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Common (rapper)

Lonnie Rashid Lynn (born March 13, 1972), known professionally as Common (formerly known as Common Sense), is an American rapper, actor and activist. The recipient of three Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award, he signed with the independent label Relativity Records at the age of 20. The label released his…

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Awards
Full list
Born
Lonnie Rashid Lynn (1972-03-13) March 13, 1972 (age 54) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Children
1
Genres
Midwestern hip-hop · neo soul
Instruments
Vocals
Labels
Loma Vista · Concord · Think Common · ARTium · Def Jam

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Early life and education

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Common (rapper)

Nodes335
Edges334
Triples56
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.00597
Components1

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Common (rapper)

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Labels · 13
Common (rapper) → ARTium, Concord, Def Jam, Geffen, GOOD, Loma Vista, MCA, Rawkus, Relativity, Think Common, Virgin EMI, Warlock, Warner Bros.
Occupations · 4
Common (rapper) → activist, actor, Rapper, songwriter
Member of · 3
Common (rapper) → August Greene, Cocaine 80s, Soulquarians
Genres · 2
Common (rapper) → Midwestern hip-hop, neo soul
Parents · 2
Common (rapper) → Lonnie Lynn (father), Mahalia Ann Hines (mother)
Works · 2
Common (rapper) → Discography, filmography
Awards · 1
Common (rapper) → Full list
Born · 1
Common (rapper) → Lonnie Rashid Lynn (1972-03-13) March 13, 1972 (age 54) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Children · 1
Common (rapper) → 1
Instruments · 1
Common (rapper) → Vocals

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common album released song also film 2011 music one hip-hop lynn sense first release chicago would 2008 appeared love label

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Common (rapper)AwardsFull list1.00infobox
Common (rapper)BornLonnie Rashid Lynn (1972-03-13) March 13, 1972 (age 54) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.1.00infobox
Common (rapper)Children11.00infobox
Common (rapper)GenresMidwestern hip-hop1.00infobox
Common (rapper)Genresneo soul1.00infobox
Common (rapper)InstrumentsVocals1.00infobox
Common (rapper)LabelsLoma Vista1.00infobox
Common (rapper)LabelsConcord1.00infobox
Common (rapper)LabelsThink Common1.00infobox
Common (rapper)LabelsARTium1.00infobox
Common (rapper)LabelsDef Jam1.00infobox
Common (rapper)LabelsVirgin EMI1.00infobox
Common (rapper)LabelsWarner Bros.1.00infobox
Common (rapper)LabelsGeffen1.00infobox
Common (rapper)LabelsGOOD1.00infobox
Common (rapper)LabelsMCA1.00infobox
Common (rapper)LabelsWarlock1.00infobox
Common (rapper)LabelsRawkus1.00infobox
Common (rapper)LabelsRelativity1.00infobox
Common (rapper)Member ofAugust Greene1.00infobox
Common (rapper)Member ofCocaine 80s1.00infobox
Common (rapper)Member ofSoulquarians1.00infobox
Common (rapper)OccupationsRapper1.00infobox
Common (rapper)Occupationssongwriter1.00infobox
Common (rapper)Occupationsactor1.00infobox
Common (rapper)Occupationsactivist1.00infobox
Common (rapper)Other nameCommon Sense1.00infobox
Common (rapper)ParentsLonnie Lynn (father)1.00infobox
Common (rapper)ParentsMahalia Ann Hines (mother)1.00infobox
Common (rapper)Websitewww.thinkcommon.com1.00infobox

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