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.

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 ...

Fox News’ Sean Hannity dedicated 10-minutes of his program last night to shit on Common, and criticize Michelle Obama for inviting the “controversial rapper and poet” to her White House Poetry Night.

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 ...

PROSPECT PARK, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Thousands of parents, students and educators were joined by rapper Common in Brooklyn Wednesday to call for New York City to double its public charter school sector ...

On this day in Hip Hop history, Chicago icon Common released his fifth studio album Electric Circus, a project that still divides fans but has earned lasting respect for its ambition and bravery.

Well before Chance the Rapper became a household name, Common called him up. No, not to work with him. A decade ago, Common simply dialed, at the behest of his grandmother, to give a 14-year-old fan ...

The acting career of Common poses a very interesting paradox to his job as an MC. Getting Common on your song is an honor, as his verse is usually the most important part of any track he s featured on ...