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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer May 5, 2016 3:25 PM UTC  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer May 5, 2016 3:25 PM UTC In his [TIME 100 tribute](http://time.com/4299633/lin-manuel-miranda-2016-time-100/?iid=sr-link1), director [J.J. Abrams](http://time.com/3954446/j-j-abrams-star-wars-cast-fans/?iid=sr-link1) 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_](http://time.com/4275495/star-wars-the-force-awakens-deleted-scenes/). 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](http://time.com/4318399/star-wars-mark-hamill-force-awakens-original-opening-scene/). **Read More:** [Advice for Surviving Your 20s From _Hamilton_’s Lin-Manuel Miranda](http://time.com/4300102/lin-manuel-miranda-time-100-video/?iid=sr-link2) Watch the full performance below. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4319331/j-j-abrams-lin-manuel-miranda-duet-star-wars-day/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4319331/j-j-abrams-lin-manuel-miranda-duet-star-wars-day/"},"headline":"Watch J.J. 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