Black Thought has impressed his fellow lyrical assassin Common with a surprise freestyle over Redman‘s classic track “Da Goodness.”
On Thursday (July 18), DJ J. Period posted a clip of the impromptu lyrical lounge backstage during Roots Picnic, which featured the band’s frontman showing off some bars.
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The clip began with Redman dancing and rapping along to his classic hit before the camera zooms in on Black Thought rapping over the track from the Def Squad legend, with Common responding by vibing out to the performance.
Check out the video below.
That’s not the only Redman-associated track that got remixed during Roots Picnic weekend.
Black Thought, Common and Freeway hooked up with Method Man and Redman for an all-star remix of “4,3,2,1” at the event.
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The rap legends each made an appearance during J.Period’s Live Mixtape set at the festival back in early June. During that set, Black Thought spit new verses over classic beats such as Wu-Tang Clan‘s “Protect Ya Neck” and Method Man’s “Bring the Pain” and Redman’s “Tonight’s Da Night.”
The five rappers all then combined to perform a new rendition of “4,3,2,1,” which appeared on LL Cool J‘s 1997 album Phenomenon and also originally featured DMX, Canibus and Master P.
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Following the remix of the classic posse cut, Black Thought continued to spit over other iconic tracks such as Raekwon‘s “Ice Cream” and GZA‘s “Shadowboxin.’”
Black Thought has stayed busy with guest features, recently appearing on “All Kind of Ideas,” which is featured on Common and Pete Rock‘s joint album The Auditorium Vol. 1.
Although the Roots MC does not spit a verse on the song, his presence is certainly felt on the no-nonsense, bars-heavy joint.
“I’m Soul Brother Uno, black from the future/ Make beats on the table if I break my computer/ Still make hits like I used to/ Keep your top five, I’m God’s favorite producer,” Pete raps, proving he’s just as sharp in the booth as he is behind the boards.
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Common then takes the baton and spits: “Rack focus to the Black Moses that’s light-skinned/ A dawn like when the night end, I’m multi-hyphened/ My stipend is ripened from Chi to Big Apple/ On the mic I’m Micah Parsons, any subject I tackle.”
