{"id":2699,"date":"2025-11-04T19:05:51","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T19:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/?p=2699"},"modified":"2026-02-11T18:28:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T02:28:15","slug":"common-high-school-yearbook-photo-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/common-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Common High School Yearbook Photo &amp; Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"celeb_name\">Common<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Rapper, Actor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Birthdate:&nbsp;<\/strong>Mar 13, 1972<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>High School:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/places\/school\/Luther-South-High-School\/4368?s=80640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Luther South High School<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Yearbooks:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/yearbooks\/Luther-South-High-School\/119160?page=0&amp;?s=80640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1986<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Yearbook photos of Common from&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/places\/school\/Luther-South-High-School\/4368?s=80640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Luther South High School<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" data-id=\"2761\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/young-common.jpg\" alt=\"Common (the rapper) High School Yearbook Photo\" class=\"wp-image-2761\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" data-id=\"2762\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/common-high-school.jpg\" alt=\"Common (the rapper) High School Freshman Basketball Team\" class=\"wp-image-2762\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"323\" height=\"431\" data-id=\"2763\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/common-1986.jpg\" alt=\"Luther South High School 1986 yearbook\" class=\"wp-image-2763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/common-1986.jpg 323w, https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/common-1986-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/yearbooks\/Luther-South-High-School\/119160?page=64&amp;?s=80640\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/yearbooks\/Luther-South-High-School\/119160?page=76&amp;?s=80640\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr.\u00a0<\/strong>aka Common<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>(born March 13, 1972) is an American rapper and actor. He attended <a href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/places\/school\/Luther-South-High-School\/4368?s=80640\">Luther South High School<\/a>\u00a0in Chicago, Illinois. As a freshman, he played basketball on his freshman basketball team. While in high school, he formed the C.D.R. which opened for groups like N.W.A and\u00a0Big Daddy Kane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Awards:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Grammy Award for&nbsp;<strong>Best R&amp;B Song&nbsp;<\/strong>for&nbsp;<em>\u201cLove of My Life\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;with Erykah Badu, 2003<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grammy Award for&nbsp;<strong>Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group&nbsp;<\/strong><em>for&nbsp;<\/em>\u201cSouthside\u201d featuring Kanye West, in 2007<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Golden Globe Award for&nbsp;<strong>Best Original Song<\/strong>&nbsp;for&nbsp;<em>\u201cGlory\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;from the movie&nbsp;<em>Selma,<\/em>&nbsp;2015<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Academy Award&nbsp;for&nbsp;<strong>Best Original Song<\/strong>&nbsp;for&nbsp;<em>\u201cGlory\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;from the movie&nbsp;<em>Selma,<\/em>&nbsp;2015<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Related <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/celebrities\/\">Celeb Yearbook Blogs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/ice-cube-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/\">Ice Cube High School Yearbook Photo &amp; Education<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/snoop-dogg-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/\">Snoop Dogg High School Yearbook Photo &amp; Education<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/ice-t-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/\">Ice-T High School Yearbook Photo &amp; Education<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/macklemore-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/\">Macklemore High School Yearbook Photo &amp; Education<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/queen-latifah-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/\">Queen Latifah High School Yearbook Photo &amp; Education<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/vanilla-ice-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/\">Vanilla Ice High School Yearbook Photo &amp; Education<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/will-smith-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/\">Will Smith High School Yearbook Photo &amp; Education<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Source: Wikipedia<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Common Rapper, Actor Birthdate:&nbsp;Mar 13, 1972 High School:&nbsp;Luther South High School Yearbooks:&nbsp;1986 Yearbook photos of Common from&nbsp;Luther South High School &nbsp;&nbsp; Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr.\u00a0aka Common\u00a0(born March 13, 1972) is an American rapper and actor. He attended Luther South High School\u00a0in Chicago, Illinois. As a freshman, he played basketball on his freshman basketball team. 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