Will Smith, Charlie Wilson, Miss Lauryn Hill, and More Make Surprise Coachella Cameos

Coachella 2024 is officially in the books. The festival captivated in-person audiences across 7 stages (and tens of thousands more across multiple YouTube Livestream channels) packed full of high-energy performances and surprise appearances from some of the top acts in Hip Hop, R&B, and soul.

Both weekends saw shock performances from collaborating artists, like Big Sean joining his partner Jhene Aiko on stage to perform some of their TWENTY88 hits nearly 8 years to the day after their joint project’s release.

Headliners Tyler The Creator and Doja Cat were each joined on stage by surprise guests during their closing sets. Tyler the Creator’s Saturday night set featured appearances from Donald Glover, A$AP Rocky, and Charlie Wilson, who joined the rapper/singer at a grand piano to sing acapella renditions of “911/Mr. Lonely” (which samples The Gap Band’s “Outstanding”) and “EARFQUAKE,” to raucous cheers and singalongs from the crowd.

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Both weekends saw up-and-coming singer/songwriter YG Marley joined on stage by his mother, none other than the legendary Miss Lauryn Hill. She brought along with her another third of The Fugees, Wyclef Jean, and fellow rap legend Busta Rhymes for performances of classics like “Killing Me Softly,” “Fu-Gee-La,” and “Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See.” The second weekend also found YG’s brother, Skip Marley, joining him on stage to perform his hit “Slow Down” and Bob Marley classics.

Later in the evening, Justine Skye joined Lil Yachty to perform their song “Running out of Time,” while 50 Cent joined DJ Snake on stage for a surprise performance of his hits.

Perhaps the biggest shock of all, during weekend one, Will Smith joined J Balvin on stage, donning his Men in Black suit for a performance of “Men in Black” accompanied by aliens.

Take a look at more moments from both weekends of Coachella below: