Chicago-bred rapper who, in recent years, has become one of the more prominent voices in hip-hop's new millenium renaissance. Born Lonnie Rashid Lynn in 1972, Common released his first LP, Can I Borrow A Dollar?, under the Common Sense moniker. Tracks like Charm's Alarm and Breaker 1-9 established him a lyricist with wit, street-smarts, and love for extended similes, while tracks like Heidi Hoe would touch on the misogynism that would surface sparingly on future work. In 1994, he released Re ...[Read Story]