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See videos of Bad Bunny performing on the NYC subway

The Puerto Rican rapper surprised New Yorkers with an undercover performance in a subway station alongside Jimmy Fallon yesterday.

Anna Rahmanan
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Anna Rahmanan
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Jimmy Fallon and Bad Bunny busking on the NYC subway
Photograph: Todd Owyoung/NBC
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It doesn't get more New York than this: yesterday afternoon, award-winning Puerto Rican rapper and singer Bad Bunny surprised New Yorkers on the Radio City Musical Hall subway platform in midtown Manhattan, putting on an awesome performance alongside Jimmy Fallon. The shindig was part of Fallon's recurring "Subway Busking" sketch and it aired in full on last night's episode of The Tonight Show.

The celebrity duo, joined by the show's house band The Roots, wore wigs, fake facial hair and sunglasses before heading underground and singing their own version of "I Want it That Way" by the Backstreet Boys. Although seemingly unknowing New Yorkers gathered around them clapping and singing along, it's only after Fallon and Bad Bunny removed their disguises that the crowd went wild. 

“This is Bad Bunny, he’s got a new record out,” Fallon said as folks cheered. “Let’s do one more song.”

The 30-year-old rapper went on to perform his own song "NUEVAYoL," with Fallon adding even more flair to it by playing his own tambourine. 

Videos of the occurrence quickly spread on social media yesterday, before the full sketch even aired on Fallon's nighttime program. 

Check out some of those clips right here and, perhaps, consider removing your headphones next time you're riding the train. You clearly never know what could be happening around you.

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