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Watch J.J. Abrams and Lin-Manuel Miranda Perform The Force Awakens Cantina Song

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In his TIME 100 tribute, director J.J. Abrams described Lin-Manuel Miranda as “one of the most miraculous creative minds of our time.” So it should come as no surprise that Abrams enlisted the Hamilton creator’s help with the music for The Force Awakens.

At Wednesday’s #Ham4Ham performance — the weekly sidewalk show that takes place outside Richard Rodgers Theatre — Miranda brought Abrams up to rap “Jabba Flow,” the song they collaborated on for the cantina scene in the intergalactic epic. The duet was a celebration of the May 4 unofficial holiday known as Star Wars Day.

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Watch the full performance below.

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