"Glory"

‘Glory’ artist Common and John Legend performs on Spike TV’s ‘Lip-synching’ as Lionel Richie and MC Hammer. Common was Lionel Richie signing “All Night Long” while  John Legend performed as MC Hammer with “Can’t touch this” You can check it out below.   SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=24&v=ACrb54lzzBg

Today, Jimmie Lee Jackson, a young civil rights activist was murdered back in 1965. The young man was shot down by police officers after attending a voting-rights meeting in Marion, Alabama. Because of him Martin Luther King went to Selma to march in his honor .   SOURCE: http://www.dayinblackhistory.com

At the 87th annual Academy Awards last night, Common and John Legend stole the show again leaving people in the audience in tears. Not only did they give a wonderful performance, which was set up like the bridge Martin Luther Kind walked on, but they gave a phenomenal speech after being honored. Very amazing and […]

Common and John Legend captured Oscar gold on Sunday with their win for Best Original Song for “Glory,” the title track to  the movie “Selma”.…

The United States has the biggest population of prisoners in the world, both in terms of the number incarcerated and as a percentage of the total…

After winning a Golden Globe for their new song “Glory” for the new film ‘Selma,’ both Common and John Legend finally premiered the video for the song. Check it out below.   SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUZOKvYcx_o

  Rapper/actor Common has had a great week. Not only is he starring in the movie Selma, playing historical figure James Bevel, he just picked…

The movie ‘Selma’ that was released over the weekend focused on the life of Martin Luther King Jr. The movie was originally nominated for 5 golden globe awards. Although, they did not bring home all 5 awards they did bring home 1. They won for winning the original song category for John Legend and Common’s […]

50 Cent was happy to see another rapper take a victory lap Sunday (January 11). Fif posted a congratulatory photograph on Instagram after Common and…

“NewsOne Now” host Roland Martin sat down with actor/rapper Common who portrays Civil Rights activist James Bevel in the Martin Luther King, Jr. biopic “Selma.”…

We couldn’t be more excited about the release of the Ava DuVernay‘s film Selma. The film is both a tribute to the 1963 marches held in Selma,…

Kaize Adams (pronounced “Kazzy”) is a unique vocalist and has a broad vocal style that yields a sound all his own. Kaize Adams first started…