Common recalls Drizzy’s pops intervening in their feud Common and Drake once found themselves briefly on the opposite sides of the battle field in the early 2010s after the latter began a romantic relationship with the former’s ex Serena Williams. During a recent sit-down on Drink Champs along with producer Pete Rock, Common revealed that

Common and Drizzy traded shots in the early 2010s Common discusses the roots of his feud with Drake in the early 2010s that saw the two exchange diss records like “Sweet” & “Stay Schemin.” Recently speaking on Drink Champs, Common explained that he felt like Drizzy was aiming his guns at him after he started

Common says ‘Be’ changed his life It’s no secret that Be is one of Common’s finest albums, and on its 19th anniversary, the Chicago rapper reiterated this fact. This week, the rapper penned a tribute for the album on Instagram before showing gratitude to Kanye West and J Dilla for their contribution on the LP.

De La Soul brings back memorable show De La Soul brings back the experience from their “historic” 1996 show at New York City’s Tramps with assistance from Common, Jungle Brothers and Yasiin Bey. The group held the show on Friday (April 26) with help from the same lineup as the original show. “Join us this

Common believes he’s working on a masterpiece Common has a lot faith in his upcoming album with Pete Rock. The Chi-town rapper recently appeared for an interview on MusiCares where he explained the great potential of the project. The rapper named the album among his to three albums with the other two being 2000’s Like

Common thanks ‘everyone’ who contributed to & supported the project Common is happy to celebrate the 24th anniversary of his album, Like Water For Chocolate. Taking to Instagram on Thursday (March 28), the Windy City rapper appreciated everyone who helped put the album together and those who supported it. “24 years ago today I released

Common praises André and Nas’ writing prowess Although Common is considered one of the best rappers when it comes to creativity, he is still awed by André 3000 and Nas’ top notch skills. “Him [André 3000] and Nas, for me, are the two that I’ll be like, ‘Damn, I wish I wrote that,’” Common said

When was Common born? Common was born on March 13. Lonnie Rashid Lynn aka Common was born in Chicago in 1972. His father was a professional basketball player in the ABA and his mother was a school administrator. He debuted as a rapper, then Common Sense, in 2992. He gained a following and met with

Common, real name Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr. is one of the greatest rappers to come from the Windy City. He got his start on the underground rap scene in the late 1980s and early ’90s only to emerge as a silver screen player in the new millennium. He’s appeared in the John Wick franchise and

On December 10, 2002, Chicago rapper Common released his fifth album Electric Circus. The album had the hit song “Come Close” featuring Mary J. Blige but if you take a look at the cover art, Common had a lot of famous rappers featured in the artwork. It’s a virtual Where’s Waldo of rap musicians. Rapper

Common and Kanye West gave us one of the best rap albums of all time coming out of Chicago with Be. “The Food” was one of the album’s standout tracks and featured West on the beat as well as the hook. The performance of the song was recorded when Common was a featured guest on