February 23, 2023
Common, John Legend Win 2015 Oscar for ‘Glory’ – Today in Hip-Hop
[ad_1] XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment:Feb. 22, 2015: On this day in 2015, veteran hip-hopper Common and R&B singer John Legend won the Oscar for Best Original Song for their civil rights ballad "Glory," the theme song to the 2014 movie Selma.Common and Legend's "Glory" also won the Critics’ Choice Award and the Golden Globe for Best Original Song that same year, so no one was surprised when the pair's name was called at the 87th annual Academy Awards.In winning the prestigious trophy, Common joined a very short list of rappers who've won Academy Awards. He solidified himself in the company of Eminem, Juicy J, DJ Paul, Frayser Boy,...