Biography
Lonnie Rashid Lynn, known professionally as Common, is an American rapper, actor and activist. The recipient of three Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award, he signed with the independent label Relativity Records at the age of 20. The label released his first three studio albums: Can I Borrow a Dollar? (1992), Resurrection (1994) and One Day It'll All Make Sense (1997). He maintained an underground following into the late 1990s, and achieved mainstream success through his work with the Black music collective Soulquarians.
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Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Original Song · 2015
- Black Reel Award — Best Original or Adapted Song · 2015
- Soul Train Music Award — The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award · 2015
- BET Her Award · 2012
- Grammy Award — Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group · 2007
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- BET Award — Viewer's Choice · 2003
- BET Award — Video of the Year · 2003
- Grammy Award — Best R&B Song · 2003
- Grammy Award — Best R&B Song · 2002
- Academy Award — Best Original Song · 2018 · nominated
- BET Award — Best Actor & Actress · 2013 · nominated
- BET Award — Best Actor & Actress · 2012 · nominated
- BET Her Award · 2012 · nominated
- NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Male Artist · 2012 · nominated
- NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture · 2011 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Melodic Rap Performance · 2010 · nominated
- BET Award — Best Actor & Actress · 2009 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Rap Album · 2009 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group · 2009 · nominated
- NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Male Artist · 2009 · nominated
- NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Male Artist · 2008 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Rap Album · 2007 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Rap Solo Performance · 2007 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group · 2007 · nominated
- NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Literary Work – Children · 2007 · nominated
- MTV Video Music Award — Best Art Direction · 2006 · nominated
- MTV Video Music Award — Best Hip-Hop Video · 2006 · nominated
- MTV Video Music Award — Best Direction · 2006 · nominated
- NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Song · 2006 · nominated
- NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Male Artist · 2006 · nominated
- NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Music Video · 2006 · nominated
- Soul Train Music Award — Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video · 2006 · nominated
- Soul Train Music Award — Best R&B/Soul Single, Group, Band or Duo · 2006 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Rap Album · 2005 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group · 2005 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Rap Solo Performance · 2005 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Melodic Rap Performance · 2005 · nominated
- MTV Video Music Award — Best Hip-Hop Video · 2005 · nominated
- BET Award — Video of the Year · 2003 · nominated
- BET Award — Best Collaboration · 2003 · nominated
- BET Award — Viewer's Choice · 2003 · nominated
- MTV Video Music Award – MTV2 Award · 2003 · nominated
- NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Song · 2003 · nominated
- NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Duo or Group · 2003 · nominated
- NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Music Video · 2003 · nominated
- Soul Train Music Award — Best R&B/Soul Single, Female · 2003 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best R&B Song · 2002 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Urban/Alternative Performance · 2002 · nominated
- MTV Video Music Award – Breakthrough Video · 2001 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Rap Solo Performance · 2000 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Brave New Voices 2010
5 Sides of a Coin
Silo
The Hate U Give
Chappelle's Show
Scrubs
Never Have I Ever
Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives
Wild 'N Out
The Simpsons
The Chi
MTV Video Music Awards
Hell on Wheels
American Gangster
Unity
Wick Is Pain
Selma
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
John Wick: Chapter 2
Marshall
Megan Leavey
Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary
Now You See Me
Girlfriends
American Masters
Two Trains Runnin'
Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
Jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
The Tale
Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records
Ocean's Eight
The Wiz Live!
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius)
StoryBots: Answer Time
Saint Judy
Hunter Killer
Saturday Night Live
Smallfoot
Girls Trip
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
Fraggle Rock: Rock On!
Street Kings
Brown Sugar
The Informer
Just Wright
Wanted