While I would have been better off not going to Wikipedia to see what it was New Orleans rapper Mystikal went to prison for, his No Limit-meets-James Brown appearance with Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson on Saturday Night Live was a spectacular bit of live music on TV. Then again, if you throw the horns from Sharon Jones’ backing band, the Dap-Kings, behind nearly anything it would be worth a listen.
As a bonus, here’s a track from Ronson’s 2003 album, Here Comes the Fuzz, “Ooh Wee,” which has the good fortune of having appearances by Ghostface Killah and the late Nate Dogg.
This article appears in Nov 20-26, 2014.
