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Jay-Z Makes History at Yankee Stadium with Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, & Beyoncé

Jay-Z, Kanye West, and Nicki Minaj

Hip-hop reached stadium status once again when Jay-Z and Eminem co-headlined the first of two sold-out shows at Yankee Stadium in New York City on Monday (Sept. 13). After performing at Comerica Park in Detroit last week, it was Jay-Z’s turn to take it back home.

The King of New York knocked it out of the park with an all-star lineup that included Drake, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Swizz Beatz, Coldplay’s Chris Martin, and his wife Beyoncé. The audience was just as star-studded with LeBron James, Charlize Theron, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Naomi Campbell all throwing up the diamond.

After B.o.B and J. Cole opened earlier in the evening, Eminem took the stage with his own special guests Dr. Dre, 50 Cent, B.o.B, and D12. “Do not think that I don’t know where I’m at right now,” Em told the 50,000-plus crowd. “I’m also honored to be on this f**kin’ stage in the Bronx, the f**kin’ birthplace of hip-hop.”

Then it was time for Hov, who brought out Drake to perform “Miss Me” and “Light Up” live for the first time, while Chris Martin accompanied him on “Heart of the City (Ain’t No Love),” “Most Kings,” and “Viva La Vida.” Kanye—wearing his Horus chain, red suit, and cheetah-print shirt—stood by his big brother for “Run This Town” and “Power (Remix),” with Nicki Minaj joining the party for “Monster.” If that weren’t enough, Mrs. Carter helped closed the night by assisting on “Young Forever.”

The concert was not only a milestone in the rappers’ esteemed careers, but also for hip-hop. “This is historic,” said Jay as the epic night drew to a close. “There ain’t never gonna be another night like tonight.”

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55 Comments

  1. music guru
    September 14th, 2010 at 6:38 am

    First wish I was there :):(

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  2. Ciaralover
    September 14th, 2010 at 7:08 am

    ^^^^^ SAME HERE =(

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  3. Mia
    September 14th, 2010 at 7:08 am

    I was there and this is me being honest not hating… Nicki did not belong up there. We could not even hear her. Jay Z , West , & Beyonce Eme Drake were Amazing. She really needs to work on her live performances

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  4. King Mar
    September 14th, 2010 at 7:08 am

    Lebron James attended?? lol who let this douchebag in New York…. take ya ass back to Miami we dont need u any of our stadiums or events

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  5. yourlove
    September 14th, 2010 at 7:19 am

    YANKEE STADIUM no album OUWT.!

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  6. A Realist
    September 14th, 2010 at 7:20 am

    Man that was epicccccccccc.

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  7. mesouth
    September 14th, 2010 at 7:44 am

    @Mia face reality, nicki’s great.

    —-> YANKEE STADIUM no album OUWT.!

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  8. freddyv
    September 14th, 2010 at 7:51 am

    @ mia i seen nicki in concert & she went hard! she did all her songs idk what your talking about other then the vma’s i havent seen her perform bad!

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  9. Trina305
    September 14th, 2010 at 8:05 am

    @ MIA – Nicki has no stage performance & its obvious from the videos. She gets lost

    She spent 50K for butt pads & no album out

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  10. Shawn
    September 14th, 2010 at 8:21 am

    its stupid to fight with hers stans.. they are dumb & clueless. They think she is doing something that is new & creative. Nicki is a 5 min artist. She will disappear soon ( Hopefully before her lame album is dropped) Lame Kids… Shouldn’t you kids be in school anyway

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  11. Eve4life
    September 14th, 2010 at 8:25 am

    Why is the audience louder than her? Why is K.West & Jay filling in for her ( Maybe because they wrote it for her). Someone assassinate this chick before she ruins Hip Hop

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  12. Miranda
    September 14th, 2010 at 9:27 am

    the performance was amazing! what is that one chick talking about?

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  13. gv
    September 14th, 2010 at 10:01 am

    nicki’s mic was turned down. you idiot!

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  15. saio
    September 14th, 2010 at 10:34 am

    good tour
    but if kanye & drake was here so why they not performs “Forever” with eminem i never see kanye performs is verst of “Forever”

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  16. Taybee(Ranoey)
    September 14th, 2010 at 10:43 am

    @shawn what makes you so sure she’s going to disappear? the only way she would do that if she WASN’T being co-signed by the best rappers we have right now- WHICH ISN’T HAPPENING. How dare you call her fans stupid and blind- its mostly the people who shun her and say shes horrible who are the blind ones. Shes an awesome rapper- she makes rap/hiphop fun again, and she brings her own style to it. This girl is making history and will only get better.

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  17. Taybee(Ranoey)
    September 14th, 2010 at 10:45 am

    Oh yea and another thing- if you didnt notice- only the BEST of the BEST performed there. Maybe that should also tell you something.

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  18. Taybee(Ranoey)
    September 14th, 2010 at 10:48 am

    @Eve4life
    Im going to have to get you too, they are filling in for her probably because she killed the song with her delivery and lyrics. You can’t lie that everyone gets HYPE once her part gets on. You can hear the audicne shrieking when they realised she was there. I don’t know why she was low at first- probably because she realised she was going to have to scream over her lyrics. Usually she does that pretty well live, but she seems she finally found the right sound towards the middle-end of her verse. Kanye and jay were struggling as well

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  19. myke757
    September 14th, 2010 at 10:59 am

    Kanye a cheetah shirt?really? Nicki is to much of a character to not have stage presence…she really needs to wrk on that.

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  20. Great_Oncert
    September 14th, 2010 at 11:27 am

    Love how this article pretty much act as if 50 cent & G-unit didnt have a presence, because other then Jay, he got one of the biggest reactions, with NY being his hometown too. Anyway Beast concert was Amazing

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  21. X
    September 14th, 2010 at 11:34 am

    ^ That’s because Jay was the headliner. It wasn’t 50′s show. SMH

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  22. hip hop lives
    September 14th, 2010 at 12:36 pm

    Why do ppl give this chik such a hard time? Shes still developing and to be on stage at Yankee stadium in front of all those ppl before her album. Shes doing a good job. What other female is doing that right now? Did you hear how the crowd reacted when she came out? They showed her love. yes she could work on projecting her voice and things like that but it will come with time.

    I heard Kanye forgot the words to one of his songs lol

    Anyway I needed to be there. This was epic.

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  23. Mii
    September 14th, 2010 at 12:40 pm

    When 50 Cent,Chris Martin,Dr. Dre,Drake and Kanye West came out it was CRAZY!!!

    I feel deaf

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  24. hiiiwy
    September 14th, 2010 at 12:48 pm

    IM LOVING THE ENERGY NICKI MINAJ BRINGS TO THE STAGE !! I WONDER WHY JAY-Z A ICON , WOULD BRING OUT NICKI MINAJ?? MAYBE ITS CUZ SHE IS FUCKIN AMAZING !!!I DONT SEE JAY-Z CO-SIGNING NO WACK SHIT…OBVIOUSLY THE WHOLE INDUSTRY SEE THAT NICKI IS THAT BITCH!!!!.. #TEAMMINAJ IN THIS BITCH

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  25. hiiiwy
    September 14th, 2010 at 12:48 pm

    Amazing .. I Love Nicki mInaj

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  26. LASHANTE mINAJ
    September 14th, 2010 at 12:54 pm

    TEAMNICKI BITCH

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  27. Kamilla Lopes
    September 14th, 2010 at 1:07 pm

    love to watch the news of rappers like Eminem and Jay-Z on this site, this site is so wonderful. Our as I wanted Jay-Z and Eminem came here in Brazil! I would do anything to watch their show would be unforgettable

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  28. bubble
    September 14th, 2010 at 2:22 pm

    i LOVE NICKI minaj get performance there always haters that are goin to continue to hate.. what would the world be without you guys….?

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  29. bubble
    September 14th, 2010 at 2:22 pm

    i LOVE NICKI minaj get performance there always haters that are goin to continue to hate.. what would the world be without you guys….?

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  30. nASSty
    September 14th, 2010 at 2:33 pm

    nicki killed it. but how come u can never hear her good?

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  31. RealreppinHiphop
    September 14th, 2010 at 3:29 pm

    Sorry, the best of the Best wasn’t in the building, dunno why Jay graced the stage with Home gurl she not even his Artist, Lame and Kanye even lamer……. I’m just about threw with Hiphop for a minute till some of luv B.o.B!!!!!!! PLEASE BRING ME A TRUE ALLSTAR LINE-UP BEYONCE GOES Without saying, She could teach homegurl a thing or 2 about stage Presencer;-) Please stop hYping this Non-talented Phony hibrid of Lil’kim, she has no presence of than oppps made u look syndrome…………..

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  32. (:
    September 14th, 2010 at 3:37 pm

    i like this performence of her more than the vma’s. It all got better when her mic got fixed. She’s doin huge things, and she is barely beggining(:

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  33. maxi lopez
    September 14th, 2010 at 3:39 pm

    it’s pretty clear that many listen but just dnt understand the high and low notes of music – smh.And if one listens keenly you’ll also notice how low jay sounded at some point, but its not wrong either they have to follow those notes.So it’d would be rather pointless to argue over that if your not being a hater and besides nicki did her thing i applaud her, you can even tel it from the crowd. kudos gurl!

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  34. new nicki fan
    September 14th, 2010 at 7:51 pm

    damn haters! nicki write her shit ge over it she be killin and then sometimes she plays around and shit its her style WHEN I SLEEP ON DA BITCH SHE WAKE YO ASS UP ! AND FUCK THEY RECITING CUS THEY LIKE HER VERSE MORE THEN THEY LIKE THERES DUMB FUCKS ALL WAYS HATIN ITS FUNNY HOW PEOPLE IN THE REAL WORLD LIKE HER AND PEOPLE WITH NO LIVES ON THE NET HATE HER HATAZ

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  35. ponyo
    September 14th, 2010 at 7:59 pm

    i rather nicki hang with jay z than for her to hang wit dirty diddy #teamlilkim

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  36. Varis
    September 14th, 2010 at 8:33 pm

    @mia OMG she’s a gilr an the music loud, she does derserve to be up there she has work hard…. none of you have been her shoes she is standing alone as head female rapper, ppl always throw shade on her about her changing but I seen her before yes looks real an if she wanted to change she’s gorwn she can do what the fuck she want. Nicki you killin hoes an the only reason they hate on you becus they want to be you an becus you are different an they wish you were not where you are.. BUT GUESS SHE IS SO FUCKIN DEAL WITH IT. She on her 123 an wft you doin at home making stupid comments step your game up. An I like Nicki not a ass kisser she just good point blank.

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  37. B.A.Mami
    September 14th, 2010 at 9:40 pm

    Nicki is here to stay she did her thang on stage, Jay & Kanye didnt write her verse she wrote it herself just because they were rapping it with her doesn’t mean anything, her verse was the most talked about on that song so of course if u loved it you are gonna rap along with her like Jay & Kanye did, so haters STFU & get a life.

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  38. Carmen
    September 15th, 2010 at 1:16 pm

    lol Kanye or jay actually said the words wrong on her part. Nicki minaj deserved to be there cuz they asked her to be there. Wow her haters are in great numbers. Who knew?

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  39. Geselle Martinez
    September 16th, 2010 at 12:03 am

    Show was amazing!!! They both did an incredible job! Jay made my night and called me up on stage…he made my life!!!!! XD

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  40. Lia(the Angolan)
    September 16th, 2010 at 12:44 am

    I like so much the concert. I loved actuation Minaj, Jay, Chris Martin, Drake, Eminem and Dr. Dre

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  41. A Realist
    September 16th, 2010 at 7:25 am

    Lmao. The same people been saying Nicki’s “15 minutes of fame” will end soon has been saying that since September of LAST YEAR. Minaj is going nowhere you idiots. Sit down.

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  42. pOetiQ rOses
    September 16th, 2010 at 10:19 am

    Jay Z All Day

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  43. buriti
    September 16th, 2010 at 10:22 am

    @King Mar …..stay pressed. King James still remains better than you will ever be.

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  44. TRINI
    September 16th, 2010 at 10:35 am

    ALL THE DUMB ASS PEOPLE WHO TALKING SHIT ABOUT NICKI LET ME SEE YOU DO IT BETTER COME OUT WITH AN ALBUM AND LETS SEE HOW FAR YOU GUYS CAN GO IF SHE WAS NOT GOOD LIL WAYNE AND BIRDMAN WOULD NOT OF TAKEN HER SO WHAT THE HELL. SHE HAVE TO RAP FOR THEM LIVEFOR THEM TO HEAR HER REAL RAPPING VOICE WHAT DO U GUYS THINK THEY JUST PUT HER THERE U DON ‘T EVAN KNO SHE MUST BE SEE REAL HELL TO GET TO WHERE SHE IS RIGHT NOW PEOPLE IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY WILL DRILL YOU TO A TEA SO LIL WAYNE I LOVE YOU AND I THANK YOU FOR BRING NICKI MINAJ TO YOUR TABLE BECASUE SHE IS THE SHIT AND I CANNOT WAIT FOR YOU TO COME OUT SO U CAN MAKE A SONG ABOUT NICKI MINAJ HATERS AND GRILL THEM ON THE JORGE FORMAN GRILL BECUASE THEY NEEDED IT LIL WAYNS IS NICKI BOSS AND HE CHOOSE RIGHT IF U GUYS THINK U CAN DO BETTER WELL COME OUT WITH A TRACK AND LET THE WORLD HEAR WHAT YOU CAN DO PUNKS

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  45. TRINI
    September 16th, 2010 at 10:38 am

    LIL WAYNS IS THE MAN BECAUSE SHE CHOOSE NICKI MIANJ LOVE YOU WAYNS IF IT WAS NOT FOR YOU PUUTING A FEMALE IN YOUR BAND PPL WOULD NOT OF HEARD NICKI MINAJ

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  46. buriti
    September 16th, 2010 at 10:39 am

    I just read the article and it doesn’t say exactly what was historical. Was it the first rap concert at Yankee stadium or the crowd count(Dailynews states crowd count to be 42,000) or the amount of rappers on stage…..what?

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  47. TRINI
    September 16th, 2010 at 10:43 am

    AND TO LIL KIM I LOVE YOU GIRL LOVE YOU TO DEATH BUT ALL THAT SHIT TALKING SHOT UP YOU TO OLD FOR THAT U A GROWN ASS WOMAN COME ON GROW UP. GO MAKE SOME HOT MUSIC WITH NICI MIANJ INSTEAD OF GETTING ON HER BACK YOU ARE BEING VERY CHILDISH ACTUALLY SOME PPL IN THIS WORLD STILL HAVE NOT GROWN UP JUST MAKE MUSIC AND THANK THE GOOD LORD FOR PUTTING YOU THERE BRING SOME THING HARDER LIKE A KANYE WEST MONESTER SONG TO GET BACK ON TRACK LIL KIM YOU THE SHIT AND U KNO IT BUT ITS NICKI TURN NOW SO BEHAVE AND SHARE LIKE A THREE YEAR OLD WHO IS NOW LEARNING TO SHARE. YOU STILL THE SHIT KIM YOU STILL THE SHIT BUT NICKI MINAJ THIS YEAR IS HER YEAR 2010 AND BEYOND SO LET HER HAVE IT FOR NOW UNTIL SOME BODY NEW COME IN TO TOWN

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  48. Pretty1908
    September 16th, 2010 at 1:05 pm

    making history ? what did he do that was so momentous… did he solve our economic crisis … oh he cured starvation in the U.S. …oh he just had a bunch of famous peopple in one concert….i really wished someone of you invested more into our entire culture rather than relishing on facet. read a book, volunteer, and develop a swagger and aestic that is your own… please dont be another celeb clone #mindless.

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  49. JhuntdaProdigy
    September 16th, 2010 at 2:03 pm

    Man I wish a was one of these damn conerts and @pretty1908 stop being such a b*tch and shut up lol

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  50. Steve
    September 16th, 2010 at 4:01 pm

    Nicki made history being the 1st Female rapper to perform at the Yankee Stadium

    Ummm @Shawn 5 Min Artist dont get VMA Nominations, or VMA Commercials, or VMA Performances, or BET Nominations, or BET Hip Hop Nominations FACE IT Nicki’s not leaving. She also already has a #1 Single after only releases 2 SINGLES the opitmy of a 5 Min artist is Lil Mama or Rasheeda…Nicki’s breaking barriers.

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  51. Steve
    September 16th, 2010 at 4:02 pm

    And Nicki didn’t have to CRASH the stage just to perform wit Jay.

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  52. jackie
    September 16th, 2010 at 4:08 pm

    @mia i was at the concert too and i could hear nicki just as much as the others .. where was you sitting ? ….heres a link thats on youtube where you can hear nicki better also ….http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lIBHb4Zt5c

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  53. From Tokyo
    September 17th, 2010 at 12:14 am

    I’m watching the video as everybody else and I hear her fine. She came out with some steam, way better than the VMAs. I just can’t understand why if people hate her so much they click to watch. If you can’t stand an artist then you would want to avoid them. Hmm… Like ain’t worth nothing unless you have something to hate, I guess.

    Anyway, I like B.o.B.

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  54. Konte
    September 17th, 2010 at 1:56 am

    Awsome ! :>

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  55. sabiti mubaya
    September 17th, 2010 at 7:59 am

    eish all da best artist together ,drake,minaj,eminem yoh dis is jst hoter dan anything

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