Videos, pictures and rave reviews as New York City welcomed home Brooklyn’s Jay-Z and welcomed Detroit’s Eminem with open arms, as the duo took to Yankee Stadium to co-headline the second leg of their Home and Home concert events, the first occuring last month at Detroit’s Comerica Park. The concert was the first at the new Yankee Stadium, and will be followed up by a second concert Tuesday, September 14. Below is a recap of the event, and some links and videos from various sources.
Click to see the early Monday recap
Click for a recap/video of Tuesday’s Jay-Z/Eminem concert at Yankee Stadium
A steady stream of hip hop heavyweights guest-starred with the two juggernauts, with Eminem joined by long time collaborators 50 Cent and Dr. Dre. Jay-Z delighted the 40,000+ in attendance by staging a powerhouse rendition of one of his current songs, “Monster,” with Kanye West and Nicki Minaj joining Jay-Z on stage, later bringing out Chris Martin of Coldplay, the man of the hip-hop hour, Drake, and Beyonce. Other notable appearances, Lloyd Banks, D12 and show openers J. Cole and B.o.B.
Several A-list celebs and hip hop stars were in attendance, including Samantha Ronson, Jeremy Pivin, Fabolous, Questlove, D-Nice and Donnie Wahlberg.
For those who couldn’t make it to the show, videos, pictures and recaps are starting to trickle out through the internet, and we will post them here as they become available. Check back often for updates, and get ready NYC, there’s one more show to go!
Birthplace Magazine – Earlier updates, photos, video
MTV – Jay-Z and Eminem Concert: We’re Live From New York
Entertainment Weekly – Jay-Z, Eminem and Their Hip-Hop Super Friends
Miss Info – Always has great photos, videos and recaps, love her!
Long Island Press – Eminem, Jay-Z Concert
Daily News – Hip Hop Isn’t Dead (they needed this concert to tell us this?)
MLB – Jay-Z, Eminem Show Thrills Yankee Stadium
Eminem – Love The Way You Lie
Eminem, B.o.B., 50 Cent, Dr. Dre
50 Cent, G-Unit
Jay-Z, “Free Mason” verse & “Renegade” w/Eminem
Jay-Z, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj