Latest Release
- 22 MAY 2024
- 1 Song
- Be · 2005
- Be · 2005
- Wise Up - Single · 2024
- In Moe (Speculation) - Single · 2023
- Mo (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series) · 2022
- Mo (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series) · 2022
- Mo (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series) · 2022
- Mo (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series) · 2022
- Mo (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series) · 2022
- Mo (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series) · 2022
Essential Albums
- Intimate yet expansive in its depiction of his Chicago hometown, Be is Common’s return to his street-poet roots after the quirky Electric Circus. There’s a starkly real yet ultimately positive worldview throughout, because Common brings as much thoughtfulness to a track about gangbanging (“The Corner”) as he does the gorgeous self-love anthem “It’s Your World”. It’s the equivalent of listening to riveting stories from your dad . . . but over a soulful, scratchy beat.
Artist Playlists
- The Chicago MC has helped lead the conscious rap movement for over two decades.
- Sophisticated flows, sharp politics and bright orchestration.
- The thoughtful MC's diet of conscious soul and righteous hip-hop.
Live Albums
- Clyde Cyrus, soho & GHOSTOF9
More To Hear
- Common and Questlove discuss their creative processes.
- The artist and chef share their message of nourishment.
- The artist and chef share their message of nourishment.
- Featuring K. Michelle, Common, Will Packer, and DJ Touré.
- Common details the journey behind his sophomore album.
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About Common
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 commercialised 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.
- BORN
- 1972年3月13日
- GENRE
- Hip-Hop/Rap