Common

'The Hate U Give' Is on the Nose Because It Must Be

Directed by George Tillman Jr.

PUBLISHED Oct 4, 2018

The Hate U Give, a film adaptation of the YA bestseller by Angie Thomas, about the shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white cop, is...

​Common Will Appear in Starbucks' Racial Bias Training Videos

PUBLISHED May 25, 2018

Starbucks will be shutting down across the United States on May 29 to give its employees some much-needed racial bias training, and it turn...

August Greene Are Super (Group) Optimistic on Self-Titled Debut

PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2018

You can never have too much of a good thing. Following the success of their Emmy Award-winning collaboration "Letter to the Free" — a contr...

Watch the "Best Original Song" Nominees Perform at the Oscars

PUBLISHED Mar 5, 2018

The Oscars were handed out in Hollywood tonight, and as promised, all of the Best Original Song nominees are present to perform their nomin...

​Sufjan Stevens, Mary J. Blige, Miguel to Perform at the Oscars

PUBLISHED Feb 23, 2018

The Oscars will be handed out in Hollywood in just a over a week, and the list of musical performers has just been confirmed.   Amongst the...

​Justin Bieber and Quavo Added to NBA All-Star Celebrity Game

PUBLISHED Feb 16, 2018

The NBA All-Star Weekend kicks off today with the annual celebrity game, and a couple of high-profile names have just been added to the ros...

Common, Robert Glasper and Karriem Riggins Form New Trio August Greene

PUBLISHED Jan 18, 2018

No strangers to collaborating with one another, hip-hop vet Common, keyboard whiz Robert Glasper and master beathsmith Karriem Riggins are...

Snoop Dogg, the RZA and Common to Guest Star on 'The Simpsons'

PUBLISHED Dec 14, 2016

Deep into its 28th season, ridiculously long-running show The Simpsons will feature some hip-hop heavyweights on an upcoming episode. As p...