ALBUMIn Moe (Speculation) - SingleDJ Premier & Common
Albums by Common
ALBUMMo (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series)Common, Karriem Riggins & Patrick Warren
ALBUMA Beautiful Revolution Pt. 1 & 2Common
ALBUMA Beautiful Revolution (Pt .1 / Video Album)Common
ALBUMLet LoveCommon
ALBUMBlack America AgainCommon
ALBUMNobody's Smiling (Deluxe Version)Common
ALBUMThe Dreamer, The BelieverCommon
ALBUMUniversal Mind ControlCommon
ALBUMFinding ForeverCommon
ALBUMBeCommon
Common's Popular Music Videos
Make Her Say (feat. Kanye West & Common) [Super Clean Version - Closed-Captioned]
Kid Cudi
Make Her Say (feat. Kanye West & Common) [Behind The Scenes]
Kid Cudi
(A Beautiful Revolution) Intro
Common
(A Beautiful Revolution) Outro
Common
What Do You Say (Move It Baby)
Common
Wake Up Everybody (feat. Common & Melanie Fiona)
John Legend & The Roots
Don’t Forget Who You Are
Common
Courageous
Common
Fallin'
Common
Stand Up for Something (feat. Common)
Andra Day
Artist Playlists
Common Essentials
He spent the first part of his career becoming one of hip-hop's premiere lyricists.
Common Video Essentials
The Chicago rapper’s clips reflect his decades as a hip-hop sage.
Common: Deep Cuts
Contemplative gems buried in the rapper's discography.
Inspired by Common
Sophisticated flows, sharp politics, and bright orchestration.
Common: Influences
The thoughtful MC's diet of conscious soul and righteous hip-hop.
Artist Biography
Socially conscious rap superstar Common is a modern-day renaissance man. He’s written two memoirs, championed numerous causes, and appeared in dozens of films and TV shows en route to becoming a household name.
• The Chicago native went by the name Common Sense for his first two studio albums, 1992’s Can I Borrow a Dollar? and 1994’s Resurrection.
• In 2003, Common took home his first Grammy, winning Best R&B Song for “Love of My Life,” a collaboration with Erykah Badu. The song appears on the soundtrack for the film Brown Sugar, which Common cameos in.
• Following the experimental 2002 album Electric Circus, Common quieted detractors with 2005’s Be, a poetic break from the street-rap sound then dominating the mainstream.
• The Grammy-nominated Be was primarily produced by fellow Chicago native Kanye West. Yeezy referred to Common as the “Marvin Gaye of rap.”
• In 2015, Common and John Legend won both the Oscar and Golden Globe for Best Original Song for “Glory,” their uplifting anthem from the 2014 film Selma.
• Common has launched numerous social justice initiatives throughout his career. In May 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, he started the No. WeMatterToo campaign to push for better conditions for incarcerated people.