Common
American rapper, actor and activist
Common is an American rapper, actor and activist who won an Academy Award for the song "Glory". He has also written two New York Times bestsellers.
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American Born 1972 in Chicago, United States
About Common
Common was born Lonnie Rashid Lynn in 1972 and first performed as Common Sense. He signed with Relativity Records at age 20, and his debut album, Can I Borrow a Dollar?, came out in 1992. He has won three Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. His Oscar was for "Glory", a song he wrote with John Legend for the film Selma, where he also played civil rights leader James Bevel. He has acted in many other films and in television series including Hell on Wheels and Silo. As an author, he has written two New York Times bestsellers, One Day It'll All Make Sense and Let Love Have the Last Word. BookBits carries his book And Then We Rise.