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 ...

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 ...

Common, born Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr., is a multi-talented artist who has made a significant impact not only in the music and ...

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 ...

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.