Birthday: March 13, 1972
Best known for his individualistic promulgation of jazz-rap during the 1990s -- a decade when gangsta rap threatened to take over much of the urban music scene -- underground rapper Common attained recognition for the sophisticated lyrics and ever-present political subtexts in his raps. Something of a critics' favorite, Common also achieved commercial success with such albums as ...more- 2009
- Terminator Salvation
- Barnes
- 2008
- Street Kings
- Coates
- 2008
- Wanted
- The Gunsmith
- 2007
- Smokin' Aces
- Sir Ivy
- 2007
- American Gangster
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