Common

On the 10-year anniversary of Common's 'Be' album, we take a look at how the rapper found his voice.

From Pharrell being hit with a major lawsuit to a Destiny's Child reunion and more, take a look at some of the top R&B news stories of 2015 so far.

Find out which artists are making it some way, somehow through the luck of the (predominantly black) Irish with 15 Rappers That Are Way More Luckier Than You.

Common has a new name now -- it’s Oscar winner Common. That’s how Hot 97’s Ebro in the Morning crew acknowledged the Chicago rhymer during this interview. Com is still beaming from his Academy Award win for Best Original Song for “Glory.” The “Nobody’s Smiling” creator also discussed a myriad of topics as well.

There’s no question that Common is beaming right now. After winning his first-ever Oscar at the 87th annual Academy Awards, the Chicago rhymer appeared on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' to talk about his glorious win for Best Original Song for 'Glory.'

Just think, without Ella Fitzgerald, the first African American woman to win a Grammy Award, it may not have been possible for Beyonce to win 20 of those prestigious awards. In honor of Black History Month, peep our gallery for a look at in 10 Music Milestones From Great Black Artists.

In this week's The Boombox Battle, songs from the Weeknd and John Legend and Common compete for the win.

When Common and Legend were announced as the winners of Best Original Song at the Oscars, the hip-hop and R&B community celebrated their peers' major accomplishment on social media.

John Legend and Common won the Best Original Song honor at the 87th Annual Academy Awards for their inspiring tune 'Glory' from the movie 'Selma.'

Rapper Common and singer John Legend performed their inspirational song 'Glory' at the 87th annual Academy Awards on Sunday night (Feb. 22). The collaborative tune is from the Oprah Winfrey-produced film, 'Selma,' which is up for two awards: Best Original Song and Best Picture.