Common
Common
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth13 March 1972
CountryUnited States of America
rap winning thinking
I sit and think with a drink about how I'm gonna win...
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.
thinking rapper dope
I think Lil Wayne is definitely a dope rapper.
children thinking roots
It's no doubt that there's a connection (between the blues and hip-hop). Hip-hop is definitely a child of the blues. And I think you gotta know the roots to really grow. It's like knowing your parents, it's like knowing your culture, so you could be proud of that culture and take it to the world.
strong men thinking
Man, I feel like hip-hop is - first of all, not even only with just GOOD Music, I gotta say - I think hip-hop is still alive in a strong way, man. I feel really enthused about hip-hop.
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.
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?
blessing thinking would-be
The possibility of an Oscar is something I definitely think about and the fact that I can even say that is just a blessing. It's something I would be incredibly honored to be a part of.
album contribute named physical
That's why I named my album 'Finding Forever,' because that's what I was thinking about: What did I want to contribute to this world that would live beyond my physical existence?
against dude feeling hear hold loved movies music people personal remember seen song
I think you really have to remember what you loved about making music in the first place. Ultimately, people can be like, 'We've seen this dude in many movies,' but if they hear a song and they're feeling it, they can look past all the personal things and not hold it against you that you're also an actor.
art believe decide excellent hears matter music quality reviews whoever work
I believe that music is about making quality things, making quality art, and no matter who you decide to work with, you and that person have to come up with something special, come up with something that is excellent material, so whoever hears it and reviews it will like it.
artist came chicago rap side south wanting
I came from the South Side of Chicago wanting to be a rap artist and make videos.
america build built ourselves
What America was built on was being able to say, 'Hey, we're going to come in and use our resources to build for ourselves and our communities and build around that. We're not going to depend on others.'
music types
Me as an artist, I've ventured off into doing all types of music. I'll do a jazz album, you know what I mean.