His name is Lonnie Corant Jaman Shuka Rashid Lynn but his artist name is Common.

Born: March 13, 1972 (age 47 years), South Side, Chicago, Illinois, United States.

 In 2003, he won the Grammy Award for best R&B song for the Erykah Badu single “Love of my life”.

Music video – letter to the free

About slavery of black people and unfair treatment

Trying to make us think about all the people who got killed as a result of slavery.

He references the bible when he says ‘forgive them father’ because Jesus said ‘ father, forgive them.’