To help you wile away the hours until Barack Obama takes office (so soon!), we bring you two of many artists who have stuck their necks out in recent times in hopes of making some radical change: John Legend and will.i.am. Remember “Yes We Can,” their Barack support video from a few months back? Remember when they performed it live at the Democratic National Convention?! Of course you do. It was major news and is ultimately one of the many public outcries that helped the distinguished Senator from Illinois become President Obama.
But that wasn’t, by a long shot, the first time will.i.am met John Legend. Their careers have been interlaced from the beginning! Legend did guest vocals on Black Eyed Peas song “Like That,” and will.i.am has produced several Legend tracks over the years. Now they come together again with MTV to help us ring in what is already a major slice of history. Keep an eye out across the next two weeks for a host of MTV-exclusive will.i.am / John Legend video insanity. Much more after the jump!
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