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There was a time when the pairing of rapper Common and producer Pete Rock would easily be my most anticipated album of any year. Common, the Chicago rapper turned multihyphenate, has long been one ...
Rapper Common is teaching a free class on finding your voice and using it to fulfill your purpose. Here's what he says people can expect.
Common, who came to fame as a hip-hop star, has increased his influence through an Oscar for his song "Glory" for the film "Selma," an Emmy for music on the documentary "13th," several acting and ...
Common and hip-hop have always had a symbiotic relationship. As a young rapper from the Southside of Chicago, hip-hop provided him with a path toward notoriety, success and empowerment. In retu… ...
Common, rapper, songwriter and actor. Author of "Let Love Have the Last Word" and "One Day It'll All Make Sense." From The Reading List. Excerpt ...
Common performs at the The New York Film Festival premiere of Netflix’s documentary 13TH. BY David Zax As the rapper Common tells it, his recent awakening as an activist focused on mass ...
Rapper Common talks with ABC's Robin Roberts on Good Morning America, May 7, 2019. ABC News. He said the best thing he could do after hearing her side was "to listen and hear her perspective ...
Award-winning rapper, actor, and activist Common is a hip-hop legend with an illustrious career spanning decades. At 51, he’s been alive for as long as the genre itself, which celebrated 50 ...
Rapper Common is set to attend a 'Celebration of American Poetry' at the White House Wednesday, but Common has had harsh words for President George W. Bush in the past.
The Grammy-winning hip-hop stalwart Common was one of several artists who celebrated poetry and the spoken word before an audience of dozens of high-schoolers, President Obama and the first lady.
Rapper Common takes us down memory lane. He’s also teamed up with T-Mobile to bridge the digital divide for youth. Judge warns of consequences if Trump administration violated deportation order ...
Common, the Chicago rapper turned multihyphenate, has long been one of hip-hop’s most beloved MCs; he has both the respect of his hip-hop peers and crafted many commercially successful albums ...