Common's sense: Rapper working on memoir

NEW YORK (AP) - It will tell of Common's childhood in the South Side of Chicago and his entertainment career, including the Grammy-winning collaboration with Kanye West, "Southside"...

TheGrio Staff

Nov 17, 2010

NEW YORK (AP) — Here’s a book with a Common touch.

Atria Books announced Wednesday that Common, the 38-year-old actor and hip-hop star, is working on a memoir scheduled to come out in June.

“One Day It’ll Make Sense” will be co-written by Adam Bradley.

It will tell of Common’s childhood in the South Side of Chicago and his entertainment career, including the Grammy-winning collaboration with Kanye West, “Southside,” and such films as “American Gangster.”