Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. There was a time when the pairing of rapper Common and producer Pete Rock ...

In a candid conversation for the digital series “I Got Questions,” hip-hop luminaries Common and Pete Rock delved into the depths of their storied careers, offering fans a rare glimpse into the ...

Legendary Hip-Hop icons Common and Pete Rock sat down for the latest edition of I Got Questions. For Common and Pete Rock, their collaborations in the past have been a blessing for Hip-Hop culture.

It’s been a few months since Common revealed that he and legendary Hip-Hop producer, Pete Rock were in the kitchen cooking up some new work for the old heads that have been following their careers ...

On this day in Hip Hop history, Chicago icon Common released his fifth studio album Electric Circus, a project that still divides fans but has earned lasting respect for its ambition and bravery.

Award-winning rapper, actor, and activist Common is a hip-hop legend with an illustrious career spanning decades. At 51, he’s been alive for as long as the genre itself, which celebrated 50 years of ...

Common was one of the many rappers who performed at the star-studded Hip-Hop 50 Live at Yankee Stadium in August. “I’ve been creating a new project,” he told Melber. “I’m working on a new album with ...

Thirty years ago, Common looked back ruefully at his favorite genre in “I Used to Love H.E.R.,” his classic riff on hip-hop as a wayward ex-girlfriend. “She was really the realest before she got into ...

There was a time when the pairing of rapper Common and producer Pete Rock would easily be my most anticipated album of any year. Common, the Chicago rapper turned multihyphenate, has long been one of ...

On this day in Hip Hop history, Chicago rap icon Common released his fifth studio album Electric Circus. This album may have not been Common’s most commercially successful release, selling under ...