Hip-Hop/Rap

United States

Common

Top Songs By Common

Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip Hop) [Longer Version] [feat. Common]Erykah Badu

Listen to The Light by Common, see lyrics, music video & more!

The LightCommon

Listen to Make Her Say (feat. Kanye West & Common) by Kid Cudi, see lyrics, music video & more!

Make Her Say (feat. Kanye West & Common)Kid Cudi

Listen to Come Close (feat. Mary J. Blige) by Common, see lyrics, music video & more!

Come Close (feat. Mary J. Blige)Common

Listen to Go! by Common, see lyrics, music video & more!

Go!Common

Listen to Get Em High (feat. Talib Kweli & Common) by Kanye West, see lyrics, music video & more!

Get Em High (feat. Talib Kweli & Common)Kanye West

Listen to My Way Home (feat. Common) by Kanye West, see lyrics, music video & more!

My Way Home (feat. Common)Kanye West

Listen to I Used to Love H.E.R. by Common, see lyrics, music video & more!

I Used to Love H.E.R.Common

Listen to The People by Common, see lyrics, music video & more!

The PeopleCommon

Listen to Testify by Common, see lyrics, music video & more!

TestifyCommon

Upcoming Concerts for Common

Common currently has 2 upcoming concerts; the next one is scheduled for Saturday, September 13, 2025 at The Intersection in St. Louis, MO, United States.

Latest Release

Listen to Be (20th Anniversary) by Common

ALBUMBe (20th Anniversary)Common

More albums from Common

Listen to Mo: Season 2 (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series) by Common, Karriem Riggins & Patrick Warren

ALBUMMo: Season 2 (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series)Common, Karriem Riggins & Patrick Warren

Listen to The Auditorium, Vol. 1 by Common & Pete Rock

ALBUMThe Auditorium, Vol. 1Common & Pete Rock

Listen to Mo (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series) by Common, Karriem Riggins & Patrick Warren

ALBUMMo (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series)Common, Karriem Riggins & Patrick Warren

Listen to A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 1 & 2 by Common

ALBUMA Beautiful Revolution Pt. 1 & 2Common

Listen to A Beautiful Revolution (Pt .1 / Video Album) by Common

ALBUMA Beautiful Revolution (Pt .1 / Video Album)Common

ALBUMLet LoveCommon

ALBUMBlack America AgainCommon

Listen to Nobody's Smiling (Deluxe Version) by Common

ALBUMNobody's Smiling (Deluxe Version)Common

Listen to The Dreamer, The Believer by Common

ALBUMThe Dreamer, The BelieverCommon

Listen to Universal Mind Control by Common

ALBUMUniversal Mind ControlCommon

ALBUMFinding ForeverCommon

ALBUMElectric CircusCommon

Listen to Like Water For Chocolate by Common

ALBUMLike Water For ChocolateCommon

Listen to One Day It'll All Make Sense by Common

ALBUMOne Day It'll All Make SenseCommon

ALBUMResurrectionCommon

Listen to Can I Borrow a Dollar? by Common

ALBUMCan I Borrow a Dollar?Common

Common's Popular Music Videos

Wake Up Everybody (feat. Common & Melanie Fiona)

John Legend & The Roots

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: Influences

The thoughtful MC's diet of conscious soul and righteous hip-hop.

Inspired by Common

Sophisticated flows, sharp politics, and bright orchestration.

About Common

Hometown

Chicago, IL, United States

Born

March 13, 1972

Genre

Hip-Hop/Rap

Common earned his stripes in the 1990s and 2000s as one of the foremost voices of conscious rap, and he rose to become even more. The Chicago native surfaced in the early '90s, working with producer No I.D. and putting their city on the map with 1994's Resurrection, which featured “I Used to Love H.E.R.,” a song that famously personified hip-hop and lamented its commercialized violence. Over the following two decades, he continued to use his lyrics to comment on Black sociopolitical issues—whether alongside production from sampling wizard J Dilla on Like Water For Chocolate (2000), fellow Chicagoan Kanye West on Be (2005) as a signee to West's GOOD Music label, or jazz luminaries Robert Glasper and Karriem Riggins for Black America Again (2016). With an Emmy, a Grammy, and an Oscar on his mantle, he’s only a Tony Award away from coveted EGOT status, and he’s become one of hip-hop’s most trusted ambassadors, using his platform with purpose and conviction.

Common has also released music as a member of August Greene.

Musical InfluencesCommon's musical influences include Q-Tip, Brand Nubian, A Tribe Called Quest and more.