The Chicago rapper was filming a commercial on the West Coast in the '90s when an altercation nearly broke out.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When rapper-actor Common was a kid, he carried towels and sneakers as a Chicago Bulls ball boy who was close enough to hear the squeak of shoes and the roar inside the arena.

Hollywood and hip-hop star Lonnie “Common” Lynn was among the celebrities who attended the US Open Tennis Championships over the weekend, but noticeably missing was his EGOT-winning girlfriend.