8:51 PM PST 2/16/2014 by Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, Kimberly Nordyke
Diddy, Nelly, Snoop Dogg and Busta Rhymes also hit the stage, while Drake, rapper 2 Chainz and Magic Johnson were among the famous faces in the crowd at the New Orleans Arena on Sunday night.
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Pharrell Williams
Introduced by reigning NBA MVP LeBron James as "Skateboard P," Pharrell Williams rolled off his debut single "Frontin'" in front of a throng of shrieking women in the audience before bringing out Nelly to toss out his Neptunes-produced smash "Hot In Herre."
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Diddy, Pharrell Williams and Busta Rhymes
After the Eastern Conference All-Stars were introduced, Williams performed the 2013 song of the summer, "Blurred Lines," and the still-great 2002 single from his N.E.R.D. project, "Rock Star."
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Diddy and Busta Rhymes
Joining Pharrell Williams during the pre-game performance, Diddy and Busta Rhymes rose onto the stage from a platform below to perform "Pass the Rock This Way," a basketball-minded revamp of their 2002 single "Pass the Courvoisier, Part II."
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Pharrell Williams and Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg, right, joined Pharrell Williams onstage for the pre-game performance.
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Pharrell Williams
During his set, Pharrell Williams performed his and Daft Punk's Grammy winner for record of the year, "Get Lucky," and closed out the performance with his current solo hit, "Happy."
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2 Chainz
The rapper showed off his skills with the basketball.
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Chris Tucker
The comedian-actor busted a move during the game.
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Drake
The rapper had a prime seat for all the action on court.
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Janelle Monae
Janelle Monae, along with Trombone Shorty, Earth Wind & Fire, Gary Clark Jr. and Dr. John, gave an inspired performance at the New Orleans Arena on Sunday night as part of the Entertainment Series presented by Sean John at Macy's.
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Janelle Monae
After Janelle Monae successfully moonwalked across the stage while dragging the microphone stand with her, the rising R&B star received hugs and high-fives from the members of Earth, Wind & Fire,
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Janelle Monae
"We love music, we love funk, we love soul, we love to jam," Monae told Billboard prior to the performance on Sunday. "We didn't really even have to rehearse [the performance] as many times as we did. Everybody's fans of each other's music."
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Magic Johnson
The former NBA player was in New Orleans for the All-Star Game.
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Trombone Shorty
Hours before taking the stage at the NBA All-Star halftime show, Trombone Shorty told Billboard of the performance, "People will definitely be out of their seats dancing. That's what our focus is -- to have a big party, the way we do here in the Big Easy."
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Trombone Shorty
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue lit the fuse with an opening number that included a three-piece brass band behind Shorty's own trombone blasts.
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NBA Mascots
NBA mascots hit the court before the game on Sunday.
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