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Lonnie Rashid Lynn (born March 13, 1972), known by his stage name Common (formerly Common Sense), is an American rapper and actor. He has received three Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award. He debuted in 1992 with the album Can I Borrow a Dollar?, and gained critical acclaim with his 1994 album Resurrection. He maintained an underground following into the late 1990s. He achieved mainstream success through his work with the Soulquarians. His first major-label album Like Water for Chocolate (2000), received commercial success. In 2003, he won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Song for the Erykah Badu single "Love of My Life". His 2005 album Be was also a commercial success and was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 2006 Grammy Awards. Common received his second Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for "Southside" (featuring Kanye West), from his 2007 album Finding Forever. His best-of album, Thisisme Then: The Best of Common, was released in late 2007. In 2011, Common launched Think Common Entertainment, his own record label imprint, having previously released music under various other labels including Relativity, Geffen, and GOOD Music. Common won the 2015 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and the Academy Award for Best Original Song, for his song, co-written and performed with John Legend, "Glory" from the 2014 film Selma, in which he co-starred as Civil Rights Movement leader James Bevel. Common's acting career also includes roles in the films Smokin' Aces, Street Kings, American Gangster, Wanted, Terminator Salvation, Date Night, Just Wright, Happy Feet Two, New Year's Eve, Run All Night, Being Charlie, Rex, John Wick: Chapter 2, Smallfoot and Hunter Killer. He also narrated the documentary Bouncing Cats, about one man's efforts to improve the lives of children in Uganda through hip-hop/b-boy culture. He starred as Elam Ferguson on the AMC western television series Hell on Wheels. Description above from the Wikipedia article Common (rapper), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Common (rapper)

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Ten years after the infamous 'Bloodbath at the Block' – the brutal underground fight club that claimed the lives of countless fighters – a new generation of street legends rises in the shadow of the past. Led by the enigmatic “Ghost”, a masked vigilante with a devastating fighting style, these fighters are drawn into a deadly new tournament, 'Resurrection', hosted by the enigmatic Mr. David. The prize: a chance for redemption, a hefty sum of money, and the coveted 'Legacy of the Block' title. But 'Resurrection' isn't just a fight; it's a bloodsport. Mr. David Played By Keith David, driven by his own twisted vendetta against the legacy of the original 'Bloodbath', has engineered a tournament designed to push fighters to their absolute limit. Brutal fight styles, illegal weapons, and a no-holds-barred attitude make the tournament a spectacle of violence, pushing the boundaries of what's considered acceptable in the fight world. Players will navigate the dangerous underworld, building their own fighting legends, forging alliances, and facing off against some of the most brutal fighters the streets have ever seen.