Common
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| Birth Name: | Lonnie Rashied Lynn | ||
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Mar 13, 1972 Chicago, IL |
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| Career: | 2003-2010 | ||
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USA |
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| Genre/Type: |
Comedy Music |
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Biography by Nathan Southern
Best known for his individualistic promulgation of jazz-rap during the 1990s -- a decade when gangsta rap threatened to take over much of the urban music scene -- underground rapper Common attained recognition for the sophisticated lyrics and ever-present political subtexts in his raps. Something of a critics' favorite, Common also achieved commercial success with such albums as Can I Borrow a Dollar? (1992, his debut), Like Water for Chocolate (2000), Electric Circus (2002), and Be (2005). During the first 15 years or so of his career, the Chicago native's filmed activity remained generally confined to music videos, performance films, and also urban and rap-themed documentaries such as the 2003 Soundz of Spirit, the 2004 Letter to the President, and 2005's jubilant Dave Chappelle's Block Party. By 2007, Common began branching out into dramatic roles. That year, the rapper landed supporting parts in such films as Joe Carnahan's darkly comic action thriller Smokin' Aces and Ridley Scott's period crime drama American Gangster.
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Filmography
| Movie/Film | Released | Rating | Role | Buy |
| Date Night | 2010 | Actor [Starring] | ||
| Terminator Salvation | 2009 |
  
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| Street Kings | 2008 |
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| Wanted | 2008 |
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| American Gangster | 2007 |
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| BET Hip Hop Awards 2007 | 2007 | Participant [Starring] |
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| Freestyle Fanatiks | 2007 | Performer [Starring] |
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| Notorious B.I.G.: Bigger Than Life | 2007 | Participant [Starring] |
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| Smokin' Aces | 2007 |
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| WTF: An Okaymentary | 2007 | Participant [Starring] | ||
| Jamie Foxx: Unpredictable | 2006 | Performer [Starring] | ||
| Poetry on Fire, Vol. III: The Power of Spoken Word | 2006 | Performer [Starring] |
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| Dave Chappelle's Block Party | 2005 |
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| The Art of 16 Bars | 2005 | Participant [Starring] |
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| Fade to Black | 2004 |
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| Letter to the President | 2004 | Participant [Starring] |
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