LOS ANGELES — When rapper-actor Common was a kid, he carried towels and sneakers as a Chicago Bulls ball boy who was close enough to hear the squeak of shoes and the roar inside the arena. Decades ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago rapper Common kicked off his two-day "AAHH Fest" on Saturday at Union Park in Chicago, an effort to raise awareness about youth violence in the city. The music festival also ...

Hip-hop will grace the stage at a classical music hall Monday night in downtown Chicago. The mashup is Grammy-award winning rapper Common performing with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, led by ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago rapper Common has released a new anti-violence song and music video called "Put the Guns Down." The hip-hop artist and actor will officially debut it Wednesday. Tuesday night, ...

The Oscar winner holds nothing back in his new memoir. In his new memoir, "Let Love Have the Last Word," rapper, activist and Oscar winner Common opens up about everything -- and that's exactly how he ...

Grammy- and Oscar-winning rapper Common is finally opening up more deeply about his relationship with Jennifer Hudson, calling the multi-talented singer and talk show host “one of the greatest ...