When film and Broadway star Anne Hathaway appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon back in 2014, nobody expected her to dive into the world of rap music in a hilarious musical skit.
As Anne’s latest flick, ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2,’ laps up the spotlight this season, fans are rediscovering this genre-twisting clip and the surprising talents of the film’s lead star.
Music Man readers can watch the moment unfold in the viral video above—it’s already approaching one million views on YouTube!
For this late night skit, Anne takes the mic while Jimmy Fallon joins her on a grand piano, serving the atmosphere of a classy, old-school jazz club concert. But as they unveil their first song of the medley, things take a sharp twist.
The pair completely reinvent the vibe of Snoop Dogg’s career-defining hit “Gin and Juice,” turning the rap classic into a Broadway-style anthem, with Anne singing Snoop’s original lyrics over Jimmy’s piano solo.
The live audience goes wild for their hilarious take, before the pair shock them all over again with a jazzy chorus of 50 Cent’s “In Da Club.” But it almost pales in comparison to what comes next – the moment Jimmy reveals he’s not actually playing piano as he hammers high keys and notes which don’t sound in the track, while Anne ad-libs his name in her real singing voice.
Before long, the pair land on an upbeat swing-inspired performance of Kendrick Lamar’s “Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe” where Anne shows off her mind-blowing vocal skills, blending both grit and show-stopping elegance into the closing number.
After soaring to fame in ‘The Princess Diaries’ and the original ‘Devil Wears Prada’ film, it’s easy to forget that film star Anne is a vocal legend, lending her singing skills to a number of Broadway performances including ‘Carnival!’ and ‘Twelfth Night.’ She’s even sung on multiple movie soundtracks, including ‘Ella Enchanted,’ ‘Rio’ and ‘Les Misérables.’
As viewers rediscover this flashback Fallon clip, one top commenter joked, “Some of these singers are lucky Anne chose acting,” with another spellbound fan writing, “Omg. She’s better than most singers these days and she’s not even trying!”
While fans in the comments section are begging Anne to star in more music-oriented roles, one viewer of this viral clip realized exactly what makes her such a stand-out performer: “I love her. She gets the moments and just brings. At moments annoying but the talent and the comedic timing.. she aces it. Thanks Jimmy for keeping life fun through all the crazy. We need it to survive.”