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Fred Hampton

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Rapper Common delivers a powerful freestyle performance at the Obama Presidential Center, honoring Chicago's historical figures Fred Hampton and Harold Washington.
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Common's Obama Center Freestyle Honors Fred Hampton, Harold Washington

At the grand opening finale of the Obama Presidential Center, rapper Common delivered a surprise freestyle, name-dropping Chicago radical Fred Hampton alongside former presidents Joe Biden and George

Caitlin O'Malley·June 19, 2026