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Common: History of Hip Hop - Chicago Humanities Festival

ABOUT Common

Common has risen to prominence as one of hip-hop's most poetic and respected lyricists. His albums include: Can I Borrow a Dollar?, Resurrection, One Day It’ll All Make Sense, Like Water For Chocolate, Electric Circus, BE, and Finding Forever. On both BE and Finding Forever, he partnered with Chicago native and rap music megastar Kanye West.. Common established the Common Ground Foundation with a mission of outreach to younger generations; has performed as an actor and musician in several films, and has authored four books.
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ABOUT Adam Bradley
Adam Bradley is a scholar of African American literature and a writer on black popular culture. His commentary has appeared in The New York Times and The Washington Post as well as on PBS, NPR, and C-SPAN. He is the author or editor of several books, including Book of Rhymes: The Poetics of Hip Hop and The Anthology of Rap. Most recently, he coauthored the rapper and actor Common’s memoir, One Day It’ll All Make Sense. Profile
ABOUT Itch13

Itch13 aka Itchie Fingers, DJ, has shared stages with Wiz Khalifa, Guru (Gangstarr), Little Brother, Clyde Stubblefield, DJ Kool Herc, Dead Prez, Wise Intelligent & The Black Sheep. He's performed at most major venues in Chicago, including Millenium Park, Chicago Theatre, House of Blues, and The Metro. He is an avid record collector and music lover, but is Hip-Hop to the core. Check out some of his music at mixcloud.com/itch13, BloomBap.bandcamp.com, and find out about upcoming events on Facebook!

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PROGRAM CANCELLED

We regret to inform that yesterday Common cancelled his appearance on Saturday, November 5, (Program #414, 6 p.m. at the UIC Forum).

If you would like to exchange your tickets for another available Festival program, please call the ticket office starting tomorrow (Friday, November 4) at 312.494.9509. The ticket office is open from 10am – 5pm.

If you would like a refund, refunds can be requested beginning November 14 and will be processed within 30 days. Please send your full name and phone number to refund@chicagohumanities.org

If you would like to donate your tickets for a tax credit, please send your full name, address and phone number to refund@chicagohumanities.org and indicate that you are donating your tickets.

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leaders & thinkers

Interscope Records webpage for Common
good reads

The Anthology of Rap book page
online resources

Common Ground Foundation

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