Common

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.

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.'

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.

We have all new competitors for this week's Man Crush Monday. At last night Grammy Awards Rapper/Actor Common & TI were looking oh so good in a suit. Today the two light skinned hotties go at it to be your #MCM.

Music’s biggest night or music’s biggest snooze fest? The 2015 Grammy Awards were a night to remember, but not necessarily for the right reasons. For hip-hop heads (or really, anyone born after the year 1980) the annual awards ceremony was fraught with its fair share of side eye-inducing lows.

Although Selma was nominated in every major category of the Golden Globes, it only took home one trophy, and that was for best song. John Legend & Common were rewarded for their original song "Glory". Listen to the song and watch the acceptance speech here.

The 2014 BET Hip-Hop Awards featured an impressive line-up of performances on Saturday night (Sept. 20) in Atlanta. Among the performers that hit the stage included Common, T.I., YG, Ty Dolla $ign, Baby, Young Thug, Rich Homie Quan, Bobby Shmurda and more.

Although the 2014 BET Hip Hop Awards won't air on BET until Oct. 14, The Boombox has gathered all the best and worst looks from the red carpet.

Positivity is key on the remix to 'Sunshine.' As the track gets going, Wale says he "feels phenomenal today, baby." His MMG buddy Rick Ross and Common rhyme also over the shimmery effort.

Jazz pianist and music producer Robert Glasper treated New Yorkers to a special album release show at Best Buy Theater to commemorate his newly released sixth record, ‘Black Radio 2,’ Tuesday night (Oct. 29). Special guests included Marsha Ambrosius and Common, who both appear on the album.

Earlier this month (Aug. 4), President Obama turned 52! What better to celebrate Barack Obama than to honor him with a top 10 list of rap songs that mention his name. Most rappers have been inspired by our 44th president. However, there are a few outspoken emcees who have expressed their condemnation of him...

First it was Pitbull, now it's Common's turn to offer his thoughts on Jay-Z and Beyonce's Cuba controversy.