With his vibrant career in music and acting, the hip-hop star turns 54 today. Born on March 13, 1972, the Chicago native, whose real name is Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr., was part of a rap trio called C.D.R ...

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Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. There was a time when the pairing of rapper Common and producer Pete Rock ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Common, the award-winning rapper, actor, author and activist, impacted hundreds of minority men at Hillsborough Community College’s Black Brown and College Bound Summit.

The Grammy Award-winning rapper Common is hitting the ground running in the new year with a tour stop in Delaware. But this stop isn't for a concert. The first rapper in history to win an Emmy, Grammy ...

Chicago rapper Common is back with his latest album, The Dreamer, the Believer. The album’s first single, “Ghetto Dreams,” featuring fellow rap artist Nas, has already hit airwaves. Production started ...

*Check out Common! The rapper/actor is now adding producer to his resume. He’s teaming up with director Thomas Kail (“Hamilton,” “Grease: Live”) and Ian Edelman (“Puerto Ricans in Paris”) for a comedy ...

Common used his alma mater's band, Florida A&M University's Marching "100" in a promo for a recent NBA basketball game for NBA on Prime ...

The generation that supported hip-hop culture’s journey from the inner-city underground into a global mainstream phenomenon is solidly in its middle age these days. It’s endured the tragic premature ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — I can’t think of a more ideal place to talk about literacy than the Main Branch of the Cleveland Public Library, which is where Common, an actor and a used-to-be rapper, came to drop ...

Delaware fans of rap legend Common can ask him about being romantically linked to singer Jennifer Hudson when he brings his book tour to Wilmington in a free event on Friday, Jan. 26. This event with ...