rating, XXL magazine gave it their highest rating of "XXL", and AllHipHop gave the album 5 stars. The album was also nominated for four Grammy Awards in 2006.
.Following the release of Be in 2005, several mixed-race artists from the UK hip-hop scene took exception to Common's comments about interracial relationships on the song "Real People", and in an interview.^ RSS Feed Help with feeds Fresh Hip Hop News MySpace Fresh Hip Hop News Technorati This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License .

 .The situation started out with an article from UK's Touch magazine, in which he stated "When you see dreadlocked dudes with white girls that’s like they going against what the dreadlock’s purpose was."^ You want to make sure that you have room for your entertainers and audience so that they do not interfere with what is going on in the same general area.
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 [7] Yungun, Doc Brown and Rising Son recorded a track over an instrumental version of "The Corner" named "Dear Common (The Corner Dub)." Common states that he has heard of the track but never actually taken the time to listen to it, and has not retaliated in song.[8]

Finding Forever and Universal Mind Control

Performing at Store Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark in December 2007.
.Common's seventh LP titled Finding Forever was released on 31 July 2007. For this album, he continued his work with Kanye West, as well as other producers such as will.i.am, Devo Springsteen, Derrick Hodge, and Karriem Riggins, as well as the only J. Dilla-produced track, "So Far To Go". The album features guest spots from artists such as Dwele, Bilal, D'Angelo, and UK pop starlet Lily Allen.^ Common recently released his new album “Finding Forever“.

 ^ After collaborating on all but two tracks from his last album, Kanye West and Common are set to unleash their creative talents yet again, this time for Common’s 2nd G.O.O.D Music album, tentatively titled “Finding Forever”.

 ^ In May 2007, Madonna released the download-only song "Hey You", in anticipation of Live Earth, which was free for its first week.
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 .The first single from the album was "The People" b/w "The Game". West has already predicted that Finding Forever will win the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Rap Album [9].^ We have already observed that the author is apparently, a most attractive and persuasive speaker at seminars and conferences, possessing the ability and personality to win people to his ways.
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 ^ It featured her eighth US number-one single, "Vogue", [54] and her Academy Award-winning song "Sooner or Later".
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 .On July 31, 2007, Common performed a free concert in Santa Monica, California on the 3rd Street Promenade to promote the release of Finding Forever.^ She also performed it at the London Live Earth concert in July 2007.
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 ^ Common recently released his new album “Finding Forever“.

 ^ In May 2007, Madonna released the download-only song "Hey You", in anticipation of Live Earth, which was free for its first week.
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 .Common explained to the audience that the title "Finding Forever" represented his quest to find an eternal place in hip-hop and also his wishes to be an artist for the rest of his life.^ Common recently released his new album “Finding Forever“.

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 ^ After collaborating on all but two tracks from his last album, Kanye West and Common are set to unleash their creative talents yet again, this time for Common’s 2nd G.O.O.D Music album, tentatively titled “Finding Forever”.

 .The album debuted at #1 on the national Billboard 200 charts.^ It debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200 .
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 ^ "Rescue Me" became the highest-debuting single by a female artist in Billboard chart history at that time, entering at number fifteen and peaking at number nine.
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 ^ Like a Prayer peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 album chart and sold seven million copies worldwide, with four million copies sold in the United States alone.
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In a recent interview (circa August 30, 2007) with XXL, rapper Q-Tip of the group A Tribe Called Quest stated that he and Common were forming a group called The Standard. While the two were meant to hit the studio to record a Q-Tip-produced album, possibly with contributions from Kanye West, Common put out Universal Mind Control instead and has already planned a next album, The Believer, for 2010.[10]
.The 8th album from Chicago hip-hop artist Common was originally scheduled to be released on June 24, 2008 under the name Invincible Summer, but he announced at a Temple University concert that he would change it to Universal Mind Control.^ Finding Forever” is positioned for release around the end of this year, it will be Common’s 7th studio album.

 ^ Common recently released his new album “Finding Forever“.

 ^ In 2008, Madonna released her eleventh studio album, Hard Candy .
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 [11] .The release date was pushed back to September 30, 2008 due to Common filming Wanted.^ The Good Doctor Pushes Detox back to mid 2008.

 The release date was set for November 11, 2008, but again it was pushed back to December 9, 2008.
.The album's first single, titled "Universal Mind Control", was officially released on July 1, 2008 via the US iTunes Store as part of the Announcement EP (sold as "Universal Mind Control-EP" in the UK).^ The album produced three top five singles namely the title track (her seventh number-one single on the Hot 100), "Express Yourself" and "Cherish".
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 ^ The first single from the album, "Hung Up" went on to reach number-one in a record breaking forty-five countries.
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 ^ In 2008, Madonna released her eleventh studio album, Hard Candy .
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 The song features Pharrell, who also produced the track. .The Announcement EP included an additional track track titled "Announcement" featuring its producer, Pharrell.^ The album produced three top five singles namely the title track (her seventh number-one single on the Hot 100), "Express Yourself" and "Cherish".
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 .The video for "Universal Mind Control" was filmed in September by director Hype Williams.^ It's harder to know whether a director has a specific look in mind for a role, and that's something over which a performer has no control.
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.Producer No I.D. has stated that he, Adam Boulesbaa, and Kanye West will be producing Common's next album The Believer, due in 2010.[12].^ After collaborating on all but two tracks from his last album, Kanye West and Common are set to unleash their creative talents yet again, this time for Common’s 2nd G.O.O.D Music album, tentatively titled “Finding Forever”.

 ^ Check these Categories below for more on Common Kanye New Album Finding Forever .

 ^ Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West and Pharrell Williams aim for new Album .

 Common made an appearance on The Jonas Brothers' most recent album, Lines, Vines and Trying Times as a guest rapper for the group's new song, "Don't Charge Me for the Crime."[13]

Personal life

Common has a daughter, Omoye Assata Lynn (born 1997).[14] Since childhood, he was a member of the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago led by the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Following the controversy over one of Wright's sermons, Common criticized the American news media's coverage of the incident as having "an agenda."[15] Common played the role of Alicia Keys's boyfriend in the music video "Like You'll Never See Me Again." He is currently dating professional tennis player Serena Williams.[16]
.With both artists hailing from the Great Lakes region of the United States (Chicago and Detroit, respectively), Common and J Dilla established their chemistry early on.^ List of best-selling music artists List of best-selling music artists in the United States Madonna as gay icon Mononymous persons .
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 Both became members of the Soulquarians collective, and collaborated on numerous projects together, even placing one song, "Thelonius", on both the Slum Village album Fantastic, Vol. 2, and Common's Like Water for Chocolate. .As Dilla's health began to decline from the effects of Lupus Nephritis, he relocated to Los Angeles for treatment, and asked Common to make the move with him as a roommate (Dilla would later lose his battle with the rare disease).^ In regards to speed twisting, I would like to ask the group, when doing balloons for a paid party, do you spend a certain amount of time with each child as you make the balloon?
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 ^ In the fall of 1982 she began an intense affair with artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, living with him for a time in his loft, and visiting Los Angeles over December 82-January 83.
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Advertising

In 2006, Common was a model for photos of The Gap's fall season collection, appearing on posters in stores. .Later that year, he performed in The Gap's "Holiday In Your Hood" themed Peace Love Gap. In February 2007, Common signed a deal with New Era to promote their new line of Layers fitted caps.^ Later that year, Madonna performed the song "Hollywood" with Britney Spears , Christina Aguilera and Missy Elliott at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards.
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 ^ Cruise lines are willing to work with talent and fit entertainers into their programming schedule so again, your contract is likely to vary from ship to ship.
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 ^ Your own unique style, from the heart, will serve you much better than trying to fit into anyone else's idea of what a performer should do.
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 Common also stars in a television commercial for the 2008 Lincoln Navigator. He appears in NBA 2k6 in Streetball mode. .In the fall of 2008, Common appeared in an ad for Microsoft's Zune, comparing his new song, "Universal Mind Control," to ,"Planet Rock," a song from hip hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa.^ Fresh Hip Hop News .

 ^ RSS Feed Help with feeds Fresh Hip Hop News MySpace Fresh Hip Hop News Technorati This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License .

Business

Common at 2009 Obama Home States Inaugural Ball on January 20, 2009
.As of the 29th of September 2008 Common was instrumental in bridging the trans-Atlantic gap by signing UK's Mr Wong and J2K to Kanye West's Getting Out Our Dreams recording outfit.^ Madonna is also reportedly recording new material for the album which is tentatively due out in September.
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 ^ The first similarity is a common rule of approach - that successful evangelism is all about bridging the gap between the outsider and the church.
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 ^ Maino Sign With Atlantic Records .

 Common met the pair during his tour in the UK earlier on in the year. .It is speculated that the deal is not only to bring the UK and US hip hop genres together but that to rival Syco Music's cross-Atlantic success with Leona Lewis.^ If it works at all in the UK and the US, it will only bring into churches unchanged, worldly-minded people, deluded into thinking they are born-again, trusting and resting in carnal security.
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 He also has a deal with Zune mp3 players. .In 2008 Common made an estimated 12 million dollars, making him equal in earnings to Eminem and Akon, tied for the 13th highest grossing Hip-Hop artist.^ It became the highest-grossing tour of 2004, earning $125 million.
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 ^ Madonna's 2008 Sticky & Sweet Tour became the highest grossing concert tour by a solo artist.
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 ^ Avoid the most common client "turn-off" magicians make during sales presentations.ƒnƒ±void hard and unpleasant way to earn money as a magician.
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 [18] .In December 2008, Common will launch a new clothing line in partnership with Microsoft titled "Softwear", based on 1980s computing.^ In mid-2006, Madonna became the worldwide model for H&M. [136] The next year, the clothing line M by Madonna was launched internationally.
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 ^ Common Hoping To Get Kanye To Work On His New Album Tentatively Titled “Finding Forever” .

 ^ Juelz Santana Launches RoyElz Clothing Line, Talks New Album .

Activism

.Common used to maintain a vegan diet[19] and is a supporter of animal rights and PETA.^ AR is a religion, but for the majority of Animal Rights supporters, AR functions as a movement and/or lifestyle choice, not their primary religion.
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 ^ Animal Rights : Although the Animal Rights movement (along with ethical vegetarianism, Veganism, PETA, etc.
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 He recently appeared in a print advertisement for PETA titled "Think Before You Eat".[20] Common is also part of the "Knowing Is Beautiful" movement, which supports HIV/AIDS awareness.[21] .He is featured in the video for "Yes We Can," a song in support of the candidacy of Barack Obama, which made its debut on the internet on February 2, 2008. Common has pledged to stop using anti-gay lyrics in his music.^ She debuted her new song, "Like a Prayer", in a Pepsi commercial and also made a music video for it.
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 ^ Later that year, Madonna performed the song "Hollywood" with Britney Spears , Christina Aguilera and Missy Elliott at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards.
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 ^ Its music video featured scenes of sadomasochism, bondage, [65] same-sex kissing and brief nudity.
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Acting career

In 2003, Common appeared on the popular American UPN sitcom Girlfriends. In the episode "Take This Poem and Call Me In The Morning", he appeared as Omar, a slam poet who competes with fellow poet Sivad (played by Saul Williams) for the affection of Lynn Searcy (played by Persia White). He also had a cameo appearance on an episode of UPN's One on One, where he played a drama class instructor named Darius. He also made an appearance on the NBC show "Scrubs". In 2007, Common appeared with Ryan Reynolds, Jeremy Piven, and Alicia Keys in the crime film Smokin' Aces. He made his big screen debut as villainous Mob enforcer Sir Ivy. He appeared alongside Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, The RZA and T.I. in the 2007 crime thriller American Gangster. .On 20 January 2007, one week before the opening of Smokin Aces, he appeared in a Saturday Night Live sketch as himself.^ In May 2007, Madonna released the download-only song "Hey You", in anticipation of Live Earth, which was free for its first week.
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 The show's host was Piven, his Aces co-star. .In 2008, he starred in the film adaptation of the comic book Wanted alongside Morgan Freeman and Angelina Jolie; and was cast as the Green Lantern/John Stewart in the live adaptaton of The Justice League.^ In 1990, Madonna starred as "Breathless" Mahoney in a film adaptation of the comic book series Dick Tracy .
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 ^ The album included the ballad "Live to Tell", which she wrote for the film At Close Range , starring her then-husband Sean Penn.
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 Common also appeared in the movie Street Kings alongside Keanu Reeves, Hugh Laurie, The Game, and Forest Whitaker.[24] He also appeared in the 2009 film Terminator Salvation as John Connor's lieutenant Barnes.[25]

Discography

Main articles: Common discography and List of Common songs
Year Album Label Notes
1992 Can I Borrow a Dollar? Relativity Records
1994 Resurrection
1997 One Day It'll All Make Sense
2000 Like Water for Chocolate MCA Records
Universal Records
2002 Electric Circus
2005 Be G.O.O.D.
Geffen
Imani Entertainment
2007 Finding Forever
2008 Universal Mind Control
2010 The Believer

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
2002 Brown Sugar Himself
2006 Dave Chapelle's Block Party Himself
2007 Smokin' Aces Sir Ivy
American Gangster Turner Lucas
2008 Street Kings Coates
Wanted The Gunsmith
2009 Wanted: Weapons of Fate Brummel[26] video game voice
Terminator Salvation Barnes video game voice
2010 Date Night TBA
Just Wright TBA

Awards and nominations

Awards Year Type Song or album Notes
BET Awards 2003 Video of the Year "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" Won
Viewer's Choice "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" Nominated
Best Collaboration "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" Nominated
2006 Best Male Hip-Hop Artist Nominated
BET Hip Hop Awards 2006 Element Award - Lyricist of the Year Won
Hip-Hop Video of the Year "Testify" Nominated
2007 Lyricist of the Year Won
CD of the Year Finding Forever Won
Best Hip Hop Video "The People" Nominated
Best Live Performance Nominated
MVP Of The Year Nominated
Black Reel Awards 2003 Best Film Song "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" Won
Grammy Awards 2001 Best Rap Solo Performance "The Light" Nominated
2003 Best Song Written for a Motion Picture/Television Movie "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" Nominated
Best R&B Song "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" Won
Best Urban/Alternative Performance "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" Nominated
2006 Best Rap/Sung Collaboration "They Say" Nominated
Best Rap Album Be Nominated
Best Rap Solo Performance Testify Nominated
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group "The Corner" Nominated
2008 Best Rap Performance by Duo or Group "Southside" Won
Best Rap Album Finding Forever Nominated
Best Rap Solo Performance "The People" Nominated
Image Awards Outstanding Duo or Group "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" Nominated
Outstanding Song "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" Nominated
Outstanding Music Video "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" Nominated
2006 Outstanding Music Video "Testify" Nominated
Outstanding Male Artist n/a Nominated
MTV Video Music Awards 2001 Best Hip-Hop Video "Geto Heaven Remix T.S.O.I. (The Sound of Illadelph)" Nominated
2003 MTV2 Award "Come Close" Nominated
2005 Best Hip-Hop Video "Go" Nominated
2006 Best Hip-Hop Video "Testify" Nominated
Soul Train Awards 2006 Best R&B/Soul Single by a Duo or Group "Supastar" Nominated
Best Music Video "Testify" Nominated
Vibe Awards 2005 Reelest Video "The Corner" Nominated

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