Watch Jay-Z bring out Giggs and Lauryn Hill as he kicks off London 30th anniversary shows at Tottenham

Jay-Z‘s first headline solo show in the UK in more than a decade saw him bring out Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean and Giggs. Watch the footage below.

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The rapper has brought his massive ‘JAŸ-Z 30’ world tour – which is marking the 30th anniversary of his debut album ‘Reasonable Doubt’ – to the UK this week, headlining Tottenham Hotspur Stadium yesterday (September 4) with an additional show tonight.

It was a star-studded affair, with Idris Elba kicking off the show with a performance of the intro track to Jay-Z’s 2007 album, ‘American Gangster’.

As Jay-Z took to the stage, he recalled coming to London in 1989 with his mentor Jaz-O and seeing “what was possible”, and it became a “special” place in his career.

Ele também tirou um momento para agradecer aos fãs, acrescentando que “a música salvou minha vida”.

As with his shows in New York, the rapper had enlisted many special guests – the first being DJ Khaled, who appeared to perform ‘God Did’.

Logo depois, Giggs subiu ao palco, parecendo sobrecarregado com a mão sobre o rosto enquanto olhava para a plateia antes de apresentar sua faixa ‘Talkin Da Hardest’ ao lado de Jay‑Z.

Este foi o momento em que Giggs disse a Jay Z para entrar no beat de Talking the Hardest e nós tivemos Welcome to the Jungle.

The artistry. pic.twitter.com/kaEW1ODQ7P.

The surprise guests didn’t stop there, as Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean of Fugees appeared to perform their hits ‘Ready or Not’, ‘Killing Me Softly With His Song’ and ‘Fu-Gee-La’.

It was a full-circle moment, with Jay-Z recalling how he had once supported them on their European tour.

Os fãs de Beyoncé podem ter esperado que ela se juntasse a ele no palco durante o show, que também aconteceu no dia de seu 45º aniversário, embora ela não tenha aparecido.

However, towards the end of the show, Jay-Z mentioned it was a “young lady’s birthday”, joking that he couldn’t make her perform on her big day.

Em vez disso, ele pediu à plateia que se juntasse a ele para cantar Happy Birthday para sua esposa, que estava sentada em uma caixa privativa.

The rapper closed the show with ‘Public Service Announcement (Interlude)’ and his collaboration with Linkin Park, ‘Numb/Encore’, telling the crowd that it was a “legendary night” that he would “never forget”.

JAY-Z says Bey isn’t performing on her special day, then proceeds to shine the helicopter light on her, tells the crowd to sing her Happy Birthday, FILL THE SKY WITH FIREWORKS IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS CONCERT & THEN WENT INTO NIGGAS IN PARIS 🤯🔥🔥.

JAY-Z30 x London 9. 4. 26 pic.twitter.com/sMu7x2BqZh.

Noite um dos shows de 30º aniversário do JAŸ-Z em Londres, no Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, já está oficialmente em andamento 🔥👀 pic.twitter.com/mK9l5vwOZy.

Jay-Z brought out the Fugees, (Lauryn Hill & Wyclef Jean), to perform ‘Killing Me Softly With His Song’ at his concert tonight in London. pic.twitter.com/lDqa2OveP0.

Jay-Z had the crowd sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to Beyoncé at his concert tonight in London. pic.twitter.com/RejruFG0wN.

Jay-Z at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium played.

Jay-Z’s shows kicked off with three nights at Yankee Stadium in New York City that featured Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, Usher, Eminem, Nas, Pharrell Williams, Rihanna, Slick Rick, Fat Joe, Jadakiss, Teyana Taylor and many more as surprise guests.

After the London shows, the rapper will head to Paris on September 10, before going back across the pond for gigs in Los Angeles on October 23 and 24. Visit here for tickets.

For a while now, there has been speculation that he is working on the follow-up to his last album – 2017’s ‘4:44’ – however, friend and collaborator Cash Cobain has dismissed rumours and said that the rapper told him recently that he is “absolutely not dropping an album” anytime soon (via Variety).

Jay-Z recently dropped a new song with Eminem and Rakim, though – their first partnership in 25 years – and also delivered his first original rap verse in four years on a new remix of Beyoncé’s ‘Morning Dew (Donk)’.

A new docuseries about Jay-Z has been confirmed for a MUBI release, too, and it will see the rapper digging back into his catalogue while in conversation with Rick Rubin about his life, career, and music.

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