Common recounts the story behind the first rap record he bought — and the first rhyme he wrote — in an excerpt from his upcoming Audible original, Bluebird Memories: A Journey Through Lyrics and Life, out August 4th. Common recorded Bluebird Memories at the Minetta Lane Theatre in New York …
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Common gets deeply personal in his new memoir, Let Love Have the Last Word, in which he writes about his relationship with his daughter, his desire to be a husband and reveals that he was allegedly molested as a child, ABC News reports. In an interview with Good Morning America‘s …
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The Oscar nominees for the Best Original Song are a mix new names like R&B singer Mary J. Blige(Mudbound)and the indie-folk singer Sufjan Stevens(Call Me By Your Name) as well as previous winners like Common. The rapper is up for a second Oscar for “Stand Up for Something,” which appeared …
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