Far From Common

Lonnie Rashid Lynn, 

born March 13.1972,

also well known as 

Common,

is a rapper from Southside Chicago

but is far from the common sound of the Southside.

Common began his rapping career in highschool 

and formed a trio named C.D.R.

This trio opened for huge stars at the time such as 

NWA and Big Daddy Kane.

Common continued higher education at Florida A&M University 

but little did he know that it would come to a halt 

and a huge oppurtunity was coming his way.

Relativity Records offered him a contratct in 1991.

Common took on the name of Common Sense at first 

and soon released a single named 

Take It EZ the next year. 

Within the next two years,

Common was able to release two more albums

and changed his name to Common 

due to a reggae band suing him over having the same name.

The very well known song,

I Used To Love H.E.R put Common on the map.

This song was foreshadowing the hip hop to come

and criticizes gangsta rap to an extent. 

He personifies hip-hop 

and describes how much she has changed.

In 1997,

One Day It'll All Make 'Sense dropped 

and thus many noticed Common's way of conscious rapping.

Signing to MCA in early 2000's,

Common released a few more albums;

The 6th Sense, The Movement, and Electric Circus

Common has been very popular for being able to keep his very conscious voice relevant. 

WHY COMMON?

Unlike many artist now a days, Common is able to still rap about what should be

important and relevant in our lives as teenagers or even adults. 

Common is a man of wisdom and does not rap about guns, girls, and drugs,

he raps about love, life, and issues that we do not realize anymore. 

Common is far far from an average rapper.

Take a look and listen to one of my fav. songs from Common:

The Light