Now that President Obama has released his birth certificate, and captured and killed Osama Bin Laden, the right wingers in the United States need something to complain about. They’ve fallen back on an old standby from the 80s and 90s – hip-hop.
Hip-hop star Common is opening up his recording studio to one lucky fan, in a bid to raise $50,000 for kids living in high risk communities. The hip-hop “legend” (or so says his website), is the driving force behind a very worthwhile foundation called the “Common Ground Foundation,” which he says aims to help people […]
One of the best aspects of seeing Common perform live is watching his DJ showcase his turntable skills. Mixing behind his back? Yeah he does that. Not missing a beat? He does that too. Create his own beats? Yep. Dummy is one of the hottest turntablist. This one New Year’s Eve party in which the […]
Serena Williams was spotted enjoyed a little fun in the sun on Miami Beach today with on-off boyfriend Common. The tennis great posted the following statement on her website: “In the meantime I am focused on my rehab program and remain optimistic to return to competition this season.” Take a look: Common Comes Out To […]
Tons of celebs were enlisted for LaQuan Smith’s Spring 2011 New York Fashion Week show. Serena Williams got on the catwalk and her ex Common came out to support her.
‘Just Wright’ comes out today on DVD/Blu-Ray. If Common didn’t convince you to catch it in theaters maybe it might make it onto your date rental agenda.
This Tuesday Latifah and Common’s romantic comedy Just Wright comes to DVD. In this interview actor James Pickens, Jr., who played Latifah’s father LLoyd in the film, shares what it was like being married to Pam Grier in the flick and how it almost didn’t happen.
Tennis champ Serena Williams is single and ready for love. Despite pulling out of the U.S. Open tournament due to an injured right foot and ending her two-year relationship with rapper and actor Common in April, Williams is in the market for Mr. Right. So what should a guy do to date the top-ranked women’s […]
Even though hip-hop has become modern day pop music, it’s still quite the WTF moment when a hip-hop artist teams up with a teenybopper pop star.
Today at 6pm at the Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center (165 W. 65th St.) the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement in conjunction with ImageNation will host the world premiere of the film “Black August: A Hip-Hop Documentary Concert,”directed by dream hampton. The night kicks off with a performance by Ghanian emcee Blitz the Ambassador and […]
He has been cast in AMC's new pilot Hell on Wheels, a Western that centers on the building of the Transcontinental Railroad.
It’s never easy standing up for anything. Just look at the debacle Talib Kweli has tangled himself in just for recording a song with Gucci Mane. It seems that rappers get labeled as “conscious” depending on what they are against more so than what they are for. In our conversation with Phonte of Little Brother […]
