Jay Z just started off his 30th Anniversary concert series with a major bang. The artists took to the stage to kick off the concert series; however, he ended up surprising his fans with unannounced performances by his wife, Beyoncé, and his older daughter, Blue Ivy.
Jay Z performs with Beyoncé and Blue Ivy for first concert in anniversary series
On Friday, the rapper took the stage at the Yankee Stadium in New York City. As the rapper kicked off the first concert of his 30th anniversary concert series, he ended up bringing out 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 performed Mary J. Blige’s parts, who originally collaborated with the 56 year old rapper for the song. Videos and photos of the couple sharing the stage at the New York City stadium went viral online. At the end of their performance, Jay-Z playfully commented, “Oh she can sing”, while the ‘Run The World’ singer told the crowd “Give it up for my baby,” with a smile on her face.Later on, he had his 14-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy join him on stage to perform his son, ‘Feelin It.’ According to the various videos shared online, he welcomed his daughter on stage by saying, “Make some noise for the legendary Blue Ivy Carter,” after which he gave her a tight hug.The Friday concert was part of the two dedication concerts from his 30th anniversary series, with one of the concerts being dedicated to his 1996’s 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 ever since she first started performing on stage with her mother. Time and time again, the two musicians have talked about her on-stage presence and her musical talents and have shared just how happy they are for her.While talking to GQ in an old interview, the singer had opened up about how it felt for him to see his daughter on stage. He had proudly replied by saying, “That was amazing. On the first tour, there was a lot of conversation around her first performance, and she worked really hard to get to that point, but she still wasn’t going for it. She still was going through the motions. And then she just started fighting back,” He further explained that Blue Ivy does not have everything handed to her, and has had to fight a lot of times to achieve and earn things.Further ahead, he shared that their daughter is also good at playing the piano and has great musical sense. He 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 be like ‘Play it again,’ and then she’ll teach herself. That’s just talent. She doesn’t work at that. She worked at this, and it makes me proud that she fought for something that she really wanted to do. I don’t think we’re going to be able to get her off that stage now.”The family attended the Met Gala earlier this year together. While children were not allowed to attend the event on their own, they could still join in on 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 and private concert in Dubai. Later that year, she surprised the world by joining her mother for her ‘Renaissance World Tour’ full time as a dancer.
