Common
At the 2024 Aspen Ideas Festival, rapper, actor, and activist Common teamed up with Aspen Music School students for an impromptu performance, freestyling over Toto’s 1982 hit “Africa.” In a spontaneous session, Common guided the students to loop two measures from the song while his percussionist, Mark Colenburg, added a beat. Common performed the freestyle […]
Common recently opened up about his relationship with Jennifer Hudson and their shared Chicago roots during an appearance on “The Breakfast Club.” While promoting his joint album “The Auditorium Vol. 1” with Pete Rock, Common discussed how his relationship with Hudson has deepened his connection to Chicago, despite not living there full-time. He explained to […]
Rapper Common debuted his health and wellness YouTube channel on August 18th. During ‘Com & Well’ the rapper aims to provide fans with self care tips and mental health advice. During the six-episode series the content is geared towards maintaining a healthy peace of mind and includes conversations with his health and wellness teams. Every […]
Several hip-hop artists have been confirmed to take part in the NBA Celebrity All-Star Game at the Wintrust Arena on February 14. Chance The Rapper, Quavo, Common and Jidenna will battle it out under coaches Michael Wilbon and Stephen A. Smith. Actor Jesse Williams will serve as Wilbon’s assistant coach, while Guy Fieri will be […]
Common was enlisted by Starbucks to help create the new racial bias training program implemented by the coffee company for all employees at it’s 8,000 stores nationwide on Tuesday.
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