Rapper Common stars as Dow Jones in this video spoof for the comedy video site Funny or Die.
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Common talks about his new T-Shirt line with Microsoft called Softwear in an interview. The rapper states that the T-Shirt reflects both of their brands and movement.
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Common says Happy New Year on his video channel by. The rapper says he took a little vacation to chill out and this is his first vlog/v-blog for ’09 (Jan 5th, 2009). Common announces that there will be new things coming in 2009 such as new music, new films and more.
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Common in his latest video ”Universal Mind Control” featuring Pharrell who doesn’t appear in the video. The video was directed by Hype Williams. Common’s album Universal Mind Control is in stores November 11th.
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Although the BET Awards wasn’t the best, it was overall good.

Katt Williams held it down while hosting the 2nd Annual BET Hip Hop Awards keeping the crowd happy and doing his random jokes. LL Cool J seemed to have licked his lips very few times for the occasion (wow). It seems that Common won awards, could it be because Kayne West produced his album this time? By the way how did T.I. and Common have a tie for an award. (T.I. wasn’t there because he was taken to jail on weapon charges.) MC Lyte kept it real for the women, while Hurricane Chris was all “A Bay Bay” and doing his “Hand Clap”. Weezy “Lil Wayne” I’m just gonna say is that he got some skills and did his thang. But one question, why didn’t anyone take that cup from him he toted on and off stage. He was surely blazed up. Kanye West won several awards and even admitted for one of them that he actually didn’t think he deserved it. Was he struck by lightning? (more…)

Chicago rapper Common, will officially be the new face of Converse’s RED. The campaign “Weapon of Change” will launch sometime in the fall which is a partnership with the Product “RED”.

Common will be showing his handsome face in a number of print and outdoor advertisements across the country which were shot by Bryan Adams.
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Rap artist, lyrical poet, actor and Grammy Award nominee Common “Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr.” will be premiering his new video “The Game” for his new single off the album “Finding Forever” expected in stores July 10, 2007 on Unleashed MTV2 on May 29, 2007 which he filmed beginning May 3, 2007. In addition, Common has also landed on the front cover of the Billboard magazine’s May issue which is also good look for him.

As for future things, this Summer Common will be sharing the stage for a free public concert with Joss Stone and Ryan Shaw for the SummerStage in Central Park on June 8.

Previously, Common made a move to the big screen by having a major role in the action thriller, “Smokin’ Aces” which starred Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman Alicia Keys and others.