CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago rapper Common kicked off his two-day "AAHH Fest" on Saturday at Union Park in Chicago, an effort to raise awareness about youth violence in the city. The music festival also ...
LOS ANGELES — When rapper-actor Common was a kid, he carried towels and sneakers as a Chicago Bulls ball boy who was close enough to hear the squeak of shoes and the roar inside the arena. Decades ...
Hip-hop will grace the stage at a classical music hall Monday night in downtown Chicago. The mashup is Grammy-award winning rapper Common performing with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, led by ...
Common, born Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr., is a multi-talented artist who has made a significant impact not only in the music and ...
On the album's 20th anniversary, it's much easier to recognize Be as a crucial intersection record — not simply for Common, on his way to becoming rap's hokey, well-intentioned uncle, but for hip-hop ...
LOS ANGELES -- Common was trying not to crack a smile. The rapper-turned-actor-turned-author was in the midst of having his face powdered in preparation for an interview with a cable music channel.