Common concert wows, inspires Norco prison inmates

Sweat pouring off his face on a cool, misty night, Grammy-Award-winning rapper, actor and activist Common delivered high-powered music and hope to thousands of inmates standing in a muddy yard at a Norco prison Friday, Dec. 6.
Clad in powder blue shirts, Navy blue pants and gray beanies, men at the California Rehabilitation Center swayed, nodded, shouted and smiled as the multi-talented performer — backed by a full and forceful band — rapped and engaged them in dialogue.
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