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Dec 2023
4m 48s

Round Midnight

Dave Chappelle, Talib Kweli, yasiin bey
About this episode

"I'm trying to tell you, any time we get together we never know if it's going to be the time that we'll make the memory that we never forget."—Dave Chappelle


The first single from The Midnight Miracle. Originally published May 2021.


“Round Midnight” was recorded for The Midnight Miracle by:

Robert Glasper, Piano

Pino Palladino, Bass

Justin Tyson, Drums

Qmillion, Engineer

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