Common's moment of silence for Mike Brown overshadowed by 'Star Trek' outfit

When Common comes out you know shit about to get real .

— Sage The ____ ☪ (@SageThe_) August 25, 2014

.@common speaking on #Ferguson #VMAs pic.twitter.com/WnfBx8Cnpf

— Def Jam Recordings (@DefJamRecords) August 25, 2014

Thank you @MTV and @common for the moment of silence for Mike Brown and #Ferguson tonight.

— HuffPost Live (@HuffPostLive) August 25, 2014

Love how you used the #worldstage @common… #MikeBrown #vmas

— Mara Brock Akil (@MaraBrockAkil) August 25, 2014

Bless @common for talking about #Ferguson at the VMAs

— Aryana Marvray (@aryana_ok) August 25, 2014

and that ladies and gentlemen is one of the reasons why i am such a @common supporter #realone #hiphop #mikebrown #ferguson #VMAs

— MINA SAYWHAT (@MinaSayWhat) August 25, 2014

And the award for killing the mood of the evening at the #Vma goes to #common

— Juicy J (@dinocthree18) August 25, 2014

Common: "Hip hop has always been about justice." MTV helpfully undercuts this by cutting to Snoop Dogg looking thoughtful and nodding. #VMAs

— Adam Leader-Smith (@leader_smith) August 25, 2014

Did common forget hip hop is also about drugs and gang violence too? Hip hop can shoulder a lot of blame for many of this nations problems

— Tyler Kees (@FWTykees) August 25, 2014

@TERROREYEStv now I feel guilty but ugh Common has elevated being "conscious" to performance status and it bothers me so much

— Eric Thurm (@EricThurm) August 25, 2014

@TheVMAsNews @common gtf out of here rip MikeBrown! How about rip to all out youth we are losing in Chicago!

— Jose Renteria (@joeenumbers) August 25, 2014

My boy common got the Star Trek top on.. pic.twitter.com/uniniprhq6

— fR€$H-MaN (@elvisfReShley) August 25, 2014

Common is dressed late for Star Trek.

— boney starks! (@BoneyStarks) August 25, 2014

My dude common came straight out of Star Trek enterprise lol

— Noctis 無限 (@Anonymuzkilla) August 25, 2014

Common got on a Star Trek uniform

— MF Voracious (@That1guyJeff) August 25, 2014

Common raided the Star Trek: TNG wardrobe room

— Joshua Topolsky (@joshuatopolsky) August 25, 2014

Common killing that Star Trek fit pic.twitter.com/DSuaNPrANY

— Drew Kelly  (@ifiwasperfect) August 25, 2014

Common shirt look like it came off of Star Trek ?

— Tyler Starr (@itsTylerStarr) August 25, 2014

Common = Lamar Burton "Star Trek Sweater" ??? pic.twitter.com/VAkNNffGpF

— XXVIII (@BreakinTheBank) August 25, 2014

Pro tip: Common was wearing BOTH a Vivienne Westwood shirt and a Star Trek uniform. AT THE SAME TIME.

— Leila Brillson (@leilaclaire) August 25, 2014

Why Common out there looking like a lost Star Trek cast member

— Mike Sinatra (@WeTweetJones) August 25, 2014

Why was Common dressed like he just left a star trek convention? #livelongandprosper

— Caleb Smith (@CalebSmith06) August 25, 2014