Common
Common
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth13 March 1972
CountryUnited States of America
dream kings rap
Even through the unseen, I know that God watches, From one King's dream, he was able to Barack us.
eye soul cold
If the eyes are the window to your soul open eyes bring the cold.
player men trying
Yeah, we try to get the best musicians possible, and Justin [Robinson] is a great musician, man, a great player. You must have been surprised to see him out there, then.
rap hip-hop hips
I am to hip-hop what Obama is to politics
artist positive-energy trying
I started digging into parts of myself that I probably ignore and don't really get to express because Common is an artist that is conscious and is aware and is trying to put a positive energy to the world.
blessed cutting thinking
I think and speak clearer since I cut the dairy out. I can breathe better and perform at a better rate, and my voice is clearer. I can explore different things with my voice that I couldn't do because of my meat and dairy ingestion. I am proud and blessed to be a vegetarian, everything became clear.
fun judging acting
The human being that I strive to be is a great human being, like a loving human being, but as an actor, you take on roles that are not you and that's the fun part for me as far as acting goes. You really get to learn about other human beings and not judge.
who-i-am people roles
I started getting more in tune with who I am by doing roles or even just being around people.
dream writing inception
This is my inception, I'm writing my dreams.
justice-for-all justice juxtaposition
Justice is juxtaposition in us Justice for all just ain't specific enough.
men able way
To me to be a storyteller is you got to be able to speak the truth. You've got to be able to absorb life and take in life and be able to interpret it in a way that anybody in this room could say, "Man, that's my story. I can relate to that."
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...
photography artist acting
Acting is just another way to express myself as an artist. I realized if you're an artist, you're an artist and you can express that through music, through painting, through photography, through acting - this is just another way for me to express myself.