BRIC is hosting their 42nd annual Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival this month. The virtual event will take place July 25th and 26th at 8pm on Facebook, Instagram and BRIC’s TV channels. BRIC has tapped Common and Questlove to headline the annual event which will be hosted by Comedian Michelle Buteau. “We’re thrilled to be channeling the […]
Common participated in the city of Chicago’s mass celebration for 2020 high school students. The event was broadcast across area channels and titled Grad 2020: For Chicago. The Chicago icon made an appearance and gave a special message. “You all have accomplished something that no other class in the history of America, in the history […]
Inmates are often overlooked whenever anything goes wrong, and this is the case during the COVID-19 pandemic. “It’s a troubling time for them,” the rapper and activist said, “because they are the people who usually are overlooked.” The actor’s criminal justice reform group launched the #WeMatterToo campaign advocating for the early release of inmates who […]
It’s been rumored that Tiffany Haddish and Common were an item for a while, and we’ve gotten some more confirmation that this may indeed be a fact. The comedian insisted that things were strictly platonic between them, however, an Instagram live session with Cedric the Entertainer had fans thinking otherwise. Tiffany and Common were quarantined […]
Hosted by the lovely Maya Rudolph, “Let’s Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince” aired on CBS Tuesday night on the fourth anniversary of his death at 8PM EST. The special, recorded in late January, was jam-packed with a string of all-star performers covering hits from Prince’s beloved catalog, including Common, Earth, Wind & Fire, […]
Ms. Tina Knowles-Lawson kinda spilled the beans that Tiffany Haddish and Common are a “beautiful couple” on Instagram last month. But now we’ve got more proof that the rumored couple are actually a real couple. Cedric The Entertainer hosted a Def Comedy Jam live stream coronavirus fundraiser called Healing Through Laughter. At one point of […]
Diddy, Alicia Keys, Nas, and Janet Jackson tapped as their tour DJ because DJ Aktive has his finger on what various cities are feeling— what moves them and what makes them special! Now, here is time for him to capture that spirit on one track. He does that masterfully with his new single, “The City” […]
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 Hop scene, but he has also helped to blaze a trail for Golden Era rappers into other […]
The 2020 NBA All Star game is gonna be lit!! According to confirmed reports, Weezy, Quavo, and Khaled will be performing at this year’s NBA All-Star at Chicago’s United Center this upcoming Sunday. With Windy City native Chance The Rapper also on the bill, the halftime show is predicted to be a plethora of collaborations […]
The roster for the 2020 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game Presented by Ruffles has been announced. The game will air on Valentine’s Day at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN live from the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL. The game will be coached by ESPN analysts Stephen A. Smith and Michael Wilbon, with Jesse Williams and Guy […]
Chicago natives Chance The Rapper and Common will headline the musical performances at the 2020 NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 16 at the United Center in Chicago. The NBA also announced Chance’s brother and rap artists Taylor Bennett, will take the stage at halftime fo the NBA Rising Stars Game on Friday, Feb. 14 […]
It looks like Common and Angela Rye are no longer a thing. Rumors have been swirling around their split ever since the political commentator arrived at her 40th birthday celebration alone. Additionally, she didn’t have her arm candy during the grand opening of Tyler Perry Studios, so people think the couple called it quits. Those […]
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 blackface paint and satirically imitate a TV commercial and well known national social activist of the African American community,” according to school board […]
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, your gang, your style and your name. But there are various levels of engagement that have evolved in […]
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 Rock DJ Aktive’s 1st Annual ‘DAP’ Party Aktive not only spins all of their hits, but finds […]
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 from hitting the gym religiously (here’s looking at you, 50 Cent), many well-known artists and industry fixtures have credited their healthy diets. […]
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 the physical and cultural energy of Chicago in an effort to change the city and world with […]
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 (Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University), where he attended before leaving to follow his dreams. With all that the […]
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 abused as a child. In the new memoir, the Golden Globe, Oscar, and Grammy award-winner shares that while […]
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 festival purist and the co-founder, Michael Lang, isn’t here for it. Lang stands his ground in the TMZ interview above pointing […]