17. Common
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Common performs during Grey Goose Le Melon party at Essence Music Festival at Eiffel on July 4, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Common put his stamp hip hop with his 1994 track I Used To Love H.E.R. which was a bold statement on the climate of the rap industry at the time. .
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