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Chicago-bred rapper who, in recent years, has become one of the more prominent voices in hip-hop's new millennium 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.

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Here you can learn about the movies Common acted in. You can see the names of the movies, their budget, years of release and the money gained from the screening of the certain movie. It is always interesting to know.

Movies & Videos	Budget	Year	Opening weekend	US box Office
Terminator Salvation - Barnes	$200M	2009	$51.9M	$125M
American Gangster - Turner Lucas	$100M	2007	$24M	$130M
Wanted - The Gunsmith	$75M	2008	$50.9M	$134M
Date Night - Collins	$55M	2010	$25.2M	$98.7M
Any Given Sunday - Soundtrack (writer: "ANY GIVEN SUNDAY") (performer: "ANY GIVEN SUNDAY")	$55M	1999	$13.6M	$75.5M
The Hurricane - Soundtrack (writer: "The Hurricane") (performer: "The Hurricane")	$38M	1999	$337K	$50.7M
Step Up 3D - Soundtrack (writer: "Drivin' Me Wild") (performer: "Drivin' Me Wild")	$30M	2010	$15.8M	$42.4M
Freedom Writers - Soundtrack (performer: "A Dream") ("A Dream")	$21M	2007	$9.41M	$36.6M
Street Kings - Coates	$20M	2008	$12.5M	$26.4M
Orange County - Soundtrack (performer: "The Light") ("The Light")	$18M	2002	$15.1M	$41M
Smokin' Aces - Soundtrack (performer: "Play Your Cards Right") ("Play Your Cards Right"), Sir Ivy	$17M	2006	$14.6M	$35.6M
Bamboozled - Soundtrack (writer: "The Light" Remix) (performer: "The Light" Remix)	$10M	2000	$191K	$2.19M
Brown Sugar - Himself, Soundtrack (writer: "Act Too (Love of My Life)", "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip Hop)", "I Used to Love H.E.R.") (performer: "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip Hop)", "I Used to Lo	$8M	2002	$10.7M	$27.4M
Block Party (documentary) - Himself, Soundtrack (writer: "Get Em High", "Love of My Life") (performer: "Get Em High", "Move Somethin'", "Jesus Walks", "Love of My Life", "Umi Says", "Get By")	$3M	2005	$6.21M	$11.7M
Get on the Bus - Soundtrack (writer: "The Remedy") (performer: "The Remedy")	$2.4M	1996	$2.84M	$5.73M
Smokin' Aces: The Big Gun (video short) - Special Thanks		2007
Just Wright - Soundtrack (performer: "Next Time (Just Wright Version)"), Scott McKnight		2010	$8.28M	$21.5M
Dow Jones (video short) - Dow Jones		2009