Common
Common
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth13 March 1972
CountryUnited States of America
song heart appreciate
No matter what walk of life you're from, you can appreciate the music - songs [can] resonate in your soul and your heart.
rap winning thinking
I sit and think with a drink about how I'm gonna win...
body endow goods ring thee worldly
With this ring I thee wed, with my body I thee worship, and with all my worldly goods I thee endow
oppressed trying
I want to be the voice of the people; black, white, everyday, oppressed people. A person trying to make it and to do it right.
discuss people public relationship
People that I care about, that I consider being friends of mine, most of the things I discuss with them I wouldn't discuss in public because it's a real relationship. It's not a relationship for the public, you know?
supposed
Hip-hop is supposed to help you elevate, or go higher.
connection definitely exists felt life people saw soul
I was in the heart and soul of Baltimore. I definitely felt a connection to the people. They're really hard-working people that want to have a better life. And I saw the struggle that exists there.
freer opened
Doing acting opened up other creative outlets; it made me feel freer as an artist.
ripples
The impact of a conscious artist is necessary, and it ripples through the world.
divine god knew obviously
Obviously God knew I wasn't going to make it to the NBA as much as I probably believed. This was divine order.
conscious labeled throughout time
When I started thinking about it, I was like, 'OK, if throughout time I get labeled as a conscious artist, I'll be very much celebrated, in a way, and honored.'