All About Common’s Daughter Omoye Assata Lynn

Common is the proud father of his only daughter: Omoye Assata Lynn.

The rapper welcomed Omoye, 26, with his ex Kim Jones on August 17, 1997. However, the couple split when Omoye was just one year old — leading to difficulties in Common’s relationship with his daughter.

“It’s typical things you hear about with two parents who are separating, especially young ones,” he told PEOPLE in 2019. “That love is obviously there. But sometimes I couldn’t have as much access, and without that we couldn’t have built the strongest relationship.”

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However, the two have since worked on their relationship and Selma the actor could not be more proud of his daughter who is a lawyer today.

From working with her father on music to becoming a lawyer, here’s everything you need to know about Common’s daughter, Omoye Assata Lynn.

She was born in 1997

Common and Omoye Assata Lynn at the premiere of ‘Happy Feet Two’ on November 13, 2011 in Hollywood, California.

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Common had his first and only child with Jones on August 17, 1997. Although he and Jones divorced when she was still a baby, Common told PEOPLE that he tried to stay close to Omoy, despite being on tour a lot.

“I remember teaching her to ride a bike,” he said. “I’ve been on the move a lot so it was good to be able to do that. It was like a metaphor, when I let her go and she started riding, I realized that at some point I’m really going to have to let her go. That was a good moment .”

She is critical of her father’s music

Common and Omoye Assata’s daughter Lynn attend The Art Of Elysium’s 11th Annual Celebration on January 6, 2018 in Santa Monica, California.

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During the performance at He lives with Kelly In 2016, Common said his daughter wasn’t always too impressed with his music — and often had notes to share with him.

“She likes some of the music, but she’s really honest about my music,” he said. “She’ll say ‘No, that’s not good’ or ‘You could do better.’ ”

He added that she also compared him to other artists, saying he wasn’t “as good as” rapper Chance.

“She loves Chance and of course Beyoncé,” Common said.

They worked on their relationship in therapy

Common and Omoye Assata Lynn.

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Common learned that his daughter felt like he wasn’t present enough in her childhood during a late-night conversation that ended in tears when she was 19, he told PEOPLE. Omoye told her father that she often questioned how much he cared about her growing up.

“It kind of shocked me because it was the first time I heard it,” he said. “I thought, ‘What do you mean?’ ”

She added that she experienced a sense of abandonment as a child, telling her father that she felt like he didn’t “fight” for her. The rapper attributed these feelings to his breakup with her mother, but also to his own career aspirations. “It was like I was not only fulfilling a dream, but using it to take care of her, the family,” he said.

After their conversation, Common decided to have a therapy session with Omoye to discuss their feelings and work on their relationship.

“We had group therapy and I loved it. Well, it wasn’t all that was said, but I knew it was something that would help her move forward,” he says. “A woman’s relationship with her father definitely affects how she is in relationships.”

She starred in one of his music videos

Common and Omoye Assata Lynn in ‘Show Me That You Love’ music video.

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Prompted by a difficult conversation with his daughter, Common wrote a song dedicated to her, “Show Me That You Love.” He introduced her in the music video for the song, the lyrics of which describe a misunderstanding between him and his daughter and how she felt that he was not there for her in important moments.

Commonly also described at View 2019 that the video was “healing” for the father-daughter duo, with every move intended to represent their struggles and connection.

“This video actually had a dance that we did, it was artistic, but the movement was based on our relationship,” he said. “It was an experience that we would never have had the chance to have, but sometimes art brings even more healing and that’s what she did.”

He said that after filming the clips, Omoye also felt the impact, marveling at how beautiful and unique the experience was.

She went to Howard University for law school

Common and Omoye Assata Lynn celebrate law school graduation from Howard University.

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After graduating from Howard University in May 2019, Omoye stayed at the same school to obtain her law degree. She graduated in May 2022, which is why her father showered her with praise on Instagram.

“There are no words to describe how proud I am!” he wrote in his caption, alongside clips of Omoye’s graduation day. “To graduate from Howard University Law School in 3 years is pretty AMAZING! Congratulations to my daughter and all the graduates of 2022. Now go out into the world and be great!”

Common is proud to take care of her

Common and Omoye Assata’s daughter Lynn attended the premiere of New Line Cinema’s “Barbershop: The Next Cut” on April 6, 2016 in Hollywood, California.

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Common joined FOX Soul in 2021, where he talked about how his relationship with his daughter has become “closer” and “more fun” as she’s gotten older.

He told that when she was younger, he chased his dreams of being a rapper and actor, both for himself and to feed his family, which he is very proud of. Although Omoye had previously told him she wanted him to be more present, Common said he felt like he made up for it by helping her live the life he wanted for her.

“Some days he calls me and says, ‘Listen, Dad, I have to go on this trip,’ and I say, ‘Cuo, I have a chu’ — I feel like that’s where the balance comes in,” he said. “Some of the things that she may have felt she was missing, I feel like I can now provide in a way that helps fulfill her. She graduated and went to Thailand — I’ve never been to Thailand.”

He said it’s “worth it” for him to be able to send her places he’s never been or to do things he hasn’t experienced, including going to law school.

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