Normal born as Lonnie Lynn is an American rapper, entertainer, and essayist who initially rose to conspicuousness during the 1990s with the arrival of his presentation collection, “Would i be able to Borrow A Dollar?”(1992). In the wake of keeping an underground after into the last part of the 1990s, he acquired standard accomplishment through his work with the Soulquarians.
He won his first Grammy Award for Best R&B Song for the Erykah Badu single “Love of My Life” in 2003 followed by his second Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for “Southside”(featuring Kanye West), from his 2007 collection, “Discovering Forever”.
| Celebrated Name | Common |
|---|---|
| Age | 49 Years |
| Nick Name | Pops |
| Birth Name | Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr. |
| Birth Date | 1972-03-13 |
| Gender | Male |
| Profession | Rapper |
| Birth Nation | United States |
| Place Of Birth | Chicago, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Ethnicity | African-American |
| Horoscope | Pisces |
| Famous For | For his debut album, “Can I Borrow A Dollar?”(1992). |
| Best Known For | Grammy and Academy Award-winning rapper |
| Father | Lonnie Lynn Jr. |
| Mother | Mahalia Ann Hines |
| High School | Luther High School South |
| University | Florida A&M University |
| Education | Majored in business administration |
| Marital Status | Dating |
| Girl Friend | Tiffany Haddish(2019-present), Kim Jones, Erykah Badu, Taraji P. Henson, Serena Williams, and Laura Dern. |
| Children | 1 |
| Daughter | Omoye Assata Lynn |
| Net Worth | $45 million |
| Source of Wealth | Albums, Movies, Modeling, and Advertisement Deals. |
| Body Type | Athletic |
| Waist Size | 35 inches |
| Chest Size | 44 inches |
| Bicep Size | 16 inches |
| Height | 6ft(1.83m) |
| Weight | 85kg(187 lbs) |
| Hair Color | Bald |
| Eye Color | Brown |
| Sexual Orientation | Straight |
| Debut Date | 1992 |
| Debut Television Show/Series | Girlfriends |
| Debut Music Video | “Take It EZ” |
Normal’s best-of collection, “This is me Then: The Best of Common”, delivered in 2007, is an accumulation collection from his initial rap years crossing 1992 to 1997. Normal got his first Academy Award for Best Original Song, for his tune “Brilliance” from the 2014 film, “Selma” in which he co-featured as Civil Rights Movement pioneer James Bevel.
He additionally has a fruitful acting profession which incorporates “Smokin’ Aces”, “Road Kings”, “American Gangster”, “Needed”, “Eliminator Salvation”, “John Wick: Chapter 2” and “Smallfoot”.
Furthermore, Common is known for his relationship with famous rapper, Kanye West, and his heartfelt connection with various dazzling ladies including Tiffany Haddish who affirmed their relationship in August 2020.
Renowned as a famous Grammy and Academy Award-winning rapper, entertainer and essayist, known for his presentation collection, “Would i be able to Borrow A Dollar?”(1992).
Known for his relationship with Tiffany Hadish.
Normal was born on March 13, 1972, in Chicago, Illinois, United States. His original name is Lonnie Corant Jaman Shuka Rashid Lynn Jr. His ethnicity is American. Lynn has a place with African-American nationality while Pisces is his zodiac sign.
Lynn was born at the Chicago Osteopathic Hospital in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood as the child of Lonnie Lynn Jr.(father) and Mahalia Ann Hines(mother). His dad, Lonnie nicknamed Pops was a previous ABA ball player turned youth advocate while his mom, Mahalia was the teacher and previous head of John Hope College Preparatory High School.
Lynn’s folks separated from when he was six years of age, so he was raised by his mom, as his dad needed to move to Denver, Colorado, however he stayed dynamic in Common’s life. His dad even found Lynn a line of work with the Chicago Bulls as a young person.
Lynn went to Luther High School South in Chicago, during which he started rapping alongside two of his companions, with whom he shaped C.D.R., a rap threesome that opened for acts like N.W.A and Big Daddy Kane. After the threesome was disintegrated, he started a performance profession under the stage name of “Sound judgment”.
Afterward, he went to Florida A&M University for a very long time under a grant and studied business organization.
Normal made his introduction as an independent craftsman with his single, “Take It EZ”, which was trailed by his hit-debut collection, “Would i be able to Borrow a Dollar?” which was delivered on October 6, 1992.
With the arrival of his subsequent collection, “Resurrection”(1994), outstanding for the smooth “I Used To Love H.E.R.”, he acquired substantially more prominence and got a solid positive response among option and underground hip bounce fans at that point.
After a name change welcomed on by a claim, Common reappeared in 1997 with his third collection, “One Day It’ll All Make Sense”. The collection prompted a significant name contract with MCA Records.
He started recording only with a free group of performers and craftsmen including the “Soulquarians” by focal figure Questlove.
He then, at that point showed up on The Roots’ “Things Fall Apart”, and the Rawkus Records gathering, “Soundbombing 2”.
In 2000, his fourth collection, “Similar to Water for Chocolate”, was delivered, which ended up being a significant business leap forward for Common, procuring the rapper his first gold record.
With the arrival of his fifth collection, “Electric Circus”(2002), it marked his last collection with MCA.
In mid 2004, Common showed up on individual Chicagoan Kanye West’s multi-platinum debut collection, “The College Dropout”. He then, at that point got endorsed to West’s then-recently discovered mark GOOD Music.
On May 4, 2005, his 6th and second gold collection, “Be” was delivered by Geffen Records and GOOD Music that incorporated the singles “The Corner”, and “Go”.
Normal’s seventh LP named “Discovering Forever” was delivered on July 31, 2007. It appeared at #1 on the public Billboard 200 graphs.
His eighth collection’s eponymous lead single “Widespread Mind Control”, was formally delivered on July 1, 2008.
On July 6, 2011, Common delivered his first single, named “Ghetto Dreams”, from his 10th independent collection named “The Dreamer, The Believer”.
Despite the fact that he left GOOD Music in 2011, he was included on the name’s first gathering collection, 2012’s “Unfeeling Summer”.
On January 6, 2014, Common reported his 10th studio collection to be named “No one’s Smiling” which was delivered on July 22.
In 2018, Common additionally declared he would frame a jazz bunch called August Greene.
Normal and John Legend’s tune, “Brilliance” won Oscar, Grammy Award, BET Award, and Golden Globe Award among a few different honors.
Normal made his acting presentation with his appearance on the American UPN sitcom, “Sweethearts” in 2003.
He made his bug screen debut as awful Mob master Sir Ivy with the wrongdoing film, “Smokin’ Aces” in 2006.
In 2008, he featured in the film variation of the comic book, “Needed” and furthermore in real life thrill ride film, “Road Kings”.
In 2009, Common was given a role as John Stewart/Green Lantern in the unproduced film Justice League: Mortal.
He additionally featured in a science fiction film, “Eliminator Salvation”(2019), and as a lead in “Just Wright”(2010).
Normal co-featured as 1960s social equality pioneer James Bevel in “Selma” for which he likewise co-composed the Oscar-winning melody “Wonder”.
His acting vocation additionally remembers jobs for the movies “American Gangster”, “Night out on the town”, “Cheerful Feet Two”, “New Year’s Eve”, “Run All Night”, “Being Charlie”, “Rex”, “John Wick: Chapter 2” and “Smallfoot”.
He additionally portrayed the narrative Bouncing Cats, through hip-jump/b-kid culture.
Normal additionally featured as Elam Ferguson on the AMC western TV series, “Hellfire on Wheels”.
In September 2011, Common distributed his diary, One Day It’ll All Make Sense, through Atria Books.
Normal was beforehand involved with a few exquisite ladies to date. Normal has just a girl named Omoye Assata Lynn born in 1997 with his then-sweetheart, Kim Jones. Beforehand, he dated delightful American R&B vocalist lyricist, Erykah Badu, in around 2002. Badu was one of People Magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful People in 1998 with whom he was seeing someone 2 years till 2002. They were even connected at a time.
He then, at that point dated a prepared film entertainer, Taraji P. Henson in 2005 with whom he was in connection for a very long time till 2007. Not long after, he started dating the mainstream tennis star, Serena Williams that went on for more than 3 years till 2010. He was additionally involved with wonderful American entertainer, Laura Dern in 2016. Normal was additionally involved with the political Commentator for CNN and Political Analyst for NPR, Angela Rye in 2017, yet they in the long run separated in March 2018.
Normal has had an experience with Karrine Steffans(1999). At present, Common is dating the mainstream entertainer and humorist, Tiffany Haddish with whom he initially met in 2018 while they were shooting the film, “The Kitchen” and became companions. In April 2020, he went on the virtual Bumble date with Tiffany to fund-raise for forefront laborers during the pandemic.
Their relationship was affirmed by Tiffany during a conversation of her recently shaved head keep going week, July 2020, on a foulness filled scene of the digital broadcast “Steve-O’s Wild Ride” in August 2020. She likewise uncovered that they were together in isolate.
Mirroring his relationship with his girl Omoye, close connections, his folks, and his battle to solidify his viewpoint in the idea of adoration, he delivered his subsequent journal named “Let Love Have The Last Word: A Memoir” in May 2019.
In addition, in May 2020, in light of the COVID19 pandemic, Common dispatched a web-based media crusade through Imagine Justice, named #WeMatterToo.
Normal has very incredible profit from his expert profession as a rapper, additionally as an entertainer and essayist. Having begun his vocation since 1992, Common has figured out how to gather a solid fortune from his few collections, a few films, and furthermore from his journal. His total assets is assessed to be around $45 million.
In 2008, Common made an expected $12 million, making him equivalent in income to Eminem and Akon, tied for the thirteenth most noteworthy earning Hip-Hop craftsman. That very year, Common dispatched another attire line in organization with Microsoft named “Softwear” in 2008. His wellspring of profit incorporates his few collections, motion pictures, displaying, and commercial arrangements.
He has featured in a TV ad for the 2008 “Lincoln Navigator”, likewise in NBA 2K8 in NBA Blacktop mode, in an advertisement for Microsoft’s Zune, he additionally had marked an arrangement with New Era to advance their new line of Layers fitted covers in 2007. His melody “Be (introduction)” was likewise included in a business for BlackBerry in 2011.
Normal is an attractive Black man in his 40s. With his ideal voice-tone and a masculine character, Common has figured out how to win a few hearts from one side of the planet to the other. He stands tall with a tallness of 6ft.(1.83m) while his body weighs around 85kg(187 lbs).
He has an earthy colored composition with earthy colored eyes and uncovered hair. He has an all around kept up with athletic body physical make-up with 44 crawls as his chest s