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Common’s Father Helped Start His Rap Career

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Common discusses Bluebird Memories, an Audible project that combines his work as an actor and musician and shares how his father helped start his career as a rapper by buying him his first rap album.

Appearing:Jimmy Fallon
Tags: The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon, common, Father, Helped, Start, Rap Career, late night
S7 E1775 minInterviewTalk and InterviewLate Night
2019-2020
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