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GENUS›Hip-Hop

Common

Person · US

Lineage

Sound Signature

hip hopconscious hip hopalternative hip hopchipmunk soulhardcore hip hopboom bapjazz rapneo soul

Sound Profile

Genre BreadthSample UseCollab RadiusEra SpreadInstrument Div.Geo Reach20100100802060

Origins

GeographyUS
Sound FamilyHip-Hop

Related Artists

Connections

Sampled From

Tezeta
Amha Eshete
Tezeta
Sèyfou Yohannès
Open Your Eyes
Bobby Caldwell
ABC Auto‐Industry
Andy McCluskey
ABC Auto‐Industry
Brian Tench
ABC Auto‐Industry
Ian Little

Sampled By

That’s Right
Frank Musarra
That’s Right
Girl Talk
Gimme Sheldon
Bran Van 3000
Keep It Down
Dallas Austin
Keep It Down
Kelis
Good Flirts
Baby Keem

Release Timeline

199219931994199519961997199920002002200420052007200820092010201120132014201520162019202020212022202320242025
AlbumEPSingleBar height = release weight

Discography

Full Moon
Full Moon
2000
Forever Black America Again
Forever Black America Again
2016
Real People
Real People
2016
Sabor Do Rio
Sabor Do Rio
2020
Made in Black America
Made in Black America
2014
The 6th Sense
The 6th Sense
2000
Switch Up
Switch Up
2013
The People
The People
2007
Black America Again
Black America Again
2016
Drivin’ Me Wild
Drivin’ Me Wild
2007
Imagine
Imagine
2021
We Can Do It Now
We Can Do It Now
2010
Resurrection
Resurrection
1994
UnAmerican Caravan: The Demo Tape
UnAmerican Caravan: The Demo Tape
2008
Wise Up
Wise Up
2024
The Bitch in Yoo / The Real Weight
The Bitch in Yoo / The Real Weight
1996
Testify
Testify
2005
A Dream
A Dream
2007
The Light / Funky For You
The Light / Funky For You
2000
Kingdom
Kingdom
2014
The Corner
The Corner
2005
I Used to Love H.E.R. / Communism
I Used to Love H.E.R. / Communism
1994
What's Life (From "Liberated / Music For the Movement Vol. 3")
What's Life (From "Liberated / Music For the Movement Vol. 3")
2021
Nobody’s Smiling
Nobody’s Smiling
2014
One Day It’ll All Make Sense
One Day It’ll All Make Sense
1997
The Light / Rainman
The Light / Rainman
2007
Soul by the Pound
Soul by the Pound
1993
The EP
The EP
2005
Faithful
Faithful
2005
Running (Refugee Song)
Running (Refugee Song)
2016
Change
Change
2020
MO (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series)
MO (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series)
2022
Can I Borrow a Dollar?
Can I Borrow a Dollar?
1992
A Beautiful Revolution, Pt. 2
A Beautiful Revolution, Pt. 2
2021
Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)
Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)
2002
A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 1 & 2
A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 1 & 2
2021
Finding Forever
Finding Forever
2007
Mo: Season 2 (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series)
Mo: Season 2 (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series)
2025
HER Love
HER Love
2019
A Beautiful Revolution, Pt. 1
A Beautiful Revolution, Pt. 1
2020
The Dreamer / The Believer
The Dreamer / The Believer
2011
The Light
The Light
2000
Announcement - EP
Announcement - EP
2008
Electric Circus
Electric Circus
2002
Be
Be
2005
Family Tree
Family Tree
Go!
Go!
2005
Universal Mind Control
Universal Mind Control
2008
Misunderstood
Misunderstood
One‐Nine‐Nine‐Nine / Like They Used to Say
One‐Nine‐Nine‐Nine / Like They Used to Say
1999
Come Close to Me
Come Close to Me
2002
Back Bencher
Back Bencher
2024
The Light / The 6th Sense (Something U Feel)
The Light / The 6th Sense (Something U Feel)
2000
Universal Mind Control
Universal Mind Control
2008
Let Your Praise
Let Your Praise
2025
Good Friday
Good Friday
2010
In Moe (Speculation)
In Moe (Speculation)
2023
Glory
Glory
2014
Criminal Minded '08 / The Light '08 / Midnight '08
Criminal Minded '08 / The Light '08 / Midnight '08
2008
Black America Again
Black America Again
2016
Remission
Remission
2014
Golden Ticket
Golden Ticket
2020
Reminding Me (of Sef)
Reminding Me (of Sef)
1997
The Food
The Food
2004
Make Her Say
Make Her Say
2009
Two
Two
2020
Victory (NBA on Prime Theme)
Victory (NBA on Prime Theme)
2025
Let Love
Let Love
2019
Resurrection
Resurrection
1995
Breaker 1/9
Breaker 1/9
1992
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
2000
The Auditorium, Vol. 1
The Auditorium, Vol. 1
2024