Get On Board: Common
Com brings his best in the studio, onstage and on-camera.
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Get On Board: Common\r - Common is just one of the top-notch performers at this year's Soul Train Awards. For nearly two decades, Com's been bringing his best in the studio, onstage and on-camera. He'll be doing the same at the Soul Train Awards, airing on BET and Centric on Sunday, November 27, at 9 p.m. To get on board with Common's not-so-common career, click ahead.\r\r(Photo: Kristian Dowling/PictureGroup)
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Can I Borrow a Dollar? - Common launched his legacy with 1992's Can I Borrow a Dollar?, led by the classic Beatnuts remix to "Soul by the Pound." (Photo by Timothy Hiatt/Getty Images)
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Resurrection - Com took things to the next level on his sophomore effort, 1994's Resurrection, hailed by many as a classic. The album featured the seminal "I Used to Love H.E.R."(Photo: REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni)
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One Day It'll All Make Sense - Com proved he was here to stay with 1997's acclaimed One Day It'll All Make Sense, led by his touching collabo with Lauryn Hill, "Retrospect For Life."(Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
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Grammy Family - After several nominations, Common finally snagged a Grammy in 2003 with "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)," his duet with then-girlfriend Erykah Badu, for Best R&B Song. Com followed that up with another Grammy win in 2008 for "Southside" with Kanye, which bested the Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group category.(Photo: Angela Weiss/Getty Images for Virgin Unite)
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