Thisisme Then: The Best of Common is a compilation album by rapper Common, released November 27, 2007 on Relativity Records. It covers material from his early rap years, spanning 1992 to 1997, and contains singles from Common's first three albums as well as "High Expectations" from the Soul in the Hole soundtrack. The album's title is borrowed from the song "Thisisme", a track that was originally featured on Resurrection and that is featured on Thisisme Then. It was released on LP on January 8, 2008, six weeks after the CD release. This album excludes his more recent material made during his membership in Soulquarians and his work with Jay Dee, later known as J Dilla. Thisisme Then: The Best of Common is a compilation album by rapper Common, released November 27, 2007 on Relativity Records. It covers material from his early rap years, spanning 1992 to 1997, and contains singles from Common's first three albums as well as "High Expectations" from the Soul in the Hole soundtrack. The album's title is borrowed from the song "Thisisme", a track that was originally featured on Resurrection and that is featured on Thisisme Then. It was released on LP on January 8, 2008, six weeks after the CD release. This album excludes his more recent material made during his membership in Soulquarians and his work with Jay Dee, later known as J Dilla. false 2022-09-08 18:14:59 Thisisme Then: The Best of Common 2007 2007-11-27 2007-11-27 68 Hip Hop 111801 2395110 b6e09396-ab29-412b-a6f3-9f9c42a34cf2 c0a1179b-b14a-4d68-a3c1-1fdab16ed602 611b3dcb-2ee7-3180-bae2-68280e9e4455 /media/data/media5/Music/Common/Thisisme Then- The Best of Common (2007)/folder.jpg Common Common 1 Take It EZ 04:10 2 Breaker 1/9 04:03 3 Soul by the Pound 04:21 4 Charms Alarm 04:31 5 Heidi Hoe 04:31 6 I Used to Love H.E.R. 04:40 7 Book of Life 05:06 8 Resurrection 03:48 9 Thisisme 04:55 10 Retrospect for Life 05:24 11 Reminding Me (of Sef) 04:56 12 All Night Long 05:48 13 G.O.D. (Gaining One's Definition) 04:48 14 Stolen Moments, Part III 02:32 15 High Expectations 04:15 Lonnie Rashid Lynn (born March 13, 1972), known by his stage name Common (formerly Common Sense), is an American rapper and actor. 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.Common's 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.