Lonnie Corant The Shuka Rashid Lynn Jr. Age (born March 13, 1972), better known by his stage name General , was an American rapper, actor, poet and film producer. Common debut in 1992 with album Can I Borrow Dollars? and retained significant underground followers into the late 1990s, after which he gained mainstream mainstream success through his work with the Soulquarians. In 2011, Common launched Think Common Entertainment, trailing its own record label, and, in the past, has released music under various other labels including Relativity, Geffen, and GOOD Music.
The band's first major-label comedy album Like Water for Chocolate gained wide critical recognition and remarkable commercial success. His first Grammy Award was in 2003, winning Best R & amp; B Song for "Love of My Life", with Erykah Badu. His popularity was matched by May 2005's Be Being nominated for Best Rap Album, at the 2006 Grammy Awards. Common was awarded his second Grammy for Best Rap Performance by Duo or Group, for "Southside" (featuring Kanye West), from her album July 2007 Finding Forever . His best-of album, Next Then: The Best of Common , was released on November 27, 2007.
Commonly won the Golden Globe 2015 Award for Best Original Song and 2015 Academy Award for Best Original Song, for his "Glory" song from the 2014 Selma , where he starred as Civil Rights Movement leader James Bevel. Komon's acting career also included starring in important roles in the movies of Smokin 'Aces, King Street, American Gangster, Dicari > Terminator Salvation , Night Date , Only Wright , Happy Feet Two Run Run All Night , Become Charlie , and John Wick: Chapter 2 . She also narrates the award-winning documentary Bouncing Cats , about one person's efforts to improve children's lives in Uganda through hip-hop/b-boy culture. He starred as Elam Ferguson on the western television series AMC Hell on Wheels .
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General born Lonnie Corant Shaman Rashid Lynn, Jr. Age on March 13, 1972 at Chicago Osteopathic Hospital in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood, Dr. Mahalia Ann Hines and former ABA basketball player turned into young counselor Lonnie Lynn Sr. He grew up in the Calumet Heights neighborhood. Lynn's parents divorced when she was six, causing her father to move to Denver, Colorado. This made Lynn brought up by her mother; However, his father remained active in his life, and was able to make Lynn work with the Chicago Bulls as a teenager. While a student at Luther High School South in Chicago, Lynn, along with two friends formed C.D.R., a rap trio that opened to such acts as N.W.A and Big Daddy Kane.
Lynn studied at Florida A & amp; M University for two years under a scholarship and majored in business administration. Once featured in the Unsigned Hype column of The Source , Lynn debuted in 1992 with the single "Take It EZ", followed by the album Can I Borrow Dollar? , under the stage name Common Intellect .
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Music career
1992-1996: Beginning of career
With the release of the 1994 Resurrection , Common Sense reached a greater level of critical acclaim, which surpassed the natives of Chicago. The album sold relatively well and received strong positive reactions among alternative hip hop fans and underground at the time. Awakening is the last Common Sense album produced almost entirely by its long-term production partner, No I.D., who will later become a mentor for young Kanye West.
In 1996, Common Sense appeared on the Red Hot Organization compilation CD, America Is Dying Slowly (A.I.D.S.), with Biz Markie, Wu-Tang Clan, and Fat Joe, among many other leading hip-hop artists. CD, intended to raise awareness of the AIDS epidemic among African American men, heralded as "masterpieces" by The Source magazine. He will also contribute to the Red Hot Organization, Red Hot and Riot awards album in 2002. He collaborated with Djelimady Tounkara on the remake of Kuti's song "Years of Tears and Sorrow".
The song "I Used to Love H.E.R." from Awakening sparked feud with West Coast's West Coast Connection rap group. The lyrics of the song criticize hip hop music taken, and interpreted by some as directing the popularity of the West Coast Gangsta rap. Westside Connection first responded with the 1995 song "Westside Slaughterhouse," with lyrics "Used to love H.E.R., the crazy cause I fucked her" . "Westside Slaughterhouse" also mentions Common Sense by name, prompting the rapper to respond with an attack track produced by Pete Rock "The Bitch in Yoo". Common Sense and Westside Connection continue to insult each other before finally meeting with Louis Farrakhan and setting aside their disputes. Following the popularity of Awakening , Common Sense was sued by a registrar of Orange County-based bands of the same name, and was forced to shorten its moniker to General . According to the English Journal, "I Used to Love H.E.R." apart from having a comment about the feud between the West Coast rap group Westside connection, "I Used to Love H.E.R." using a woman's metaphor to convey hip hop.
1996-1999: One Day Will All Create Sense
Originally scheduled for release in October 1996, Common finally released their third album, One Day It'll All Make Sense, in September 1997. The album took a total of two years to complete and included collaborations with artists such as Lauryn Hill, De La Soul, Q-Tip, Canibus, Black Thought, Chantay Savage, and Questlove - fellow members of the Soulquarians team. The album, which makes a point away from any gangsterism (in response to questions about the integrity of its music), is critically acclaimed and led to major label contracts with MCA Records. In addition to releasing One Day , Common's first child, Omoye's daughter Assata Lynn, was born shortly after the release of the album.
As documented by hip hop journalist Raquel Cepeda, in the liner notes for the album, the show has profound spiritual and mental effects on the Common and allows him to grow music while becoming more responsible as an artist. He writes:
- Rashid discovers that he will be a father in about 8 months. Stunned and bewildered, Rashid changed his life's decision with his girlfriend, Kim Jones. This situation leads to the composition of his favorite pieces on One Day... which offers a male slant to abortion. "Retrospect for Life", produced by James Poyser and No I.D. featuring Lauryn Hill (who matured on the same day as Rashid's girlfriend), is the song that became the driving force behind the project. Rashid listens to "Retrospect for Life" today in the geek mastering session, as if it were for the first time. He told me when we listened to L-Boogie roaring chorus, " when I listen to the song now, I think about how precious his life is (Omoye) ".
The General discussed family ethics several times on One Day... , and the album sleeves were adorned with old family photos, depicting childhood rapper, and quotes from 1 Corinthians 13:11, which summarizes the path to maturity:
When I was little, I talked like a child, I think like a child, I think like a child. When I became a man, I put the childish way behind me.
1999-2003: Soulquarians Era
After One Day... , Common signed major label contracts with MCA Records and moved from Chicago to New York City in 1999. He began recording almost exclusively with a collection of loose musicians and artists (nicknamed " Soulquarians "by Questlove's main character) throughout 1999, and made some sporadic guest appearances on The Roots' Things Fall Apart , and Rawkus Records compilation,
In 2000, her fourth album, Like Water for Chocolate, was released for mass critical acclaim. The executive was produced by Questlove and featured significant contributions by J Dilla, (who led many tracks except - "Cold Blooded", "Geto Heaven Part II", "A Song For Assata", "Pop's Rap Part 3... All My Children "& amp; song produced by DJ Premier" The 6th Sense "), Like Water for Chocolate takes place as a commercial breakthrough for Common, producing its first record gold rapper, and greatly expanding its fan base among critics and listeners alike.
With both artists from the Great Lakes region of the United States (Chicago and Detroit, respectively), Common and J Dilla built their chemistry early on. The two became collective members of Soulquarians, and collaborated on various projects together, even placing one song, "Thelonius", on both albums Slum Village Fantastic, Vol. 2 , and Common's Like Water for Chocolate . When Dilla's health began to decline from the effects of Lupus Nephritis, she moved to Los Angeles, and asked the Common to move with her as a roommate (Dilla would then lose the battle with a rare disease).
The album sees the general theme of exploration (music and lyrics), which is unusual for a hip hop record, as it does on the song "Time Travelin '(A Tribute To Fela)"; a tribute to the legend of Nigerian music, and political activist Fela Kuti. The most popular single from the album "The Light" was nominated for a Grammy Award.
In 2002, Common released their fifth album, Electric Circus . The album is highly anticipated and praised by many critics for its ambitious vision. However, it was not commercially successful as the previous album, Like Water for Chocolate , sold under 300,000 copies. An eclectic album, Electric Circus features fusion of several genres such as hip hop, pop, rock, electronic, and the neo spirit. Album styles tend to share criticisms; some praised an ambitious vision while others criticized it for the same reason. Most critics tend to revolve around the experimental nature of the album; some feel the common has deviated too far from the previous sound. This is the second and final album Comma for MCA, and the final release of the label before its absorption to Geffen Records.
2004-2011: The Era of GOOD Music
In early 2004, Common made an appearance on Chicagoan Kanye West's multi-platinum debut album, The College Dropout (on the song "Get Em High"), and announced the signing of his contract to the then-recently-discovered West label Music the good one. West has long been a fan of the Common and both have even participated in a friendly on-air MC fight, in which West took the jabs on his idol for "walking gently" and wearing crochet pants (as he did for his performance on video for Mary J. Blige "Dance for Me"). The couple teamed up on the next Common album, Being , almost entirely produced by Kanye West, with the help of the long-time common collaborator James Yancey (J Dilla) - also a Western favorite. The album was released in May 2005, and performed very well, driven by Kanye's involvement and singles "The Corner", and "Go". Be earned a second gold record from his career, with sales reaching around 800,000 copies. The Source gave it an almost perfect 4.5 mic rating, XXL rated the highest "XXL", and AllHipHop gave the album 4 stars. The album was also nominated for four Grammy Awards in 2006.
Following the release of Be in 2005, several mixed race artists from the UK hip-hop scene took exception to common comments on racial relationships on the song "Real People." Yungun, Doc Brown, and Rising Son recorded the song above the instrumental version of "The Corner" named "Dear Common (The Corner Dub)." The general statement that he had heard about the track but never really took the time to listen to it, and did not reply in the song.
The 7th Common Common titled Finding Forever was released on July 31, 2007. For this album, he continued his work with Kanye West, as well as other producers such as will.i.am, Devo Springsteen, Derrick Hodge, and Karriem Riggins, as well as the only song produced by J Dilla, "So Far To Go". The album features guest venues from artists such as Dwele, Bilal, D'Angelo, and British pop star Lily Allen. The first single from the album is "The People" b/w "The Game". West predicts that Finding Forever will win the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. The album was nominated for Best Rap Album, but did not win, lost to West's Graduation ; However, Common won a second Grammy for "Southside," which won the 2008 Grammy for Best Rap Performance by Duo or Group. On July 31, 2007, Common performed a free concert in Santa Monica, California on 3rd Street Promenade to promote the release of Finding Forever. The general explained to the audience that the title "Finding Forever" represented his quest to find a lasting place on hip-hop and also his desire to be an artist for the rest of his life. The album debuted at # 1 on the 200 national Billboard charts.
In an August 2007 interview with XXL, the rapper Q-Tip of the group A Tribe Called Quest stated that he and Common were forming a group called The Standard. While both are intended to hit the studio to record the produced Q-Tip album, perhaps with contributions from Kanye West, Common issues Universal Mind Control instead and has planned the next album, The Dreamer, The Believer , for the end of 2011.
The general is instrumental in bridging the trans-Atlantic gap by signing UK Mr Wong and J2K to Kanye West's Getting Out Our Dreams clothing recording. General met the couple during his tour in the UK earlier this year. It is speculated that the deal was not only to bring the UK and US hip hop genres together but to rival the cross-Atlantic success of Syco Music with Leona Lewis. He also has an agreement with Zune mp3 players. In 2008 the Common made about 12 million dollars, making it the equivalent in revenue for Eminem and Akon, tied for the 13th best-selling Hip-Hop artist.
The eighth album of the Chicago hip-hop artist was originally scheduled to be released on June 24, 2008 under the name Invincible Summer, but he announced at the Temple University concert that he would turn it into > Universal Mind Control . The release date was pushed back to September 30, 2008 due to filming General Wanted . The release date was set for November 11, 2008, but again pushed back to December 9, 2008.
The album, entitled "Universal Mind Control", was officially released on July 1, 2008, via the iTunes Store AS as part of the EP announcement (sold as Universal Mind Control EP EP Announcements including an additional track titled "Announcements", also featuring Pharrell. The video for the main single was filmed in September by director Hype Williams. In 2009, Common was featured prominently throughout his debut album, Kid Cudi, Kid Cudi's debut album Man of the Moon: The End of Day, as a leading narrator and artist. At the end of 2009, Common was nominated for two Grammys at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, including Best Rap Performance by Duo or Group for "Make Her Say", with Kid Cudi and Kanye West, and Best Rap Album for Mind Control Universal .
2011-present: Think Common Ent.
The Dreamer/The Believer and hostile to Drake
American producer No I.D., stated that he and Kanye West will be producing the Common Dreamer/The Believer album . In July 2011, it was announced that No. I.D. will be the only album producer. The general makes an appearance on Jonas Brothers latest album, Lines, Vines and Tries the Times as a guest rapper for the 2009 group song, "Do not Charge Me for Crime."
On July 6, 2011, Common released their first single, titled "Ghetto Dreams", from the next album. The second single, "Blue Sky", was released on October 4, 2011. On December 20, 2011, Common released their ninth solo album entitled The Dreamer, The Believer . Although he left GOOD Music in 2011, it was featured in the first compilation album label, 2012 Cruel Summer . The general released a song titled "Sweet", from The Dreamer/The Believer, which included the critical lyrics of a singing rapper, although this criticism was not specifically directed to Canadian recording artist Drake. Drake took offense and responded with the release of "Stay Schemin", a song with Rick Ross and French Montana. General fans only had to wait two and a half days for him to respond to Drake's dead end. On February 13, 2012, Common commented on the feud by saying "It's over, but it's all in the art of hip hop." He said a few things to me so I had to say a few things back... I would not say [he started it] but I know I heard something that I felt was directed at me so I overcame it.That's it.But you know, thank God, we can move forward from it and it's all good. "
Artium Recordings and Nothing Smiles
After a quiet 2012, Common announced it would release an extended drama (EP) in January 2013, and its first mixtape in April. In February 2013, Common announced its tenth solo album to be released in September 2013 and will feature Kanye West and production from Kanye West and No ID. Then on September 8, 2013, it provides an update to its projects by saying the previously announced EP will be released soon, and will feature a new song with Def Jam signee Vince Staples. He also told HipHopDX, his tenth solo album will be released in early 2014.
On January 6, 2014, Common announced its 10th studio album Nobody Smiling and will be produced entirely by old No ID collaborators. The album, which is commonly revealed initially to be an EP, is set to feature Vince Staples, James Fauntleroy and "some new artists from Chicago." The concept of this album was inspired by his troubled hometown in Chicago: "We came up with this concept" no one smiled. "That's really the thinking that comes from all the violence in Chicago," he said. "It happened in Chicago, but it happens all over the world in many ways." He continued, "We are talking about what conditions happen, when I say 'no one smiles.' But it's really a call to action. "On June 4, 2014, it was announced General signed a recording contract with Def Jam Records and No I.D.'s Artium Records. It was also announced Nobody's Smiling to be released July 22, 2014. Lonnie "Pops" Lynn will be featured on this album as well but the recording failed because Lonnie's health declined. The recording was made and is in the process of being released on Dirty Laboratory Productions featuring production by AwareNess.
In 2018, Common also announced he would form a jazz group called August Greene.
Other Jobs
Action
In 2003, the Common appeared on the UPN sitcom of America Girlfriends . In the episode "Take This Poem and Call Me in the Morning", he appears as Omar, a slam poet who competes with fellow Sivad poet (played by Saul Williams) for the affection of Lynn Searcy (played by Persian White). She also has a cameo appearance on an episode of UPN One on One , where she plays a drama class instructor named Darius. She also made appearances on the ABC Scrubs show. In 2007, the Common appeared with Ryan Reynolds, Jeremy Piven, and Alicia Keys in the Smokin 'Aces crime film, making her big screen debut as a evil Mob villain Sir Ivy. He appeared with Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, The RZA and T.I. in the 2007 criminal thriller American Gangster . On January 20, 2007, one week before the opening of Smokin Aces, she appeared in a sketch of Saturday Night Live as herself. The host of the show was Piven, his co-worker Aces .
In 2007, Common played the role of Smokin 'Aces versus girlfriend Alicia Keys in the music video "Like You Never See Me Again".
In 2008, she starred in the film adaptation of comic book Wanted with Morgan Freeman and Angelina Jolie. Common also appeared in Kings Street with Keanu Reeves, Hugh Laurie, The Game, and Forest Whitaker. Common also starred in the 2010 film JustWright as a basketball player who fell in love with his coach, Queen Latifah. She appeared in the 2009 movie Terminator Salvation as John Connor's Lieutenant Barnes.
In 2009, the Common role as John Stewart/Green Lantern in the film that is not produced Justice League: Mortal .
Common starred as corrupt cop in the 2010 comedy Night Date with Steve Carell and Tina Fey. She is part of the ensemble player of AMC's Hell on Wheels , as one of the main characters, Elam Ferguson, a recently freed slave trying to find his place in the world. In 2013, Common plays the role of Agans Evans, FBI agent at Now You See Me along with Mark Ruffalo, Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, and Dave Franco. In the 2014 film Selma , where she also co-wrote Oscar-winning song "Glory", Common starred as civil rights leader 1960 James Bevel. In 2015, he plays a major role in Run All Night.
The general appears as a gangster in the 2016 movie Suicide Squad , directed by David Ayer and part of the DC Extended Universe.
In December 2015, the Common appeared on NBC TV special The Wiz Live! , as the Bouncer who guards the Emerald City.
In 2016 he joined the movie Barbershop: The Next Cut , with his former Ice Cube rival.
In February 2017, he appeared with Keanu Reeves again, this time as Cassian's hitman/bodyguard professional at John Wick: Chapter 2 .
In August 2017, the Common began voicing Kiburi crocodiles at Disney Junior The Lion Guard .
Movie production
On October 27, 2015, Common signed a 2-year contract with HBO allowing it to start its own film production company, Freedom Road Productions. He stated in an interview in February 2012 that one of his great career goals was to start his own film production company.
In 2016 the Common also works with Amazon Studios and American Girl, serving as executive producer for the Direct-to-Video feature of American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Must Win .
Modeling and dressing
In 2006, Common was the model for the fall collection photo of The Gap, appearing on posters in stores. Later that year, he appeared in The Gap's "Holiday in Your Hood" themed Peace Love Gap. In February 2007, Common signed an agreement with the New Era to promote their new layer. The general also starred in television commercials for 2008 Lincoln Navigator. He appeared in NBA 2K8 in NBA Blacktop mode. In the fall of 2008, Common appeared in an ad for Microsoft's Zune, comparing his new track, "Universal Mind Control", to "Planet Rock", a song from hip-hop pioneer Africa Bambaataa. Also, he appeared in the Diesel campaign for a new aroma called "Only The Brave". The song "Be (intro)" is displayed in an ad for BlackBerry in January 2011.
In December 2008, Common launched a new clothing line in partnership with Microsoft titled "Softwear", based on the 1980s computing.
Write
Commonly invited by First Lady Michelle Obama to appear in a poetry reading on May 11, 2011 at the White House. His poetry was found to be heavily influenced by Maya Angelou's work. This caused a furor with the New Jersey State Police and their union, who disagreed with the lyrical content. President of the New Jersey State Troopers' Association voiced concern over the White House. They quote the song "A Song For Assata" about a member of the Black Liberation Army and the late Tupac Shakur rapper step-up named Assata Shakur, formerly known as Joanne Chesimard, who was convicted in 1977 of first-degree murder in New Jersey. state police Werner Foerster.
On another poetry reading, Common says, "the flyer says 'free Mumia' in my refrigerator", a reference to Mumia Abu-Jamal, who was controversially punished for killing Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner in 1981. General stated, "One thing which should not be questioned is my support for police officers and troops who protect us every day. "
Jay Carney, the White House Press Secretary at the time, spoke for President Obama on this issue by saying the president did not support, but was actually opposed, some kind of words and lyrics that have been written by the Common and others. Although the president does not support the lyrics in question, he believes that some reports distort what Mr. Lynn has arranged more broadly. Common gives a one-line response to the whole controversy: "I do not think Sarah Palin and Fox News likes me."
Jon Stewart of Comedy Central's The Daily Show questioned Fox News's coverage of the controversy, saying that they "took the time to ignore all the common works, except for one poem he wrote in 2007 that they came across misunderstandings." Stewart also shows that in 2002, George W. Bush honored Johnny Cash, whose songs contained rough lyrics. Stewart further pointed out that Fox News itself offered positive coverage on a Common career in 2010, and that Sean Hannity, who criticized the White House Commons invitation, was a friend of musician Ted Nugent, who in the clip played on The Daily Show , using violent rhetoric in comments he made about President Obama and Hillary Clinton. The general then discussed this issue with Stewart during the September 14, 2011 appearance on the program.
In September 2011, Common published its memoir, One Day It 'll All Make Sense , through Atria Books. When the book explains how his close relationship with his mother affected his life, it was partly told by him.
Activism
Usually used to be vegan, but now pescetarian. In addition, he is a supporter of animal rights and PETA. She appeared in a print ad for PETA titled "Think Before You Eat", and in a documentary entitled Holistic Health for Hip-Hop Generation where she promotes vegetarianism.
The general is also part of the "Knowing the Beautiful" movement, which supports awareness of HIV/AIDS. She is featured in the video for "Yes Kita Bisa", a song to support Barack Obama's candidacy, which debuted on the internet on February 2, 2008. The general has promised to stop using anti-gay lyrics in his music.
General is the founder of the Common Ground Foundation, a non-profit organization that aims to empower disadvantaged youth to become powerful citizens and citizens of the world. The foundation includes a program dedicated to leadership development & amp; empowerment, educational development, creative expression, and book clubs. In 2014, Common Ground inaugurated AAHH! Festival Music Festival at Union Park Chicago. After one year hiatus, AAHH! Fest back in 2016, but canceled one week before the show in 2017. The official announcement stating the fest will return September 15, 2018.
Rapper Common along with rapper and other activists appeared in the award-winning documentary BIA4Justice shot in Ferguson, Missouri and produced by Nation19 Magazine.
General conducted with Andra Day in the opening musical performance for violent nonviolent violence in March for Our Lives in Washington, D.C. on March 24, 2018.
Personal life
The general has had a romantic relationship with singer Erykah Badu, actress Kerry Washington and Taraji P. Henson, and tennis player Serena Williams, but in July 2014 maintained that she was single. Reported in 2017, Common has been tied to a romantic relationship with lawyer and activist Angela Rye. He is a pescatarian and a fan of Chicago Bulls and Chicago Bears.
Discography
- Studio album
- Can I borrow a Dollar? (1992)
- The Resurrection (1994)
- One Today All Derived (1997)
- Like Water for Chocolate (2000)
- Electric Circus (2002)
- Be (2005)
- Search Forever (2007)
- Universal Mind Control (2008)
- The Dreamer/The Believer (2011)
- Nothing Smiles (2014)
- Black America Again (2016)
- Collaboration album
- August Greene (with Robert Glasper and Karriem Riggins) (2018)
- Official website
- General: Geffen Record Site
- General in AllMusic
- Usual in IMDb
- Common in Democracy Now! - video interview
Moviesography
Movies
Television
Video game
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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