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Never lookin' back or too far in front of me the present is a gift and I just wanna be.
Common
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Common
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: March 13
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I started getting more in tune with who I am by doing roles or even just being in a class and being around people.
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I felt like I had experienced a lot of things in the first chapter of my life, and I wanted it to inspire and motivate people, so I just started writing.
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When you have style, it doesn't matter what other people are saying.
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It's hard to see blessings in a violent culture
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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 was named Rashid and was given a certain purpose and mission. So, I am rare for those reasons.
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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. At the end of the day - I have felt outside at times - but always man, I keep my eyes on the prize and know that I can get inside if I choose.
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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 background you come from or sexual orientation.
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I started digging into parts of myself that I probably ignore and don't really get to express because Common is an artist that is conscious and is aware and is trying to put a positive energy to the world.
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Me being able to be acting and doing other things has opened me as an artist, and I think even more from a visual standpoint.
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Education is what you get from reading the small print experience is what you get from not reading it.
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The possibility of an Oscar is something I definitely think about and the fact that I can even say that is just a blessing. It's something I would be incredibly honored to be a part of.
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Whether the people in Haiti, the young kids in Chicago that [are] going through violence, or whether you're in Atlanta or L.A. or Europe - it's not even color barriers for me - I go to where I know there's a lot of turmoil and pain.
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Burn a Bush cause for peace he no push no button. Killing over oil and grease, no weapons of destruction, How can we follow a leader when this a corrupt one?
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One of the great aspects about [Barack Obama] is who he is as a human.
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Come close to me baby. Let your love hold you. I know this world is crazy, but what's it without you?
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Even through the unseen, I know that God watches, From one King's dream, he was able to Barack us.
Common
I appreciate this moment in time...ball players and actors be knowing my rhymes
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I am the unarmed black kid who maybe needed a hand, but instead was given a bullet.
Common
I am to hip-hop what Obama is to politics
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If the eyes are the window to your soul open eyes bring the cold.
Common
