Common

Don't believe in role models, but if I do, then I'm mine

— Common

All that glisters is not gold.

— Common

I embody EVERYTHING from the Godly to the party...

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Love has no limit lets spend it slow forever.

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If heaven had a height, you would be that tall

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“You never know until you ask.”

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They shoot the wrong way cause they ain't knowing they goal

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Now is our time to change the world

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Why white folks focus on dogs and yoga. While people on the low end trying to ball and get over.

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It was incredible to have J Dilla in your dining room making beats - it was one of the greatest experiences I've…

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I am a renegade. I've never been afraid. Fresh and I'm gettin' paid.

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I wonder if these wack niggas realize they wack, And they the reason that my people say they tired of rap.

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Can tell the real by how the real interact. In the middle of whack my soul sticks to a track.

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Acting all hard when he hardly like that. You gon' mess around and make me catch a body like that.

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While he trying to hustle that white Up all night wondering if hes alive.

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Now I roll in a "Olds" with windows that don't roll. Down the roads where cars get broke in & stole

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It's our responsibility for the village to say, 'Hey we're going to create these programs,' whether it's sports, creative arts, music, we…

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I tend to look at the good things about what's going on in life, and I do that the best I can.…

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Sometimes you come from your community, and then you rise. It's like, okay, when do you get back rooted into your community?…

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My mom has obviously had a powerful influence on my life, and her voice can describe certain things that I couldn't see…

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God created me to be an individual. And I am a Chicago dude that grew up the way I grew up and…

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Man, just believe in yourself, be able to dream, and know that there's going to be valleys and peaks. Always stay centered,…

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I want a better world, I want love and harmony amongst people no matter what color you are, what race or what…

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When I see people of my likeness, or who are somebody that I feel connected to, doing something great, I fee like…

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I think some of the most beneficial things being an artist has brought to me in film is just you're not afraid…

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You have to be sincere in your feelings. And fear is one of those, sometimes; doubt is one of those; jealousy, anger…

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When you see people that lived their purpose and sacrificed, who are everyday people - teachers, sanitation workers, and just people from…

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Man, if I get a chance to speak on the microphone, I've got to say something somewhere in there. You know, I'm…

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It's no doubt that there's a connection (between the blues and hip-hop). Hip-hop is definitely a child of the blues. And I…

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“I know your sick and tired of arguing But you can't keep it bottled in Jealousy, we got to swallow it Your…

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I was able to meet young black people from all over the country who were focused on education and on elevating themselves.I'm…

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Teachers give so much to the future and to youth. So, when you see somebody make that type of sacrifice towards work…

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Long before we know ourselves, Our paths are already set in stone. Some may never figure out their purpose in life, And…

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When I did the album Electric Circus, not only was it not commercially received. But even the critics and hip-hop community was…

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Soft nigga, make no mistake, I'm talking to Drake.

— Common

I bathe in basslines, rinse in riffs, dry in drums

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Money is the root of all evil.

— Common

“i stay fresh like i'm wrapped in plastic.”

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Yeah you know how we do, we do it for the people.

— Common

I think Lil Wayne is definitely a dope rapper.

— Common