There’s just something about Common that I just love and of course within that love is his music, acting, his respect for women and the fact that he gives back. In the midst of his Coca~ Cola campaign with BET’s Debra Lee and Magic Johnson, Case-Mate, the international design company known for creating fashion-forward mobile [...]
Karriem Riggins Gets Props in Straight-Ahead Jazz And Hip-Hop
January 22, 2013 | Posted by
Detroit-born drummer Karriem Riggins’ primary employers in recent years have been the champagne-and-caviar jazz singer Diana Krall and the celebrity rapper Common — artists who don’t share much besides a boatload of Grammy Awards, a high tax bracket and good taste in drummers. At 37, Riggins is the rare musician to have achieved equal stature in straight-ahead [...]
Common Freestyle from Case-Mate’s New York Fashion Week ‘Showcase’ – Video
September 13, 2012 | Posted by
How many MC’s can flex credible acting chops on-screen and still rip a stellar freestyle off-the-dome? Yasiin ‘Mos Def’ Bey? For sure. LL? Who knows, but we do know he can throw a punch. And Common? No doubt. And to prove it is so, Common schooled a fashionable crowd gathered for the Case-Mate’s “Showcase” at [...]
Common Faces Foreclosure On Chicago Condo
July 23, 2012 | Posted by
Rapper Common has run into a bit of trouble, but not with the police like many of his hip-hop counterparts. Common, real name Lonnie Lynn, is in danger of having his Chicago Apartment foreclosed on because he allegedly hasn’t paid his mortgage since March. According to legal documents obtained by TMZ, Common and his manager [...]
‘Art Of Rap’ Documentary By Ice-T Brings The Noise
June 14, 2012 | Posted by
Hip-Hop Legend Ice-T’s documentary, From Nothing To Something: The Art of Rap, hits theaters nationwide Friday and promises to be not only information, but perhaps transformational for today’s rap artists. At least that’s Ice-T’s hope. “For a while, people weren’t taking enough time [to write]. With some of these tremendous beats, you can basically sh—on [...]
Heartbroken Serena Williams Not Dating for Next 10 Years
May 1, 2012 | Posted by
After playing the love game, tennis champion Serena Williams has decided to call dating quits. “I have given up on dating,” Williams told Celebuzz. ”It just hasn’t worked out well for me.” The 30 year-old superstar, who has dated rappers Common and Drake, has given up on dating due to her failed relationships in the [...]
