Common & Pete Rock Premiere ‘When The Sun Shines’ & Participate In ‘Playlist Playoff’ On ‘Fallon’

Common and Pete Rock swung by 30 Rock on Wednesday to appear on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The pair sat for an interview, took part in a “Playlist Playoff” game and teamed with Bilal and De La Soul‘s Kelvin Mercer (“Posdnuos”) for a performance of “When The Sun Shines.”

“When The Sun Shines,” which was a live debut, is among the tracks featured on The Auditorium Vol. 1, a new album from Common and Pete Rock due out tomorrow. Common, Bilal and Pos each started singing the throwback song from the seated position while Pete Rock spun. The four musicians were joined by members of Fallon house band The Roots.

While Common has been featured on The Tonight Show previously, Pete Rock made his first visit to the show for last night’s episode. The pair discussed their collaborative album with host Jimmy Fallon and thought this was the perfect year for their first full-length LP considering its the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. “We just wanted to give something fresh and new to the people,” Common explained. Legendary producer, DJ and rapper Pete Rock also revealed just how many records his massive collection contains.

Jimmy Fallon competed with Common and Pete Rock in a new game dubbed “Playlist Playoff.” The host and his guests weighed in on such questions as what song gets everyone at a family reunion up on the dance floor, what song would play every time they entered a room and what is the greatest song of all-time. The Roots drummer Questlove judged the competition.

Watch Common and Pete Rock chat with Fallon and face-off on “Playlist Playoff” below: