I hope to honor his memory by looking out for that lonely soul looking for a friend, remembering to never take myself seriously and to treat life like the gift from God that it is. I invite you to do ...

Facial expressions evolved as fast, universal emotional signals, interpreted more reliably than wordless vocalizations. Human ...

While this behavior is often a coping mechanism for unmet needs and unresolved trauma, it's still one of the things people ...

His most recent studio album, 2014’s “Nobody Smiling,” features up-and-coming musicians from his hometown of Chicago; supporting new talent also informed the 2015 launch of his production ...

Dedicated to a city brimming with violence – and promise – “Nobody’s Smiling,” Common’s first album on longtime collaborator No I.D.’s Artium Records, showcases artful features with ...

The words “common sense” and “epa” have never appeared together in a sentence from me. Today they do. Mark you calendars, it may be a very long time again before I credit the agency (or ...

Common, who has always mixed politics and music, did so to a new degree with his Grammy-nominated “Nobody’s Smiling.” It’s a concept album about his hometown, Chicago.

What’s more, with “Nobody’s Smiling,” Common offers a necessary discourse on the subject. There’s no moralizing or attempts to button solutions on the disasters unfolding in Chicago.

Common’s “Nobody Smiling” tour made its way to Atlanta on Dec. 4. Held at the Tabernacle, Common took attendees on a journey through his career while also paying tribute to Eric Garner and ...

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