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Big props to Its All the Way Live

Mos Def recently took the stage at the New­port Jazz Fes­ti­val, backed by his usual sup­port­ing cast of Chris “Daddy” Dave, Robert Glasper, Casey Ben­jamin, Der­rick Hodge, a 5-piece strings sec­tion and a trio of horns, col­lec­tively, The Water­melon Syn­di­cate. I was thrilled to see a hip-hop artist close out the first day of the pres­ti­gious jazz fes­ti­val, really goes to show just how far hip-hop/jazz fusion has come. Mos and his band did a nice mix of his own songs (Casa Bey, Life in Mar­velous Times, Umi Says) and cov­ers from a vari­ety of artists such as De La Soul, Eric Dol­phy and John Coltrane. What really stood out was his cover of the late Michael Jackson’s Human Nature. It sounded beau­ti­ful with the strings, but wasnt a straight up cover as Mos sang dif­fer­ent lyrics. Check it out after the jump, as well as his per­for­mance of Life In Mar­velous Times.

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Mos Def — Human Nature (Live)

Mos Def — Life in Mar­velous Times (Live)

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