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Hip-hop has always been a voice for the people, so it's only natural for some of the best socially-conscious rappers to head to Ferguson, Mo., for the one-year anniversary of Michael Brown's death to keep his memory alive and the #BlackLivesMatter movement going strong.

From the random to the serious and everything in between, check out 100 Hip-Hop Facts That Will Blow Your Mind.

So what happens in the movie? Before you hit theaters on June 3 and hug it out with the bros, here are 10 Things We Learned From the Entourage Movie.

Common has a new name now -- it’s Oscar winner Common. That’s how Hot 97’s Ebro in the Morning crew acknowledged the Chicago rhymer during this interview. Com is still beaming from his Academy Award win for Best Original Song for “Glory.” The “Nobody’s Smiling” creator also discussed a myriad of topics as well.

John Legend and Common's "Glory" has taken the awards season by storm this year, and the Selma track has just scored them their biggest win yet: Best Original Song at the 2015 Oscars!

Grammy-winning artists Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige and Common are among the headliners set to perform at the 2015 Essence Music Festival. The 21st annual event, which takes place in New Orleans on July 2 through 5, features empowerment seminars during the day and hot music performances at night.

After winning the Golden Globe for Best Original Song for ‘Glory’, from the MLK movie ‘Selma,’ Common and John Legend will perform the tune at the 2015 Grammy Awards. Also hitting the stage is Usher and Pharrell Williams.

It's only been a few days since Common and John Legend received the Golden Globe for their collaboration, 'Glory,' from the civil rights film, 'Selma,' but the duo are already receiving another nomination for the song in the form of an Oscar award.

With Selma fresh in the theaters it was only right that it be nominated. Selma was nominated in every catgeory of the Godlen Globes and it only took home one actucla trophy. That one Golden Globe trophy happened to be given to Common and John Legend for their song "Glory". Get T...

John Legend and Common celebrated a major accomplishment Sunday night (Jan. 11), by taking home the award for Best Original Song at the 2015 Golden Globe Awards.

Common talks about the concept behind his critically-acclaimed album, 'Nobody's Smiling,' for our '16 Bars' video series.

Memorable fails from Snoop Dogg, Ghostface Killah, Da Brat, Grandmaster Flash, Fabolous, Ice-T, Diddy and Foxy Brown, among others, prove good music isn't enough to steer clear of the fashion police. Check out 30 Awkward Style Moments in Hip-Hop.

Common steps to the mic to spit an exclusive freestyle for '16 Bars.'

On the heels of the release of his latest album, 'Nobody's Smiling,' Common talks about the art of MCing, how he stays grounded and battling a young Kanye West back in the days.

Clearly Chicago was the place to be. Common presented his new music festival AAAH! and seems like every one is creating a festival now.  The festival took place at the Union Park in Chicago. It was a star studded event with Kanye West, Jennifer Hudson, Lupe Fiasco, Lil Herb, Mc Lyte, De La Soul Jay Electronica and Diggy Simmons.  C...

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.

Here are a few rappers and singers who will make you do a double take once you find out just how old they really are. Check out 15 Artists That Are Older Than You Think.

It's both a Chicago affair and a meeting of conscious and street hip-hop on Lil Herb's remix to 'Fight or Flight,' featuring Common and Chance the Rapper.

After a monstrous promotional campaign, Common's 10th studio album, 'Nobody's Smiling,' debuts at No. 5 on the Billboard Top 200 album charts.

In this exclusive interview Common talks about 'Rewind That,' the most personal song on his 'Nobody's Smiling' album.

Common performs with Jhene Aiko and Vince Staples on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live.'

Common enlists R&B songbird Jhene Aiko for the hard-edge banger 'Blak Majik.'

  Do you remember the so called beef that Drake and Common had? Well the truth comes out as Common shares at the end of the day it was all over Serena Williams his ex girl-friend. Checkout exactly what common had to say! Common New Album Nobody’s Smiling hits stores on July 22nd

We're not exactly sure what it is, but it definitely sounds huge. According to 50 Cent, he and Common have something major in the works.

Common admitted during the sit down that it was indeed Serena who sparked the flame which eventually led to him taking shots at the kid from Canada on songs like “Sweet” and his “Stay Schemin’” freestyle. I always thought that this had something to do with both of them loving Serena...

Common debuts the tracklist for his forthcoming album, 'Nobody’s Smiling,' and drops a new song called 'Speak My Piece.'

Common has released a powerful visual for his first single, 'Kingdom.'

Common inks a new deal with his longtime producer and friend No I.D. and one of hip-hop's most storied record labels, Def Jam.

Common delivers his viewpoints on the street violence in Chicago on his new single, 'Kingdom,' featuring Vince Staples.