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Teacher Put On Leave In California For Wearing Blackface On Halloween, Attempting To Imitate Rapper Common

November 5, 2019

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A California teacher was placed on administrative leave after putting on Blackface in an attempt to look like rapper Common for Halloween. The Milpitas Unified School District school teacher "chose to wear b... Read Article

Is The Hip-Hop Community Due For A Classic Rap Ballad???

NDSmith

August 27, 2019

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Despite what people might say, rap music has more than one frequency. It is not just boom bap, nor is it rat-a-tat-tat of gun spray. That's there, no question. It is a landscape to celebrate your hood, yo... Read Article

Common, Freeway and Jazzy Jeff Celebrate ‘The City’ With Janet’s Tour Spinner, DJ Aktive

NDSmith

June 12, 2019

Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories

Janet Jackson and P Diddy have a secret weapon on their sold out tour that may be key to the concerts' success... And that would be Philly's own DJ Aktive. READ MORE: Freeway, Ms. Jade, Estelle & Others ... Read Article

No More Beef: Five Hip-Hop Stars Who Went Vegetarian

Zoe Zorka

May 31, 2019

Hip Hop Lifestyle News | Culture Trends

Since hip hop’s inception more than 40 years ago, artists and other celebrities within the hip hop community have regularly been associated with being physically attractive to one degree or another. But aside f... Read Article

Virgil Abloh Opens NikeLab Chicago Re-Creation Center with Common, Travis Scott and More

Shawn Grant

May 31, 2019

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If you are in Chicago between May 31 and July 28, 2019, you can stop by the NikeLab Chicago Re-Creation Center c/o Virgil Abloh. The union of Nike and Abloh have created the center to empower youth through t... Read Article

Common Announces New Album ‘Let Love Have The Last Word’

Rashad Grove

May 10, 2019

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Legendary Chicago MC Common is a man of many talents. Over the last few years, he has been busy acting, being an activist, a philanthropist, commercials, and he even managed to nab an honorary degree from FAMU ... Read Article

Common Reveals He Was Molested in His New Memoir ‘Let Love Have The Last Word’

Rashad Grove

May 8, 2019

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Legendary MC, activist, and actor. Common is telling his truth in the latest memoir Let Love Have The Last Word. Throughout the book, he talks about how therapy has changed his life and how he was sexually abus... Read Article

Woodstock Co-Founder Defends Having Hip Hop Artists at 50th Anniversary

Miss2Bees

March 27, 2019

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Woodstock joined forces with JAY-Z, Chance The Rapper, and Common to help them celebrate their 50th anniversary and open the festival to a new audience. But apparently the line-up was met with opposition by fes... Read Article

The Second Season of Showtime’s ‘The Chi’ Debuts April 7th

Rashad Grove

March 18, 2019

Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, TV

Showtime has announced the season two release date for their critically acclaimed drama The Chi. Lena Waithe, the show’s creator and executive producer alongside fellow executive producer Common, will officiall... Read Article

Happy 47th Birthday to Chicago Hip-Hop Icon Common!

Sha Be Allah

March 13, 2019

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On this date in 1972, Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr., the rapper, actor and poet also known as Common, was born in Chicago, Illinois. The Grammy and Academy Award-winning artist is not only an icon of Windy City's Hip... Read Article

Starbucks Enlists Common to Help for Their Anti-Racial Bias Training

Common Releases a Memoir ‘Let Love Have The Last Word’

Symone Daniels

March 7, 2019

Hip Hop Community News, Lifestyle, Products

Grammy award-winning musician, activist, and author Common took to Instagram to announce his latest book, a memoir titled Let Love Have The Last Word. In a caption he writes, "Yes, you can preorder now. Link in... Read Article

Exclusive: Common Lends His Talent to the Next Generation of Diverse Filmmakers

Zoe Zorka

January 28, 2019

Exclusives, feature, Film, Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games

Common spent some time at DirectTV’s Hello Lounge describing how he is helping make dreams come true for emerging filmmakers & artists.

Watch the Trailer For FOX Sports Films’ ‘They Fight’ Documentary Produced by Common

Keenan Higgins

November 5, 2018

Hip Hop Music | Listen To and Download Hip Hop Tracks, Source Sports | News, Highlights and Interviews, Source Sports | Sports News

From winning a Grammy alongside Erykah Badu for the 2002 Brown Sugar soundtrack cut "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)," to winning an Oscar for Best Original Song in 2015 for Selma — the 2014 historical dram... Read Article

Minister Louis Farrakhan’s New Album Features Rick Ross, Snoop Dogg, Common, and Several More Music Icons

Ime Ekpo

October 10, 2018

Digital Entertainment, Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, New Music

One of many voluminous things about the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan is the beloved Nation of Islam leader's secured relationship with Hip-Hop culture. Such nigh bond is put on display in the debut of Far... Read Article

Check Out the ‘Smallfoot’ Trailer Starring Zendaya, LeBron James, Common and Yara Shahidi

Angela Wilson

August 3, 2018

Film, Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games, Hip Hop Film and Movie News

The new trailer for Smallfoot has arrived! Zendaya, Yaya Shahidi, Common and LeBron James are among others in this star-studded voice cast of characters in the upcoming family-film from Warner Bros. The 3... Read Article

Common Co-Signs the Belief Serena Williams is Being Discriminated Against

Shawn Grant

July 26, 2018

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On Wednesday (July 25) Serena Williams spoke out about the random drug tests that she receives and believes the frequency in which they occur are discrimination. Williams understands that "At least I'll be keep... Read Article

Common Serves as Adopt-A-Classroom Ambassador and Gives Back to Manhattan School

Jasmine Johnson

July 24, 2018

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Common has donated an extensive amount of money to Manhattan public school P.S. 111. He visited the middle school as the ambassador for the non-profit Adopt-A-Classroom that helps underpaid teachers to pay for ... Read Article

A Tribe Called Quest Releases Their Final Visual ‘The Space Program’

Sha Be Allah

June 28, 2018

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Three months ago, A Tribe Called Quest released their final music video, “The Space Program.” However, the late March visual accompaniment to 2016’s We Got It From Here…Thank You 4 Your Service album was only a... Read Article

First Look: ‘The Hate U Give’ Powerful Trailer

Angela Wilson

June 25, 2018

Film, Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games, Hip Hop Film and Movie News

20th Century Fox has released the first trailer and new stills for THE HATE U GIVE movie. Directed by George Tillman, Jr., the film stars Amandla Stenberg, Regina Hall, Russell Hornsby, KJ Apa, Algee Smith, Lam... Read Article

Common’s Boxing Doc ‘They Fight’ Has Been Picked Up By Fox Sports

Ime Ekpo

June 13, 2018

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Earlier this month, the Fox Sports Film network announced that they have attained the North American rights to boxing documentary They Fight, in which Chi-town notable Common has a hand in production. The Findi... Read Article

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Teacher Put On Leave In California For Wearing Blackface On Halloween, Attempting To Imitate Rapper Common

Is The Hip-Hop Community Due For A Classic Rap Ballad???

Common, Freeway and Jazzy Jeff Celebrate ‘The City’ With Janet’s Tour Spinner, DJ Aktive

No More Beef: Five Hip-Hop Stars Who Went Vegetarian

Virgil Abloh Opens NikeLab Chicago Re-Creation Center with Common, Travis Scott and More

Common Announces New Album ‘Let Love Have The Last Word’

Common Reveals He Was Molested in His New Memoir ‘Let Love Have The Last Word’

Woodstock Co-Founder Defends Having Hip Hop Artists at 50th Anniversary

The Second Season of Showtime’s ‘The Chi’ Debuts April 7th

Happy 47th Birthday to Chicago Hip-Hop Icon Common!

Common Releases a Memoir ‘Let Love Have The Last Word’

Exclusive: Common Lends His Talent to the Next Generation of Diverse Filmmakers

Watch the Trailer For FOX Sports Films’ ‘They Fight’ Documentary Produced by Common

Minister Louis Farrakhan’s New Album Features Rick Ross, Snoop Dogg, Common, and Several More Music Icons

Check Out the ‘Smallfoot’ Trailer Starring Zendaya, LeBron James, Common and Yara Shahidi

Common Co-Signs the Belief Serena Williams is Being Discriminated Against

Common Serves as Adopt-A-Classroom Ambassador and Gives Back to Manhattan School

A Tribe Called Quest Releases Their Final Visual ‘The Space Program’

First Look: ‘The Hate U Give’ Powerful Trailer

Common’s Boxing Doc ‘They Fight’ Has Been Picked Up By Fox Sports

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