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 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 NFL’s December 20 spotlight wasn’t just on the Bears — it was on Black love. The official NFL accounts teamed up with Jennifer Hudson to share snapshots of the Chicago native and her rapper-actor ...

Common Ground Foundation is celebrating 25 years of empowering youth in Chicago. Rapper and actor Common, a Chicago native, stopped by Fox 32 to talk about his work, why he started the nonprofit, and ...

Common’s upcoming album, Black America Again, won’t be released until next Friday, but the rapper, along with BJ the Chicago Kid, performed Thursday night on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.