Common
Wins
3
Nominations
22
Category
Biography
"The impact of a conscious artist is necessary, and it ripples through the world."
- Born Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr. March 13, 1972, in Chicago, Illinois
- Common debuted in 1992 with "Take It EZ," which reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart. His second album, Resurrection, introduced him to an audience beyond his native Chicago and is considered a hip-hop classic.
- Common won his first career GRAMMY for Best R&B Song as a songwriter on his collaboration with Erykah Badu for "Love Of My Life (An Ode To Hip-Hop)" for 2002. The rapper performed "Glory" with John Legend at the 57th GRAMMY Awards in 2015, his GRAMMY stage debut.
- The rapper went by Common Sense until 1995.
- The rapper's Common Ground Foundation aids and empowers youth in underserved urban communities. He has also appeared in advertisements for PETA and supports HIV/AIDS awareness.
All Grammy Awards and Nominations for Common
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Best Rap Performance
When The Sun Shines Again. Common, Pete Rock, Posdnuos
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Best Rap Album
The Auditorium, Vol. 1. Common, Pete Rock
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Best Song Written For Visual Media
Stand Up For Something. Common, Diane Warren
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Best Melodic Rap Performance
Glory. Common, John Legend
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Best Song Written For Visual Media
Glory. Common, Che Smith, John Legend
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Best Rap Song
Glory. Common, Che Smith, John Legend
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Best Melodic Rap Performance
Blak Majik. Common, Jhené Aiko
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Best Rap Album
Nobody's Smiling. Common
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Best Melodic Rap Performance
Wake Up Everybody. John Legend, The Roots, Melanie Fiona, Common
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Best Rap Album
Universal Mind Control. Common
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Rap Duo/Group Performance
Make Her Say. Kid Cudi, Kanye West, Common
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Rap Solo Performance
The People. Common
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Rap Duo/Group Performance
Southside. Common, Kanye West
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Best Rap Album
Finding Forever. Common
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Rap Solo Performance
Testify. Common
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Best Rap Album
Be. Common
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Rap Duo/Group Performance
The Corner. Common, The Last Poets
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Best Melodic Rap Performance
They Say. Common, Kanye West, John Legend
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Urban/Alternative Performance
Love Of My Life (An Ode To Hip Hop). Erykah Badu, Common
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Best Song Written For Visual Media
Love Of My Life - An Ode To Hip Hop (From Brown Sugar). Erykah Badu, Madukwu Chinwah, Common, Robert Ozuna, James Poyser, Raphael Saadiq, Glenn Standridge
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Best R&B Song
Love Of My Life (An Ode To Hip Hop). Erykah Badu, Madukwu Chinwah, Common, Robert Ozuna, James Poyser, Raphael Saadiq, Glenn Standridge
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Rap Solo Performance
The Light. Common
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