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.

On this day in 1992, Chicago MC Common, then known as Common Sense, released his debut album Can I Borrow A Dollar?, marking the arrival of one of hip-hop’s most thoughtful and enduring voices. As one ...

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.

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 ...