Updated August 20, 2024 at 22:02 PM ET
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Patti LaBelle and Common soundtrack the second night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention with performances that span generations and genres.
The South Side, Chicago-hailing rapper energized the crowd of Night 2 at the convention center, performing his 2024 track 鈥淔ortunate,鈥� adapting his lyrics to incorporate a message about Vice President Kamala Harris and being assisted on the chorus by gospel singer Jonathan McReynolds. 鈥淚 thank God for this moment in time where Kamala Harris will change the world for the better with love, hope and grace,鈥� the rapper-activist declared.
The Grammy and Academy Award-winning rap star is no stranger to the Democratic party or the White House. In 2016, 鈥淭he People鈥� wordsmith made history by performing the first and only within the estate.
Patti LaBelle also graced the stage to perform, welcomed with a standing ovation from the crows. The 鈥淣ew Attitude鈥� singer, who has sung professionally for over six decades, performed her 1978 ballad 鈥淵ou Are My Friend鈥� during the In Memoriam segment of the evening. The living legend conjured emotion from the crowd as she belted the lyrics, reminding fans why she鈥檚 often referred to as the 鈥淕odmother of Soul鈥� by contemporaries and critics.This set by LaBelle comes 20 years after her last showing at the Democratic National Convention, when she dazzled a Boston audience with a cover of Sam Cooke鈥檚 freedom anthem 鈥淐hange Is Gonna Come鈥� at the .
Common and LaBelle follow up a curated selection of artists , country acts Mickey Guyton and Jason Isbell.
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