AP - Nov 17, 2010
Here s a book with a Common touch. Atria Books announced Wednesday that Common, the 38-year-old actor and hip-hop star, is working on a memoir scheduled to come out in June. One Day It ll Make Sense...
More »AP - May 12, 2010
Common is always in a competitive mindset. In his latest flick, Just Wright, he plays a top-notch basketball player who deals with a serious injury. In real life, he s a skillful, Grammy-winning rapper...
More »Reuters - Dec 3, 2008
Veteran rapper Common, long known for his pensive lyrics, is trying out a new style on the upcoming Universal Mind Control. Due December 9 from Geffen after numerous delays (which Common blames on his...
More »E! Online - Jul 7, 2008
Tennis may not have been the only thing on Serena Williams' mind at Wimbledon. Her maybe-boyfriend Common was in London in the days leading up to the match against her sister, Venus, according to...
More »E! Online - Aug 8, 2007
Korn just got outpopped by Common. After 15 years in the game, the hip-hopster landed his first chart-topping bow with Finding Forever, selling 155,000 copies for the week ended Sunday to 123,000 for...
More »Yahoo! Music - Apr 10, 2007
Lily Allen features on the new album from rapper Common, it has been confirmed. The U.K. pop star is among a star-studded cast of stars set to appear on Finding Forever, alongside Kanye West, Will.I....
More »Yahoo! Music - May 1, 2006
The parking lot at Coachella s opening day was reminiscent of a high school cafeteria. There were punks, goths, jocks, stoners, nerds--you name it. But instead of coming together for a plateful of cafeteria...
More »USRN - Jul 9, 2003
(7/9/03, 4 p.m. ET) -- Erykah Badu, Common, actor Ben Vereen, and Stic of Dead Prez are featured in a recently released new documentary, Wholistic Wellness For The Hiphop Generation. The film, which is...
More »USRN - Mar 13, 2003
(3/13/03, 1 p.m. ET) -- Rapper Common will release a remix of his hit Come Close featuring Mary J. Blige on March 18th. The remix was produced by Jay Dee and features new vocals from Pharrell Williams...
More »Yahoo! Music - Feb 6, 2003
(2/6/03, 6 p.m. ET) -- Common is set to headline his Electric Circus tour, which kicks off February 26 at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. The tour will also feature Gang Starr--which will release a...
More »USRN - Jan 27, 2003
(1/27/03, 10 a.m. ET) -- Mainstream jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove plans to go in a more contemporary direction with his next recorded outing. Leading a newly formed ensemble called RH Factor, he will deliver...
More »USRN - Jan 9, 2003
(1/9/03, 1 p.m. ET) -- Erykah Badu and Common aren t shy about sharing the details of their love affair with the press. The artists steam up the cover of the February issue of Essence, and the magazine...
More »USRN - Jan 5, 2003
(1/5/03, 10 a.m. ET) -- Rap star Common, who has been dating singer Erykah Badu for some time, will make a guest appearance on UPN s Girlfriends. The rapper will play the role of a former lover of Persia...
More »USRN - Dec 4, 2002
(12/04/02, 10 a.m. ET) - Common s forthcoming album, Electric Circus, features a collaboration with Prince. The noted soul guitarist, producer, and songwriter appears on the song Star *69 (PS With Love...
More »USRN - Nov 20, 2002
(11/20/02, 3 p.m. ET) -- Erykah Badu and Common s collaboration, Love Of My Life (An Ode To Hip-Hop), is at Number Three on Billboard s Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. The song is an extension...
More »USRN - Nov 9, 2002
(11/9/02, 10 a.m. ET) -- Common s hip-hop classic I Used To Love H.E.R., from his 1994 album Resurrection, receives numerous accolades in the Sanaa Lathan and Taye Diggs film Brown Sugar. The rapper,...
More »USRN - Oct 10, 2002
(10/10/02, 1 p.m. ET) -- Erykah Badu and Common, who collaborate on the song Love Of My Life from the Brown Sugar soundtrack, have been confirmed to participate in the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network s...
More »USRN - Oct 26, 2000
(10/26/00, 12 p.m. ET) - Rapper Common is releasing a remixed version of his single Ghetto Heaven featuring Macy Gray. The original track is from his gold-certified album Like Water For Chocolate. The...
More »USRN - Oct 3, 2000
(10/3/00, 3 p.m. ET) - Snoop Dogg, Redman, Common, Mos Def, and Ghostface Killah are among the acts featured on Lyricist Lounge Vol. 2, which is scheduled for a November 28 release. The album is an offshoot...
More »USRN - May 16, 2000
(5/17/00, 12 p.m. ET) - Common had a special feeling when he started recording his new album, Like Water For Chocolate. The Chicago rapper said he felt totally comfortable in the studio for the first...
More »USRN - Apr 17, 2000
(4/18/00, 7 a.m. ET) - Common has long been a critically acclaimed but commercially overlooked artist, but that changed somewhat with the March release of his album Like Water For Chocolate, which debuted...
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