Common, the king of conscious hip-hop, rose to prominence as one of hip-hops most poetic and respected lyricists having recorded over seven albums. He worked with Kanye West on two of his albums, BE and Finding Forever. This resulted in four Grammy Award nominations in addition to being nominated for two MTV Video Music Awards including Best Hip Hop Video.
In 2007, he launched the Common Ground Foundation, which gives back and allows our youth to realize their full potential. The CGF is dedicated to the empowerment and development of urban youth in the United States. AlCommon made his acting debut in Smokin’ Aces. Since then he’s co-starred in numerous movies. He can currently be seen starring opposite Queen Latifah in Just Wright.
His talk was about how his career began and what Hip-Hop meant to him. He said that Hip-Hop gave him a voice and through it he was able to express himself. This statement proved what I thought was the whole point of the Hip-Hop culture which is to express yourself in a positive manner. I was really taken by how eloquent he was and how he engaged with his audience. He showed me how to truely get your your message across. It was one of the best lectures I have ever witnessed and it was real helpful for the lecture I had the next day which was a success.
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