Good things truly come to those who wait. Just ask the people who waited for hours outside of a locked Yankee Stadium on Sunday night (July 12) for the final show of Jay-Z‘s three-night run, a 44-song set that featured everyone from Beyoncé and Rihanna to the Clipse and Usher.
Concluding his stadium takeover with a show that prioritized the two albums celebrating milestone anniversaries — 30 years of Reasonable Doubt and 25 years of The Blueprint — Jay shut down New York City on Sunday-going-into-Monday due to a more than three-hour delay. Before Club Confessions commenced, the official social media pages for Yankee Stadium shared posts encouraging people to arrive early. Nonetheless, due to a general lack of communication and organization, as well as some overzealous fans, tens of thousands of ticketholders were stuck outside of Yankee Stadium for nearly four hours, pushing Hov’s Extra Innings Concert into the wee hours of the morning.
Some fans without tickets rushed the gates and trampled security personnel, successfully entering the venue while people who dropped thousands of dollars were completely iced out of the building as officials worked to get a handle on the situation. Around the scheduled start time for the show (8 p.m. ET), Yankee Stadium shut down every entrance, leaving the streets surrounding the venue choked with thousands of frustrated ticketholders, some of whom had to call medics after waiting for hours without access to water or a bathroom. After stadium security and the NYPD got the situation somewhat under control, the stadium quickly filled up, with the proper show finally kicking off well past midnight.
From Beyoncé and Blue Ivy Carter to Nas and Eminem, Hov’s first two Yankee Stadium shows were certainly not lacking in star power, but he truly topped himself with Extra Innings. After a triumphant opening sequence anchored by “Brooklyn’s Finest,” a nostalgic mashup of “Marcy Me” and “Where I’m From,” and the American Gangster single “I Know,” Jay brought out Harlem’s very own Teyana Taylor, who battled through sound issues to deliver a soulful rendition of Mary J. Blige’s “Can’t Knock the Hustle” hook. Queen Bey, who handled those duties on Friday (June 10), returned for a visually stunning “Drunk in Love” performance, assisted by Lebanese all-female alternative precision dance group The Mayyas.
Rihanna also made her long-awaited return to the stage, effortlessly shutting down the stadium with “Run This Town” and “B—h Better Have My Money.” It’s one thing to get off-cycle superstars for guest appearances, but it’s a completely different feat to peel an artist away from their own stadium tour to celebrate your own career milestone.
But, then again, this is Hov we’re talking about, so naturally, Usher popped up for “Heart of the City (Ain’t No Love)” and a mashup of “Throwback” and “Part II (On the Run).” The ATL delegation also sent Jermaine Dupri, while Jeezy repped South Carolina. In a nod to Jay’s impactful collaborations across regions, Virginia also received a loving showcase, featuring a six-song Pharrell Williams cameo that ended with Clipse popping out for “Grindin’.” From Swizz Beatz to The-Dream to Jadakiss and Fat Joe, Extra Innings stands as one of the best major hip-hop shows in recent memory — a testament to legacy and consistency at the highest level.
Here are the 8 best moments of Jay-Z’s Extra Innings Yankee Stadium show.
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