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Andrew 3000 Covers Beatles for Nike

The NBA Finals start tonight, and if you're anything like this writer, you're hoping with all the fire of your soul that Kobe Bryant's Los Angeles Lakers do not bring home their second straight championship. Still, it's easy to enjoy Nike's new commercial, which collects tons of basketball footage, mostly of Kobe doing Kobe things. (The way it's edited, even foes like Kevins Garnett and Durant seem to salute Kobe, which is weird.) Part of what makes the ad work is the music: OutKast's An...

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22:50 on June 3 2010

Andrew 3000 Covers Beatles for Nike

Pitchfork — The NBA Finals start tonight, and if you're anything like this writer, you're hoping with all the fire of your soul that Kobe Bryant's Los Angeles Lakers do not bring h... more info

The Beatles OutKast

16:44 on June 4 2010

Andre 3000 Covers The Beatles!

Perez Hilton — And he makes one of the lamest Beatles songs that much cooler! Andre 3000 mixed a new rendition of The Beatles classic All Together Now for a new Nike/NBA ad! Watch and l... more info

The Beatles

17:19 on June 4 2010

Andre 3000 Resurfaces, Covers A Beatles Song For A Nike Ad

Idolator — Andre 3000 climbed out of the rock he was hiding under for the past few years to record a song for a Nike ad featuring a Kobe Bryant highlight reel to be aired during t... more info

The Beatles

17:03 on June 5 2010