On tape, the Jay-Z-featuring version of Coldplay's "Lost" is superfluous--Jay-Z's verses seem tacked on and don't really add much to the song. But in a live setting, it kind of works since it amps up the anticipation even if the song isn't that great--take this performance of the song at the Grammy's where Coldplay frontman Chris Martin played the song solo, and Jay-Z seemingly appears out of the mist to do his verse and disappear. It certainly lent the song some enthusiasm that was lacking when Martin was alone. [World Star Hip-Hop]
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Video of Kanye, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, TI and MIA’s performance here:
http://gotchamedia.blogspot.com/2009/02/grammys-swagga-like-us.html