Video: Nas & Common: Violent Lyrics

Common , Nas , Zac Brown and Colbie Caillat spoke and performed recently at an EMI hosted event. The panel, dubbed "How I Wrote That Song" met in Los Angeles prior to the Grammy Awards a couple of weeks ago. In the Black Tree TV clips the rappers discuss song lyrics below and after the jump is a rendition of Common's "The Light."

The more I listen to music like this from Common and think about it the further he shoots up my list of favorites. Brad and Sean attend a Grammy Songwriter Forum that includes Common, Nas, Colbie Callait, Zac Brown and more. Out of nowhere...Common decides to bring genres together and performs an impromptu performance with Colbie [...]