Rapper Common Lands Role In New Terminator Flick

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A Common Situation
Published 5/6/2008 by skyobercam at Bossip
... to the Grammys, there are more music categories and it’s easier to get a ticket to the show. Also if you look at it as someone coming from Chicago, there are only so many black artists who receive Oscars.’” Sounds like he thinks he may actually win an Oscar one day. Hat’s off to Common for dreaming the impossible dream, but with all these hip-hop artists crossing over to the big screen, the average black actor is left by the wayside. Source Image via WENN

Common Represents Lincoln's Brand Truths [Branding]
Published 5/12/2008 by Hamilton Nolan at Gawker
... of his big "Lincoln Spotlight" lyricist competition with Lincoln—the car manufacturer that represents hip hop culture. The winner wrote a song based on "Lincoln's brand truths: advancing the American dream, exploring what it means to reach higher, daring to do more and taking pride in one's history." That is so exactly Lincoln. And hey, just last week Common landed a role in the next Terminator movie! My irrational ...