Rap-Up.com || Jay-Z Rocks Philadelphia at ‘Made in America’ Festival

With “Made in America” playing in the background, Jay-Z had his Rocky moment atop the steps at the Philadelphia Museum of Art before he took the stage in front of 50,000 people at the first-ever “Made in America” festival in Philadelphia on Saturday. Wearing a silky shirt, the Roc Nation boss closed out the first day of the two-day festival with an hour-long set filled with surprises.

President Carter kicked things off with “Public Service Announcement” before making way for President Obama, who praised Jay-Z and asked his fans to vote in a pre-taped message.

“I have a long love affair with Philadelphia, so I’m happy to be here tonight,” said Jay. “We made some amazing music in Philadelphia.”

He ran through his hits, bringing out Swizz Beatz for “On to the Next One” and Philly’s own Young Gunz and Freeway. Beyoncé was seen repping the Roc from the VIP section, while Drake also watched from the audience.

The concert was filmed by Ron Howard and Brian Grazer for a film to be released in 2013.

[MWP]

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12 Comments

Kevknows
September 2nd, 2012 at 6:45 am
What more can he do?

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white hos love BBC Reply:
September 2nd, 2012 at 11:53 am
@Kevknows, i aint nvr liked this dude

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lyfechanges
September 2nd, 2012 at 7:35 am
naaaah…Hov had obama with a PSA?..no way he not the greatest!

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MRS. JERMAINE COLE! (#RocNation) Reply:
September 2nd, 2012 at 9:07 am
@lyfechanges, i concur

fam really #MADEITINAMERICA

respect!

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Juize
September 2nd, 2012 at 8:02 am
Where was his energy?
Didn’t feel this set at all…

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Tremaine Reply:
September 2nd, 2012 at 12:13 pm
@Juize, he only has that energy when he’s with kanye tho…

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Hovito
September 2nd, 2012 at 9:08 am
Who better than Hov riddle me that

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KeepItReal Reply:
September 2nd, 2012 at 9:50 am
@Hovito, foxy brown

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RealIssh Reply:
September 2nd, 2012 at 9:18 pm
@KeepItReal, But he wrote her lyrics … Lmao.

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#YouWILLDeal
September 2nd, 2012 at 12:44 pm
This was super bland… #SnoozeFest But kudos to Jay-Z for putting this concert together I will say that !

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9/4/2013 Rock Part B Memo
September 2nd, 2012 at 3:58 pm
the Music is Louder then HE’s Rapping and WHy he always wear Black pant& T- Shirt when he Live Performace

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Blah
September 4th, 2012 at 12:55 pm
Jay that nigga no matter how you tell the story

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