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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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(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...
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(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...
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(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...
More »USRN - Mar 22, 2000
(3/22/00, 6 p.m. ET) - Common s visit to Cuba last year affected both his personality and his music. The Chicago rapper made the trip to meet with former Black Panther member Assata Shakur, who has been...
More »USRN - Mar 9, 2000
(3/10/00, 12 p.m. ET) - Common draws from a variety of sources in his witty, politically fueled raps, but the Chicago rapper says A Tribe Called Quest is among his chief hip-hop influences. The critically...
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