On Sunday, New York City’s Yankee Stadium was certainly a concrete jungle where dreams are made of — at least, for the thousands of Jay-Z fans who waited hours to see the rapper take the stage for the third and final night of his residency there.
A four-hour delay caused the show to kick off around 12:15 a.m., instead of the scheduled 8 p.m.
In a joint statement, Roc Nation and Yankee Stadium told Business Insider that “hundreds of individuals in large groups — who did not have tickets to tonight’s performance — stormed over peaceful ticketholders, and in some cases, breached security,” which led to the gates being closed for “an extended period of time.”
For many, it was worth the wait, as friends, family, and longtime collaborators joined one of New York City’s most beloved musicians onstage, including Beyoncé, Rihanna, Usher, Pharrell Williams, Jeezy, Fat Joe, and more.
Here are all the stars who showed up for Jay-Z’s third and final Yankee Stadium show.
Rihanna
Rihanna performed her song with Jay-Z, “Run This Town,” before launching into her own hit, “B**** Better Have My Money.”
Usher
Taking a quick break from his own tour, Usher stopped by Yankee Stadium to perform “Heart of the City (Ain’t No Love)” and “Throwback.”
Beyoncé
Mrs. Carter was on hand to perform one of their biggest hits as a couple, “Drunk in Love.”
Pharrell Williams and Malice
Williams performed a medley of songs, including “Excuse Me Miss,” “I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me),” and “Allure,” before bringing out his protégés, Clipse, the duo consisting of Malice, seen here, and Pusha T.
Pusha T
Pusha T and Malice, as Clipse, performed “Grindin’.”
Teyana Taylor
Taylor took over for Mary J. Blige in a performance of “Can’t Knock the Hustle.”
Jeezy
Jeezy joined Jay-Z onstage to perform two of their collaborations: “Seen It All” and “Go Crazy.”
Jermaine Dupri
Dupri rapped “Money Ain’t a Thang” with his longtime collaborator.
Fat Joe and Jadakiss
Knicks summer wouldn’t be complete without a performance of “New York” by these two.
The-Dream
The-Dream subbed in for Frank Ocean’s vocals on the chorus of “No Church in the Wild.”
Swizz Beatz
Swizz Beatz and HOV performed another long medley of some of their best work, including “On to the Next One,” “Ruff Ryder’s Anthem,” and “Welcome to the Jungle.”
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