Black Thought "ain't no joke." A studied MC in the tradition of crowd-movers like Rakim before him, Thought took to our 16 Bars LIVE stage to show amateurs how it's done. One of the evening's highlights was his performance of 'Fire' during his James Brown-inspired set. DJ J Period provided the beat and Black Thought let loose with bars full of bravado.

Watch him get busy over the breakbeats from J.B.'s 'Pass The Peas' as only he can in the video above.

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