Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Common, the award-winning rapper, actor, author and activist, impacted hundreds of minority men at ...

LOS ANGELES -- Common was trying not to crack a smile. The rapper-turned-actor-turned-author was in the midst of having his face powdered in preparation for an interview with a cable music channel.

Well before Chance the Rapper became a household name, Common called him up. No, not to work with him. A decade ago, Common simply dialed, at the behest of his grandmother, to give a 14-year-old fan ...