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In between prepping for his next album, reportedly scheduled to drop sometime this year, Common is brushing up on his acting skills.

As previously reported Common landed his first lead role working alongside Queen Latifah in “Just Wright”, a romantic comedy about a basketball star (Common) that falls in love with his physical therapist (Queen).

Excited about the May 14 release date for his new film, Common took to his personal blog to say,

“I'm very very excited for ya'll to check out the new Just Wright trailer.  I really dig it and can't wait for it to come out May 14.  (It's my first lead ya'll!) Check out my hoopin skills and let me know what you think.

Common also says that in between working on his film career he's working with G.O.O.D. music head, Hip-Hop producer No I.D. and writing the pilot to a TV show.

“I'm writing now and working with No I.D. and I'm also working on a pilot for a tv show that deals with wrongly accused convicts. It's really a concept that shows the way their life is after jail. Keep me posted on what ya'll think of the movie.”

Very interesting.

Check out the trailer for “Just Wright” below.

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Mos Def is an artist that has been able to create a balance and embrace the best of both worlds with his movie and music career, granted the movies have somewhat eclipsed the albums is the average fan was unaware of Def's history.

For Chicago rapper Common, his history may have started in music, but the last decade has seen the rapper on the silver screen with 4 albums dropping and being featured in 5 movies.

Appearing on the red carpet during the 52^nd Annual Grammy Awards, the rapper spoke with TV Guide to reveal his upcoming leading role alongside Queen Latifah for the film “Just Wright” where the rapper gets to place on a new hat as an NBA basketball player.

The film serves as a romantic comedy as Latifah plays the role of a physical therapist that ends up falling for Common's character as she helps him recover from a career-threatening injury.

Never losing sight of his roots, Common is currently in the process of preparing his 9^th studio album, The Believer, but is still out trying to grab those movie checks.

Check the footage below to see what else Common will be starring in soon: