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Common Freestyles For Sway In The Morning [Video]

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Taking it back for all the Blackberry rappers, Common dropped in to chop it up with Heather B at Sway In The Morning, where he dropped a freestyle for the people - no notes or visual aids necessary. Keeping idle chatter to a minimum, the pair quickly got down to business as she asked the veteran Chicago MC to take the mic. Delving deeper into the golden era, DJ Wonder dropped the sparkly instrumental for "Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka" - the Heltah Skeltah x O.G.C. classic produced by Buckshot and Baby Paul in 1996. Running through a litany of his interests and inspirations Common offers a casual tutorial on the art of cypher rhyming - plugging his latest film LUV, shouting out his hometown and letting the people know that "When it comes to light. Yo, I'ma keep beaming." Peep the video for more:

Spotted at NR