Common

No one would have guessed Nas would steal the summer, but the veteran rapper has it "on smash," as he recently released his 10th studio album, Life Is Good, last month. On the effort, he unveils his personal stories about divorce and also the hardships of being a single father raising a daughter...

Kanye West wrestles with one of hip-hop's more notable messianic complexes, and on the cover of Complex magazine's August/September issue, he and his G.O.O.D. Music crew play it for all its worth. Designed by the rapper's DONDA design firm and photographer NABIL, the image features head shots of Yeezy and seven affiliates arranged in the shape of a crucifix...

Foreclosures have become all too common in America -- just ask Common, who's on the verge of losing the Chicago condo he purchased in 2008, TMZ reports. The Windy City MC has apparently not made a monthly $2,285 mortgage payment since March, leaving Bank of America with no choice but to file foreclosure documents...

Hip-hop's biggest music festival, Rock the Bells, held a press conference in New York Wednesday night (June 13), where organizers announced several big-name additions to the Holmdel, N.J., and San Bernadino, Calif., lineups, including Big Sean, Curren$y, M...

A new Pusha T song is the cause of a budding rap beef between the G.O.O.D. Music signee and the YMCMB camp. "Exodus 23:1," released by the Clipse member Wednesday (May 23), finds the rhymer throwing subliminal shots at Drake and his Young Money boss Lil Wayne...

Happy 40th Birthday Common! The Chicago born rapper hit the hip-hop scene 20 years ago and has since parlayed his lyrical skills into becoming a successful actor, influential philanthropist, and just added author to his long list of talents with the release of his memoir 'One Day It'll All Make Sense...

In recent weeks, much of the talk about Drake has centered on Common and Vanessa Bryant, both of whom he disses on the Rick Ross track 'Stay Schemin'.' In an interview with Nah Right, the Canadian MC weighed in on both, explaining why he won't continue feuding with his Chi-town rap rival and insisting that he meant no harm against NBA player Kobe Bryant's soon-to-be ex-wife...

Bobby Bank, WireImage It was bound to happen sooner or later. The 'S--- Say' meme finally has a Drake version, and the video -- titled 'S--- Drake Says,' appropriately enough -- has already nabbed more than 474,000 YouTube views. Instead of goofing on the kinds of things that everyone's favorite morose Canadian lady-killer MC might say, the clip's creator, 21-year-old comedian Yousef Erakat, dres

As Spinner.com reports, last year, 2011, will forever be known as the time that everybody went friggin' nuts for Adele. The singer has spent a record 16 weeks at the top of the charts, tying the record for the 'Titanic' soundtrack -- her heart will go on, and on, and on, and on -- adding to a long list of accolades far to lengthy to name right now...

French Montana signing to Sean "Diddy" Combs' Bad Boy Records in December 2011, was an eyebrow-raising yet worthy move. There were reported deals on the table for the Bronx, N.Y., MC to link up with not only Jay-Z's Roc Nation, but Kanye West's G...