Common

Common

Hip-Hop Recording Artist, Actor, Poet and Film Producer

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Hip-hop artist Common, formerly known as Common Sense, is known for his innovative raps and his departure from the “gangsta rap” material and negative posturing sometimes found in popular hip-hop or rap lyrics and videos. A video of his single “Rap City” on the BET network told the story of a young black man who decided to do the right thing by his pregnant girlfriend by staying with her and supporting her. He even featured his own father, Lonnie Lynn, on his recordings; a single titled “Pop’s Rap” from the album One Day It’ll All Make Sense was an apology from his father for not always being there. As Rolling Stone ‘s Kevin Powell wrote, “Common could be the most thoughtful, lyrically skilled rapper you’ve never heard of … [His] incisive observations offer a contrast to the materialism drowning today’s hip-hop.” Ann Powers of the New York Times described him as “a gifted word-smith … Common honors a familiar hip-hop essential: storytelling. Like most rappers, he effortlessly discharges witty phrases; but he also weaves complicated, rich narratives.”

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“I want to extend my heartfelt “thank you” for all you did in helping us host Ms. April Ryan as our 2018 MLK, Jr. keynote speaker. Ms. Ryan was absolutely amazing last night!! She was captiva ...
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~ Marion Sanford, Director, University of Mary Washington
~ Marion Sanford, Director, University of Mary Washington

“I want to extend my heartfelt “thank you” for all you did in helping us host Ms. April Ryan as our 2018 MLK, Jr. keynote speaker. Ms. Ryan was absolutely amazing last night!! She was captivating, insightful, and delivered a powerful message with words of hope, love, and a call to action to the audience. They were utterly enthralled by her presence and presentation.

I would like to also add that I thoroughly enjoyed the pleasure of meeting Ms. Ryan. She was so personable, pleasant, down-to-earth and very gracious and accommodating with the guests. She was patient with each question and stayed until every person had their book signed or picture taken. I would not hesitate to have her visit our campus again. I was so impressed and grateful for her contributions to our campus community in this role, but even more so for the work and accomplishments she is making in journalism, politics, and keeping integrity in the profession.

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“Meeting you both today was a great experience for me and my career development! I learned so much and truly valued your expertise, insight and probing questions. You really got my wheels turning an ...
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~ A. Gordon, Corporate Executive
~ A. Gordon, Corporate Executive

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