Watch Common & Mos Def Team Up For A Soulfest Freestyle

Common and Mos Def have treated fans at Soulfest Brisbane to a surprise onstage team-up, with the two American rappers giving Australia plenty of shout-outs during a short Down Under-themed freestyle.

In fan footage from the Soulfest set, Chi Town MC Common kicks things off. “We can just lay it down we get around / We told ya we under and we came down”. Mos Def takes over from there, “You know my style / You know what I’m all about”.

The schedule-challenged MC then delivers his nod to Australia, “Standing on top even down under / Never fumble or blunder.” AU Review reports Mos Def and Common also performed ’98 Black Star single Respiration while onstage together.

It’s been a tumultuous Australian tour for Mos Def. The rapper, now known as Yasiin Bey, cancelled his set at Brisbane’s Woolly Mammoth, 40-minutes after he was meant to take the stage. Soulfest promoters later confirmed a “sore throat” was the cause of cancellation.

Mighty Mos obviously hammered enough Strepsils to pull it together for Soulfest Brisbane but his cancelled sideshow came less than a week after he missed Soulfest Sydney slot completely, informing fans he missed his flight only hours before the festival began.

You can check out Common and Mos Def’s Soulfest freestyle below.

Watch: Common & Mos Def – Soulfest Brisbane 2014

Photos: Soulfest 2014 – Sydney, Victoria Park 18/10/14 — Photos by Liam Cameron

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