In the press release for the new album, Common said of working with the genre-defining producer, “Pete Rock is one of The Greatest Creators Hip Hop and Music has ever seen. It has been a dream of mine ...

Among the various hip-hop artists who sampled the work of the late, great Bobby Caldwell, perhaps none owes a greater debt to the R&B legend than Common. It was Common’s 2000 single “The Light” that ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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.

It seems Common doesn’t exactly agree with Yasiin Bey’s take on Drake. The 51-year-old rapper stopped by Ebro in the Morning, where the topic of Bey’s comments on Drizzy making pop music came up—and ...

On Thursday (Jan. 25), Common was a guest on Hot 97's Ebro in the Morning show, where he talked about his relationship with Jennifer Hudson, his favorite producers, new book and more. Also during the ...

The evening sun basked over The Royal Sonesta Hotel Chicago Downtown as an intimate crowd gathered for a live satellite ‘Musicians on Musicians’ event with Common and Noname. The Chicago natives ...