Common

Common's acting resume is filling up fast. The Oscar-winning MC is co-starring in a new film titled Every Secret Thing which hits theaters next month. Common will show off his acting chops alongside the likes of Elizabeth Banks and Dakota Fanning in the drama about a detective who is haunted by her past and must confront the same eerie issue when it arises eight years later...

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Spike Lee is looking to cast Samuel L. Jackson, Jeremy Piven, Common and Kanye West for his next movie titled Chiraq. TheWrap reports that the film will be for Amazon Studios. There's very little details reported on the movie. The film will pres...

Hours after making Common the commencement speaker at its 2015 graduation, New Jersey's Kean University retracted its decision. According to a report from NorthJersey.com, the decision to cancel on Common may have been influenced by the New Jersey state police who were concerned that the rapper sympathized with a convicted cop-killer on "A Song For Assata," a track from his 2000 album Li

Where he was once an elusive ghost, slinking through rap's underground, Common is now an internationally celebrated entertainer. The rom-coms, the period pieces, the Gap ads--and, well, the Oscar. But the Be rapper is thoroughly and unapologetically Chicago, and, as he told Chicago magazine, for the second year in a row, he'll be hosting a festival that celebrates rap's vibrancy and vitality in hi

This year there have been a lot of rappers visiting news stations or nightly news discussions. Most recently, Trinidad Jame$ was on Don Lemon’s CNN Tonight on Monday March 16 and spoke on the use of the n-word in pop culture and its affect on society. Befo...

Common had a eventful 2014 filled with Ws and the wave continues to roll on. It was recently announced the Grammy-winning rapper will appear on the record breaking Fox drama Empire next season along with Oprah Winfrey. The show, which depicts the fictional drama-filled interworking of an urban record label, will air its highly anticipated two-hour season one finale next week...

Common stopped by Hot 97's Ebro in the Morning on Wednesday (March 11) to chat with the radio host, Peter Rosenberg and Laura Stylez. At the 2015 Academy Awards, Common and John Legend delivered a powerful performance of their song "Glory...

Today, March 13, is the birthday of Chicago rapper Common.

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Today, (Feb. 23) Instagram was still high off of last night's Oscar win. Common and John Legend's "Glory", took away the award for best song and it seemed just about everyone in hip-hop celebrated along with them. Common popped up on Instagram this morning full of jokes as he posed with his Oscar trophy...