Common

Born Lonnie Rashied Lynn in Chicago, the rapper who would become an integral part of the 1990s underground hip-hop scene started out as Common Sense. His 1992 debut CAN I BORROW A DOLLAR? showcased a politically conscious, musically eclectic artist interested in expanding the boundaries of hip-hop. Though forced to shorten his handle to Common after a legal dispute, he pursued his vision, incorporating jazz, rock, R&B and more into his sound, and collaborating with everyone from jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove to up-and-coming rapper Cee-Lo and R&B diva Erykah Badu.

Top Common Tracks

Universal Mind Control (UMC) (Album Version (Explicit))
Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now
Universal Mind Control (UMC) (UK Radio Edit)
Drivin' Me Wild
The People (Album Version (Explicit))

Top Common downloads

thisisme then: the best of common	01 Feb 2008
Finding Forever (UK Version)	30 Jul 2007	MP3
Like Water For Chocolate	23 Apr 2001	MP3
Be (Explicit Version)	13 Feb 2006
Electric Circus (International Version)	30 Jun 2003	MP3
Electric Circus (International Version)	23 Dec 2002	MP3

Universal Mind Control (UMC) (UK Version)	21 Sep 2008	MP3
I Want You (Radio Edit - International Version)	21 Dec 2007	MP3
Drivin' Me Wild	15 Oct 2007	MP3
Drivin' Me Wild	01 Oct 2007	MP3
Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now	16 Jul 2007	MP3
The Game (Explicit Version)	15 Jun 2007	MP3
The People (Explicit Version)	15 Jun 2007	MP3
Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now	11 Jun 2007	MP3
Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now	11 Jun 2007	MP3
A Dream	03 Mar 2007
A Dream	24 Feb 2007
GO! (UK Version)	13 Feb 2006	MP3
The Corner (UK Version)	13 Feb 2006	MP3

	Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now	05 Jun 2007	Video
	Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now	05 Jun 2007	Video

Joss Stone Introducing Joss Stone	05 Feb 2008	Album	MP3
Various Artists The R&B Collection 2007	03 Dec 2007	Album	MP3
Various Artists Entourage: Music From and Inspired by the Hit HBO Original Series	08 Oct 2007	Album
Ozomatli Embrace The Chaos (International Version)	29 Oct 2001	Album	MP3
Joss Stone Introducing Joss Stone	15 May 2007	Album	MP3
Joss Stone Introducing Joss Stone	12 Mar 2007	Album	MP3
Various Freedom Writers Original Soundtrack	23 Feb 2007	Album
Jamie Foxx Unpredictable	22 Apr 2006	Album
Floetry Flo'Ology (UK Version)	13 Feb 2006	Album	MP3
Kanye West Gold Digger (UK Maxi)	13 Feb 2006	Single	MP3
Kanye West Heard 'Em Say (UK Maxi)	13 Feb 2006	Single	MP3
Kanye West Late Registration (UK - CD album)	13 Feb 2006	Album	MP3
Various Artists Rawkus Records - Best of Decade I 1995-2005 (Explicit Version)	13 Feb 2006	Album	MP3
Floetry Supastar (International Version)	13 Feb 2006	Single	MP3
The Roots Home Grown! The Beginner's Guide To Understanding The Roots Volume 1 (Explicit Version)	13 Feb 2006	Album
The Roots The Roots Come Alive (Explicit Version)	01 Nov 1999	Album	MP3
Kanye West Late Registration (Explicit Version)	14 Jun 2006	Album
Van Helden, Armand Killing Puritans	05 Jul 2005	Album	MP3
Kanye West Jesus Walks (UK ECD Maxi)	30 Aug 2004	Single
Kanye West All Falls Down (UK ECD maxi)	07 Jun 2004	Single	MP3
Kanye West The College Dropout (Explicit)	13 Feb 2006	Album	MP3
Erykah Badu Worldwide Underground (EP - Japan/UK Version)	22 Sep 2003	Album	MP3
The RH Factor Hard Groove	26 May 2003	Album	MP3
Various Artists Rawkus Presents Soundbombing II (Explicit Version)	23 Sep 2002	Album	MP3
Various Artists Soundbombing - Vol. III (Explicit Version)	23 Sep 2002	Album	MP3

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