Rumors have circulated for the past few months that Common had been cast in the role of comic book character Green Lantern for an upcoming feature film based on the superhero collective known as the Justice League.
Chicago was definitely in the building at last night’s 50th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony at the Staples Center in Los Angles with hometown heroes Kanye West, Common and Lupe Fiasco all taking home awards.
In connection with Prodege LLC., the superstar rapper yesterday launched searchwithkanyewest.com, a specialized search site that allows users to earn rewards when they search the internet.
Chicago veteran Twista has launched a new record label called the Get Money Gang and he is preparing to release the imprint’s first project from the Speedknot Mobstaz.
According to numbers released by Neilsen SoundScan, Chicago rapper Lupe Fiasco sold 144,079 copies of his sophomore album The Cool this week, debuting at #15 on the Billboard chart.
While his debut album Food & Liquor leaked to the internet months in advance back in 2006, Lupe has managed to prevent his follow-up, The Cool, from getting into consumers hands prematurely. With the album finally hitting stores next week, the Chicago MC is giving fans a chance to hear his album for the first time on MTV's website...