Common Headed To White House With Barack; Fox News Labels Rapper 'Vile'

According to AllHipHop, Rapper Common will make a return to the White House this week during a celebration for American poetry.

On Wednesday (May 11th), Common will perform with Elizabeth Alexander, Aimee Mann, Jill Scott, Kenneth Goldsmith, Alison Knowles, Bill Collins and Rita Dove.

Commons involvement in the poetry celebration, which is being hosted by President Barack Obama and First Lady, Michelle Obama, drew the wrath of Fox News.

The organization's "Fox Nation" website labeled Common a "Vile" rapper over certain lyrics, citing Common's poem "A Letter to the Law," which he performed on Def Poetry Jam.

Despite Fox's criticism of Common, President Obama and Michelle Obama, the trio have worked together in the past.

In October of 2010, Common hosted a massive rally for President Obama in Chicago's Hyde Park to support Democrats running in local elections.