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Artist Biography For Common
Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr. Born March 13 1972 In Chicago Illinois Better Known By His Stage Name Common Previously Common Sense Is A Grammy Award Winning Rapper Author And Actor Known For Lyrics That Focus On Love And Spirituality. Signed To Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music Many People Describe Him As Being A Conscious Hip Hop Artist Who Makes Songs That Send A Message. He Debuted In 1992 With The Album Can I Borrow A Dollar? And Maintained A Significant Underground Following Into The Late 90s After Which He Gained Notable Mainstream Success Through His Work With The Soulquarians. As Well As Music Common Has Worked As An Actor On Films Such As 'Smokin' Aces' As Sir Ivy 'American Gangster' As Turner Lucas 'Wanted' And 'John Wick Chapter 2'. He May Also Be Seen In Cameo Roles In Films Such As 'Brown Sugar'. His Debut Was The 1992 Album Can I Borrow A Dollar But He Achieved Little Critical Or Commercial Success Until 1994's Resurrection An Instant Classic. He Produced Several More Albums Notably Like Water For Chocolate And The Highly Experimental Electric Circus Before Releasing The Kanye West And J Dilla-Produced Be In 2005 Which Was His First Album To Receive Widespread Mainstream Appeal And Radio Playtime. Common Is Considered A "cred" Artist Which Has Lead Him To Collaborations With The Likes Of De La Soul Jadakiss T.I Talib Kweli The Roots Kanye West Lily Allen Erykah Badu And Fort Minor. The 2007 Album Finding Forever Was Produced Mainly By Long-Time Collaborator Kanye West. Common Released His Eighth Album Universal Mind Control In 2008 Which Was Nominated For A Grammy Award For Best Rap Album But Lost To The Eminem Album Relapse. He Released His Ninth Album The Dreamer/The Believer In 2011. Nobody's Smiling His Tenth Album Was Released In 2014. The Concept Of The Album Was Inspired By His Troubled Hometown Of Chicago.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: The Corner
Common - Be
"The Corner" Is The Second Single Released By Rapper Common On His Sixth Album Be. It Features A Chorus And Production By Kanye West As Well As Spoken Word Lyrics By The Last Poets. The Song's Lyrics Deal With Street Corners In Poor Neighborhoods. The Song's Beat Contains Samples From "You Make The Sun Shine" By The Temprees And "What It Is" By The Temptations. Because Of The Song's Gritty Sound Some Fans Considered It To Be A Return To Common's Resurrection Days. A Music Video Directed By Kanye West Was Made For "The Corner." "The Corner" Attained Some Commercial Success Reaching #42 On The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Chart But Was Even More Popular Among Critics. Amongst Other Accolades It Was Nominated As The Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group At The 48th Grammy Awards. Spence D. Of IGN.Com Explains The Basis For Its Success Writing ""The Corner" ... Is The Defacto Bomb On The Album. West's Groove Is Sick And Witty Piano And Bass Meshing Together In A Smoothly Lumbering Lope With A Nice Accentuated Vocal Sample On The Chorus. The Addition Of The Legendary Last Poets Only Elevates The Tune To The Next Level. One Of The Best Burners Of The Year Hands Down."
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Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr. Born March 13 1972 In Chicago Illinois Better Known By His Stage Name Common Previously Common Sense Is A Grammy Award Winning Rapper Author And Actor Known For Lyrics That Focus On Love And Spirituality. Signed To Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music Many People Describe Him As Being A Conscious Hip Hop Artist Who Makes Songs That Send A Message. He Debuted In 1992 With The Album Can I Borrow A Dollar? And Maintained A Significant Underground Following Into The Late 90s After Which He Gained Notable Mainstream Success Through His Work With The Soulquarians. As Well As Music Common Has Worked As An Actor On Films Such As 'Smokin' Aces' As Sir Ivy 'American Gangster' As Turner Lucas 'Wanted' And 'John Wick Chapter 2'. He May Also Be Seen In Cameo Roles In Films Such As 'Brown Sugar'. His Debut Was The 1992 Album Can I Borrow A Dollar But He Achieved Little Critical Or Commercial Success Until 1994's Resurrection An Instant Classic. He Produced Several More Albums Notably Like Water For Chocolate And The Highly Experimental Electric Circus Before Releasing The Kanye West And J Dilla-Produced Be In 2005 Which Was His First Album To Receive Widespread Mainstream Appeal And Radio Playtime. Common Is Considered A "cred" Artist Which Has Lead Him To Collaborations With The Likes Of De La Soul Jadakiss T.I Talib Kweli The Roots Kanye West Lily Allen Erykah Badu And Fort Minor. The 2007 Album Finding Forever Was Produced Mainly By Long-Time Collaborator Kanye West. Common Released His Eighth Album Universal Mind Control In 2008 Which Was Nominated For A Grammy Award For Best Rap Album But Lost To The Eminem Album Relapse. He Released His Ninth Album The Dreamer/The Believer In 2011. Nobody's Smiling His Tenth Album Was Released In 2014. The Concept Of The Album Was Inspired By His Troubled Hometown Of Chicago.
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"The Corner" is the second single released by rapper Common on his sixth album, Be. It features a chorus and production by Kanye West as well as spoken word lyrics by The Last Poets. The song's lyrics deal with street corners in poor neighborhoods. The song's beat contains samples from "You Make the Sun Shine" by The Temprees and "What It Is" by The Temptations. Because of the song's gritty sound, some fans considered it to be a return to Common's Resurrection days. A music video directed by Kanye West was made for "The Corner."
"The Corner" attained some commercial success reaching #42 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, but was even more popular among critics. Amongst other accolades, it was nominated as the Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 48th Grammy Awards. Spence D. of IGN.com explains the basis for its success writing:
""The Corner" ... is the defacto bomb on the album. West's groove is sick and witty, piano and bass meshing together in a smoothly lumbering lope with a nice accentuated vocal sample on the chorus. The addition of the legendary Last Poets only elevates the tune to the next level. One of the best burners of the year, hands down." Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.