VIDEO : Common Donates Money To Students

Oscar and Grammy winner Common surprised a group of New York students by donating $10,000 to help their teachers buy supplies like calculators and science kits. The rapper-actor partnered with the nonprofit AdoptAClassroom.org and Burlington Stores to give Renaissance School of the Arts in Harlem the funds on Thursday. Students cheered loudly after they learned the musician was at their school. Common tells Associated Press, "I always felt like one of my biggest duties and purposes is to hit the youth with something that's inspiring.