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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEe61stCPfA The conversation on whether or not the NFL is blackballing Colin Kaepernick has been a controversial topic and hip-hop star Common decided to give...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=95&v=n38sGzjUk6M The John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts has announced their Hip Hop Culture Council. The council consists of several hip hop legends, including...

The days of guys showing up to award shows in a basic penguin suit are no more. At the 60th Annual Grammy Awards Sunday,...

“If you don’t move your feet then I don’t eat so we like neck to neck.” That’s what Andre 3000 said on the song “Elevators...

Hip-hop acts are getting real love from the Television Academy this year: Chance the Rapper, Common, Snoop Dogg and LL Cool J are among...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KldqFluzRg&feature=youtu.be&t=4m During an exclusive interview, Serena Williams dished on her career and how she managed to navigate being Black in the majority-white tennis world. On...

Singer-songwriter The-Dream is speaking out about collaborator Kanye West's meeting with Donald Trump, and the hitmaker — born Terius Youngdell Nash — revealed he supported...

At a panel in Chicago, rappers Common and Ice Cube led a discussion on gun violence with protest organizers for a new special on...

NBC's live presentation of The Wiz on Thursday night saw the hashtags #TheWiz and #TheWizLive trending on social media. Twitter users posted tweets and...

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By Shelby Jefferson Believe it or not, May 24 will mark the 10 year anniversary of Common’s classic album Be. Viewed as an epic comeback...

Shortly after unveiling his grand master plan to extend a “hand in love” to white people to solve racism, Common found himself being criticized by New...

Kanye West The superstar rapper/producer has said a lot ... too much, in fact. But when he broke out, he was a proponent of Black...

Once you have an abundance of wealth, have been accepted by mainstream media and are considered a favorite among America’s elite, racism’s very existence...

The two leading ladies behind the Black Lives Matter movement took on a variety of racial topics during a panel at South by Southwest...

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To celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, MTV ran 12 hours of its programming in black and white and featured special messages from prominent...

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Ever since Common’s debut album -- 1992′s "Can I Borrow a Dollar?" -- the Chicago rapper has worked frequently with producer No I.D. (known during those...

Common has one of rap's most anticipated albums of 2014, and if his new single is any indication, then fans will be treated to...