Another black who escaped the ghettos of Chicago because of his talents. Is in the movie "Street Kings" with Keanu Reeves as the Sheriff outcast that killed his black partner.
The chick in the video is from MTV's "Hustle and Flow" his GF but they broke upped.
Common is from Bronzesville where the former projects the Robert Taylor Homes were before the CHD demolished them in the early 2000's.
PS: The supporting chick vocals in this song is Common's Ex from : "Hustle and Flow" Another Chicago girl that escaped the bull shit racism of blacks in America. At least she made it all right from the males that make it from being sports stars or a entertainer.