Oct 11

Rolling Out Cover: Common Talks About His Book And His Mother

Common graces the cover of a new issue of Rolling Out Magazine. Rapper/Actor and now Author of memoir “One Day It’ll All Make Sense,” opens up about his new book, his experience and career and his mother not approving his rap ambitions at first. Check out few excerpts from the interview below and more photos from the magazine after the jump.

On being fearless:
“To a certain extent, a lot of [things in the book] are things that happened in my life. I’m not ashamed of the things that have happened in my life. I’m not ashamed that I was scared at one point. I’m not ashamed that I was heartbroken at one point. I’m not ashamed that I was fighting at one point, because those are the things that I went through and experienced, and that’s what life is about. You gotta go through those experiences.”

On his mother not liking his decision to be a rapper:
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