- Common is an american rapper, actor, writer, philanthropist and activist
- Singing about rights and wanting to be free
- He is the founder of The Common Ground foundation a non-profit charity that seeks to empower underprivileged youth to be strong citizens and citizens of the world.
- He has won a Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a duo or group in 2003.
- He is worth 45 million
- Signed to labels like Warner Bros, Universal.
Letter to the Free
- Its lyrics reflect with the film’s theme discussing the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
- Written by = Robert Glasper, Karriem Riggins and Common
- Release date = October 14 2016
- Common won an Emmy for the song
- After clinching his award for outstanding original music and lyrics (from Ava DuVernay’s 13th documentary), Common became the first rapper to ever win an Emmy, Grammy, and Oscar.
- The video has 880,000 views online