Lauryn Hill shocked followers at John Legend’s Brooklyn tour cease, reuniting with him on stage 27 years after first collaborating.

Lauryn Hill reignited a decades-old musical connection when she shocked the group at John Legend’s Get Lifted twentieth Anniversary Tour cease at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center with a uncommon stay look.

The Grammy-winning vocalist stepped onto the stage to carry out her timeless tracks “Everything Is Everything” and “Doo Wop (That Thing)” whereas Legend accompanied her on piano, recreating the identical magic that first introduced them collectively 27 years in the past.

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Videos of the second rapidly unfold throughout social media. The efficiency marked a uncommon public collaboration between the 2 artists, whose artistic roots hint again to the late Nineteen Nineties.

Hill later posted on Instagram, revealing the backstory behind their musical historical past.

“Twenty-seven years ago I was introduced to a young man named John, or as Tara Michel, my former schoolmate and then background vocalist referred to him, ‘Johnny,’” she recalled. “We were looking for someone to add ‘sauce’ to a then stripped down version of ‘Everything Is Everything.’ He played piano with soul, beauty, reverence and intention for the soul legacy that preceded us. John laid down the near ‘perfectly imperfect’ piano takes we needed, the rest is history.”

Hill continued, ” Not lengthy after, John ‘Johnny’ Legend would change into multi-platinum, multi-award profitable recording artist, soulfully penning and crooning his personal world-stirring classics.”

She added, “He invited me to join him on stage last night at the Barclay Center. This was an appearance Twenty-seven years in the making.”

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Legend responded within the feedback with gratitude, writing, “THANK YOU! I’ll cherish this moment forever. Much love and gratitude for your soul and your artistry and for giving Johnny Stephens a chance on Track 13!!”

The Barclays Center present was a part of Legend’s tour celebrating the twentieth anniversary of his debut album, Get Lifted, which was launched in December 2004.

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