Jameis Winston delivered a standout performance for the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, leading them to a stunning 29-24 upset victory over the Baltimore Ravens. Stepping in for the injured Deshaun ...

With a bestselling book, a new album, and an arts-based charter school opening in Chicago, the 47-year-old rapper/actor talks about self-improvement and trying to make a difference ...

Despite protesting rapper Common's poetry performance at the White House Wednesday night (May 11), presidential hopeful Sarah Palin claims to be a fan of hip-hop, using her familiarity with 32 ...

Common, rapper, songwriter and actor. Author of "Let Love Have the Last Word" and "One Day It'll All Make Sense." From The Reading List. Excerpt ...

Common is always in a competitive mindset.In his latest flick, "Just Wright," he plays a top-notch basketball player who deals with a serious injury. In real life, he's a skillful, Grammy-winning ...

Back in 2015, now famous rapper Cardi B, whose given name is Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, first shot to fame after securing a spot on the VH1 reality show Love and Hip Hop: New York. As a regular ...

Wednesday marks the 21st death anniversary of American rapper and actor, Tupac Amaru Shakur, better known by his stage names 2Pac, Makaveli, and Pac. The hip-hop legend whose birth name was Lesane ...

Opinion; Rapper Common at UAB: Believe in your path, Birmingham. Published: Feb. 26, 2013, 11:55 a.m. Feb. 26, 2013, 11:55 a.m.

It’s hard to settle on a one-word descriptor for Common, born Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr. “Rapper” used to be the go-to label, but lately, it seems “actor” might be more apt (he’s currently ...

Rapper Common (R) and musician Jonathan McReynolds perform during the second day of the Democratic National Convention on August 20, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption ...

Rapper and actor Common serves as guest editor for Life.com and reflects upon historical civil rights photos and share his thoughts about them. By Essence · Updated October 29, 2020 ...