LOS ANGELES -- Common was trying not to crack a smile. The rapper-turned-actor-turned-author was in the midst of having his face powdered in preparation for an interview with a cable music channel.

Chicago rapper Common is back with his latest album, The Dreamer, the Believer. The album’s first single, “Ghetto Dreams,” featuring fellow rap artist Nas, has already hit airwaves. Production started ...

On this day in Hip Hop history, Chicago icon Common released his fifth studio album Electric Circus, a project that still divides fans but has earned lasting respect for its ambition and bravery.

On the album's 20th anniversary, it's much easier to recognize Be as a crucial intersection record — not simply for Common, on his way to becoming rap's hokey, well-intentioned uncle, but for hip-hop ...

Gold record-selling rapper Common will bring his socially conscious alternative hip hop to the Hill for this year's Spring Fling, Concert Board has confirmed. Concert Board has also signed a rock band ...