Common
Common
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth13 March 1972
CountryUnited States of America
art rap thinking
I start thinking: How many souls hip-hop has affected? How many dead folks this art resurrected? How many nations this culture connected? Who am I to judge one's perspective?
teacher believe people
When you see people that lived their purpose and sacrificed, who are everyday people - teachers, sanitation workers, and just people from all walks of life - that said, "I'm standing up for what I believe in. I'm standing up for my community." That reaffirms what you can do.
mom powerful voice
My mom has obviously had a powerful influence on my life and her voice can describe certain things that I couldn't see in myself.
dream believe rap
I believe in heaven more than hell, lessons more than jail. In the ghetto, let love prevail with a story to tell. My eyes see the glory, and well, The world waiting for me to yell, "I Have A Dream!"
girl mother rap
I look into mother's stomach, wonder if you are a boy or a girl Turnin' this woman's womb into a tomb But she and I agree, a seed we don't need You would've been much more than a mouth to feed But someone I would've fed this information I read To someone my life for you I would've had to leave Instead I led you to death.
people style matter
When you have style, it doesn't matter what other people are saying.
rap tired people
I wonder if these wack niggas realize they wack, And they the reason that my people say they tired of rap.
motivational eye sky
Now I'm on the rise, doin' business with my guys. Visions realize, music [your craft] affected lives. A gift from the skies, to be recognized, I'm keeping my eye on the people, that's the prize
writing people inspire
I felt like I had experienced a lot of things in the first chapter of my life, and I wanted it to inspire and motivate people, so I just started writing.
powerful hip-hop elements
One thing I always loved about hip-hop music was the raw, boom-bap element - it felt powerful and manly.
imagination creative able
To be a storyteller is to be able to speak truth, to be able to use your imagination, to use the creative gifts that the Creator has given you.
men practice perfect
Your body is you. That's your temple. So, eating wisely helps you function for the day. If you want to look good and feel good, you gotta eat good. What you put into your temple, man, is very important. I learned that later on in life, but I started putting that into practice. I'm not perfect in my eating. I just try to live healthily, and to take care of myself so that during this lifetime I can live good.
school kids parent
I've met kids who haven't had the best of parents but because they had something in them, or they had somebody at school help develop them, they turned out fine.
thinking artist acting
Me being able to be acting and doing other things has opened me as an artist, and I think even more from a visual standpoint.