Video: Black Star Performs on "The Colbert Report"

Watch the reunited duo take the stage.

October 6, 2011

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Last night Talib Kweli and Mos Def (who is now going by the name Yasiin) stopped by The Colbert Report for a couple of performances. First the duo debuted a new track called "Fix Up," then they went into this web-exclusive performance of the classic "Astronomy (8th Light)." Watch above.

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