Watch Brian Williams unwittingly perform 'Rappers Delight' on The Tonight Show

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last updated 8 January 2015

The spliced-together video is an internet tradition, usually compiled by enthusiastic amateurs with, apparently, a lot of time on their hands. On Wednesday night's Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon's creative team showed how the art form can look when it's done on a big budget.

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