Unfortunately, Common and Donda House’s AAHH! Fest will be taking the year off. Festival spokesperson Micaeh Johnson recently spoke to the Tribune and announced that the festival will not be taking place in Union Park this year due to a ‘demanding year,’ but will be returning in September 2016. Tribune: The West Side festival, which…
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The Cromwell Boutique Hotel & Casino to Welcome Common
This weekend, The Cromwell on South Las Vegas Boulevard will open their doors to Grammy Award winning hip hop artist Common for a live performance at their sought-after rooftop nightclub, Drai’s. This will be the rapper’s second-to-last local tour stop (his next destination is Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn) before he jets across international waters to…
Spike Lee Working On “Chiraq” Film
Well, this is definitely going to get the chatter started. I’d heard Spike Lee was recently in Chicago meeting with people about a movie chronicling the streets of Chicago, but didn’t know it was going to actually be called ‘Chiraq’ — which appears to be the working title. It also appears that Spike is courting…
Common’s AAHH Fest To Return This Year
For those of you who attended last year’s AAHH Fest at Union Park, sponsored by Common, then you know just how great of a festival it was. Com was able to bring out the heavy hitters, for an action-packed fun-filled day that was attended by some of Chicago’s best and brightest. It really was one…
Video: Common Drops By The Breakfast Club
Com dropped by The Breakfast Club this AM to chat about his many ventures and current affairs. He discusses the Oprah curve heard round the world, the possibility of working with Jay Z, his upcoming film and much more.
Video: Common On Good Morning America
This morning, Common dropped by Good Morning America to chat about a number of subjects including being a current Hollywood “it” man, his forthcoming movie Run All Night, working with Liam Neeson and much more. Com is all over housewives living rooms. It doesn’t get much bigger than that. Bravo per usual. Rap Radar
Video: Common Talks Oprah High Five Curve @ Oscars
The world watched last week as Common and John Legend took home their first-ever Oscars. But in the midst of celebration, one of the biggest names on the planet got curved: Oprah. Really, not really. But the viral video of Common’s high five snub made its rounds and was quite hilarious. Oprah did catch some…
Common & John Legend Win Best Original Song At Oscars, Perform “Glory”
Common is an Oscar winner. Yes, that’s correct: Common is an Oscar winner. Tonight, John Legend and Common make history yet again with not only their win, but also their powerful performance of their award-winning single, “Glory,” from the Selma soundtrack. Truly amazing. Big congrats to Com Sense and John Legend on their massive W….
Questlove Shares Unreleased Footage of J Dilla & Common Working on ‘Electric Circus’
Okay, so the day is almost over, but we finished this post just in time to show the love it deserved. It’s hard to believe that it has been nine years since the passing of J Dilla. Almost a clean decade. It’s scary how quickly time moves on. Thinking back 10 years, my life was…
Common & John Legend To Perform At The Oscars
Common and John Legend have been invited to perform their powerful and award-winning single, “Glory,” at the Oscars on February 22nd. I mean, that’s really all that needs to be said. Common is performing at the Oscars. 20+ years into his career. Amazing. You won’t want to miss that on 2/22 on ABC at 6pm.