The other MCs cannot compete.
Jimmy Fallon and The Roots added the latest chapter to their Freestylin’ series this week. This time around, Rev Run joined in as a special guest.
With the help of a select few New York residents, Black Thought and Rev Run freestyled about the City that Never Sleeps. Watch the full video above.
Fallon gave the Roots’ band stylistic cues for the backing track. From that point, Black Thought and Rev Run took the lead.
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