Earlier this year, Jay-Z announced three shows at New York's Yankee Stadium. The first, which operates as a celebration for 30 years of the rapper's debut album Reasonable Doubt, transpired last night, and it was full of surprises.
The hip-hop mogul kicked off the show with his wife Beyoncé — who just released "Morning Dew (Donk)" last week — joining him for his Mary J. Blige collab "Can't Knock The Hustle," with her own "Love On Top" mixed into it. Later on, he welcomed Nas onstage for a medley of "Dead Presidents," "Dead Presidents II, "The World Is Yours," "N.Y. State of Mind," and "Where I'm From." That was followed by Jay-Z and Beyoncé's 14-year-old daughter Blue Ivy Carter helping Jay-Z out on piano and vocals with his Mecca collab "Feelin' It."
Other guests of the night included Memphis Bleek for "Coming Of Age," Jaz-O for "Bring It On," and Alicia Keys for "Empire State Of Mind," which she recently performed solo at the Knicks championship parade.
Tonight Jay-Z will return to the stadium to celebrate 25 years of The Blueprint. Tomorrow is billed as an Extra Innings concert, presumably a greatest hits sort of affair. Watch clips from last night below.
@varietymagazine Jay-Z opens his ‘Reasonable Doubt’ 30th anniversary show at Yankee Stadium by bringing out Beyoncé for “Can’t Knock the Hustle.”
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@consequence Blue Ivy on piano for JAY-Z's performance of "Feelin' It" at Yankee Stadium. #jayz #blueivy #yankeestadium
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