Common reveals how he turned down a Kanye West tour to pursue acting, landing his breakout role in “Smokin’ Aces” instead. Common opened up about one of the biggest decisions of his career: turning down a tour with Kanye West to pursue acting. But he leaned on his faith and belief in God, trusting that the right role would come. “Man, this is really good writing,” Common said after reading the script. Even though the tour was already booked and it wasn’t great business for Common, Kanye recognized that his friend had to pursue his acting dreams.