Jay-Z made his long-awaited London return a star-studded affair.
The Hip-Hop titan stormed Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for the first of two sold-out ‘JAŸ-Z 30’ shows, bringing Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Giggs, DJ Khaled, and Idris Elba along for the ride.
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The September 4 spectacular served as Jay’s first solo London concert since 2013 and continued the anniversary celebrations that recently saw him expand the UK run to two nights.
Elba opened proceedings with the spoken intro made famous on Hov’s ‘American Gangster’ album before Hov launched into ‘Pray.’
The guest appearances kept coming from there.
Khaled joined him for ‘God Did,’ while hometown hero Giggs brought a distinctly London flavor to the night with the classic ‘Talking the Hardest.’
One of the evening’s biggest surprises came when Lauryn Hill and Wyclef reunited for a mini Fugees set featuring ‘Ready or Not,’ ‘Killing Me Softly,’ and ‘Fu-Gee-La.’
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Jay also paused the show to celebrate wife, Beyoncé, who marked her 45th birthday from the crowd. The stadium joined in the celebration before fireworks erupted around the venue.
Peep the sweet scene:
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The moment came just weeks after Beyoncé helped bring Jay’s blockbuster New York run to life. As TGJ reported, the Yankee Stadium launch similarly welcomed an all-star roster of surprise guests.
David Beckham, Cynthia Erivo, Michael B. Jordan, Olivia Dean, Dave, and Kano were among the famous faces spotted in attendance in London.
And there is little time for the dust to settle. Hov returns to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium tonight (September 5) for night two.
JAY-Z ‘JAŸ-Z 30’ London Night One Setlist
Intro featuring Sir Idris Elba
Pray
Bam
Jigga My N*gga
Beach Is Better
F*ckwithmeyouknowigotit
Jigga What, Jigga Who
Run This Town
On To The Next One
Empire State Of Mind
Family Feud
U Don’t Know
Dead Presidents
Where I’m From
Hard Knock Life
Lucifer
No Church In The Wild
Can I Live
99 Problems
Girls, Girls, Girls
Excuse Me Miss
La-La-La
Give It To Me
Dirt Off Your Shoulder
Never Change
Song Cry
God Did featuring DJ Khaled
Talking The Hardest featuring Giggs
Heart Of The City
Ready Or Not featuring Ms. Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean
Killing Me Softly featuring Ms. Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean
Fu-Gee-La featuring Ms. Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean
N*ggas In Paris
Big Pimpin’
PSA
Numb/Encore
Thats a great setlist. He has some bangers!