Jay Z just kicked off his 30th anniversary concert series with a bang. The artists took the stage to start the cycle of concerts; however, he ended up surprising his fans with unannounced performances from his wife, Beyoncé, and his eldest daughter, Blue Ivy.
Jay Z performs with Beyoncé and Blue Ivy for the first concert of the anniversary series
On Friday, the rapper took the stage at Yankee Stadium in New York City. As the rapper kicked off the first concert of his 30th birthday concert series, he ended up bringing two special guests on stage for a surprise performance.Performing a rendition of ‘Can’t Knock the Hustle,’ Jay Z was joined by his partner, Beyoncé, who played the parts of Mary J. Blige, who originally collaborated with the 56-year-old rapper on the song. Videos and photos of the pair sharing the stage at the New York City stadium went viral online. At the end of her performance, Jay-Z playfully remarked, “Oh, she can sing,” while the “Run The World” singer told the crowd to “Give up my baby,” with a smile on her face.Later, he had his 14-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy, join him on stage to perform his son, “Feelin It.” According to several videos shared online, he welcomed his daughter on stage saying, “Make some noise for the legendary Blue Ivy Carter”, after which he gave her a big hug.Friday’s concert was part of two dedication concerts in his 30th anniversary series, with one of the concerts dedicated to his 1996 release ‘Reasonable Doubt’, while the other show was dedicated to his ‘2001’ album titled ‘The Blueprint’.
About Jay-Z, Beyoncé and Blue Ivy
Beyoncé and Jay-Z have been quite proud of their 14-year-old daughter since she started performing on stage with her mother. Time and time again, the two musicians have talked about her stage presence and musical talents and shared how happy they are for her.While speaking to GQ in an earlier interview, the singer had opened up about how it felt for him to see his daughter on stage. He had proudly responded by saying, “That was amazing. On the first tour, there was a lot of talk about her first performance, and she worked really hard to get to this point, but she wasn’t going to do it yet. She was still going through the motions. And then she started to struggle,” adding that Blue Ivy doesn’t have it all going for her and has had to struggle many times.He later shared that his daughter is also good at playing the piano and has a great sense of music. She added: “Blue is a crazy pianist, but she won’t let us get her a teacher. She doesn’t want it to be a job. But she has perfect pitch. If she hears a song, she’ll say, ‘Play it again,’ and then she’ll teach herself. That’s talent. She doesn’t work at it. It made me proud, that she really fought for it, that she really wants to do it. I don’t think we can get her off this stage now.”The family attended the Met Gala together earlier this year. Although children could not attend the event on their own, they could still participate in the festivities if accompanied by their parents.As for Blue Ivy, the 14-year-old first joined her mother on stage in January 2023, during a planned private concert in Dubai. Later that year, she shocked the world by joining her mother on her ‘Renaissance World Tour’ full-time as a dancer.