Common drops some science ... as he usually does -- this time, on Jay Z and Beyonce's "decision" to sit during Demi Lovato's performance of the National Anthem at the Super Bowl last weekend. Jay Z came out and said it was kind of an oversight -- not an intentional protest in the vein of Colin Kaepernick's groundbreaking, controversial take-a-knee campaign. And Common's here to defend those who turned out to be disappointed that Bey and Jay weren't sitting as a form of silent protest and are not criticizing him ...

The man -- who has a real way with words -- told us, "First of all, Jay Z is a man of action... "The dude is for the people. There's so many people that want you to please them... His intention is exactly what I respect. His intention is to bring opportunities to people of color, to women, to people who are normally overlooked."