While not much detail about Common's relationship with Kim Jones is publicly known, the former couple reportedly dated in the late 90s and parted ways a year after the birth of their daughter, Omoye, in 1997. Common has since been open about the struggles of coparenting his daughter (pictured above).
In his candid 2019 memoir, Common shared his bumpy journey to fatherhood and how talking it through with his daughter proved to be a turning point in their father-daughter dynamics. The rapper shared that the two had a heart-to-heart late one night, where his then-19-year-old daughter opened up about her feelings of abandonment. "She said, 'It felt like you didn't fight for me,'" Common recounted the eye-opening conversation with his daughter to People ahead of the book release.
Following his split with Jones, Common said he admittedly didn't get to spend as much time as he would've liked with his daughter. He added that his tunnel vision toward his career also sidetracked his focus as a father. "It's the typical things you hear about with two parents who are splitting up, especially young. That love is obviously there. But it's like sometimes I wasn't able to have as much access and without that we couldn't build the strongest relationship. Some of it was me being in the pursuit of my career, too," he explained to People.
Common added that he participated in therapy with Omoye to help navigate their unresolved issues. "We had a therapy session together, and I loved it. Well, not everything that was said, but I knew it was something that would help her move forward," he said.
In May 2022, Omoye graduated from Howard University. Common shared a congratulatory Instagram Reel documenting the event in proud father fashion, with the caption reading: "There are no words to describe how proud I am! Finishing Law School at Howard University in the 3 years is pretty AMAZING! Congrats to my daughter and all the graduates of 2022. Now go out in the world and be great!"