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<\/p>\nThe Snowman Makes a Summertime Visit<\/h2>\n\n\n\tWhen news started to circulate that Jeezy had cancelled the Sunday night show for his ongoing The Legend of the Snowman Las Vegas residency, social media immediately convinced itself that the South Carolina MC would be making a surprise appearance at Extra Innings. They were right.<\/p>\n
\n\tJeezy popped out for his and Jay\u2019s fan-favorite \u201cSeen It All\u201d and \u201cGo Crazy,\u201d delivering an admirable showcase of mutual love and respect, lyrical dexterity, and live performance ability.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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\nUsher Brings R&B Tour Tease to Yankee Stadium<\/h2>\n\n\n\tUsher took a brief break from his sexed-up joint R&B Tour with Chris Brown to pop out for Extra Innings on Sunday night.<\/p>\n
\n\tAfter first popping out to handle Bobby \u201cBlue\u201d Bland\u2019s \u201cHeart of the City (Ain\u2019t No Love)\u201d hook \u2014 and absolutely nailing that vocal \u2014 Usher made sure to flaunt this pecs and abs as he delivered more sultry and seductive love songs like his own \u201cThrowback,\u201d a Confessions<\/em> cut on which JA\u0178 was originally supposed to be on, and Hov\u2019s modern classic \u201cPart II (On the Run).\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\n\u2018Dear Summer\u2019 A Cappella<\/h2>\n\n\n\tFor many Hov stans, \u201cDear Summer\u201d is Jay-Z operating at the peak of his powers. So it was easily one of the night\u2019s main highlights when he performed the song a capella to kick off the final farewell segment of the show. Released in 2005 as the first solo Jay-Z song following his retirement from music in 2003, \u201cDear Summer\u201d made for an emotional, grounding closer \u2014 even if the stadium had to help Jay through the verse! But nothing beats him quipping, \u201cI ain\u2019t saying it,\u201d after pausing at the \u201cI don\u2019t talk s\u2014r, I just flip it Un ya\u201d line.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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\nNew York-Themed Closing Medley<\/h2>\n\n\n\tFrom Mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s ongoing tenure and the New York Knicks\u2019 NBA Finals championship victory, to World Cup buzz and Pride, this summer in NYC has been one for the memory books. Naturally, Hov corralled the Avengers of New York-themed musical anthems to close out Extra Innings, transitioning from a stream of Frank Sinatra\u2019s \u201cTheme From New York, New York\u201d into \u201cEmpire State of Mind\u201d (sans Alicia Keys this time), before bringing out Jadakiss and Fat Joe for \u201cNew York.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tTopping it all off with a shoutout to hometown heroes the Knicks \u2014\u00a0some of whom were present in the stadium on Sunday \u2014 Jay-Z tapped into a special moment of community and camaraderie with this run of tracks, especially after what an ordeal it was to get inside the building.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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\nJay-Z Addresses Four-Hour Delay<\/h2>\n\n\n\tSunday night\u2019s security made for several spooky scenes ahead of Extra Innings, so it was commendable that JA\u0178-Z started the show by addressing the situation as opposed to diving straight into the music.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cLet me explain the delay to you guys,\u201d he began. \u201cIt was like 10,000 people outside, and they closed all the doors \u2014 because somebody rushed the doors \u2014 for you guys\u2019 safety and for everybody\u2019s safety outside. There\u2019s 10,000 people outside; I didn\u2019t want to start music and [get people trampled]. I\u2019m really sorry for the inconvenience, but I had to make sure everybody\u2019s okay. I appreciate y\u2019all patience.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tWhile more communication from Yankee Stadium at the height of the mayhem would have been helpful, this was a proper start to an instantly iconic night.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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\nBeyonc\u00e9 Breaks Out Her \u2018Surfboardt\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\tAfter immediately stealing the show with her pitch-perfect rendition of \u201cCan\u2019t Knock the Hustle\u201d on Friday night, Beyonc\u00e9 took Saturday off before returning with a whole new vibe for Sunday\u2019s Extra Innings. Joined by the Mayyas, an avant-garde precision dance group hailing from Lebanon, Queen Bey traded her capris for bedazzled booty shorts to deliver the \u201cDrunk In Love\u201d set straight from her Cowboy Carter Tour. While her Friday night appearance still reigns supreme \u2014 that vocal is simply unmatched! \u2014 Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s fluidity and attention to detail remind us that she truly is the greatest living entertainer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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\nRihanna Returns<\/h2>\n\n\n\tRihanna took the stage for her first public performance since Super Bowl LVII three years ago, triumphantly singing her parts on the Blueprint 3<\/em> anthem \u201cRun This Town.\u201d \u201cY\u2019all know I\u2019m rusty, right? It\u2019s been a while. Y\u2019all with me right now?\u201d she quipped after Jay ceded her the floor for a solo performance of \u201cB\u2014h Better Have My Money.\u201d I miss this s\u2014t, y\u2019all! I love you guys!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\tNo one got a bigger response from the Sunday night crowd than Bad Gal RiRi, and her aura was simply one-of-one. The second her heels clicked down the tunnel walkway to the militant \u201cRun This Town\u201d beat, the entire stadium\u2019s energy shifted. And that only happened for a select few artists on Sunday, a.k.a the true superstars. As she walked offstage, Rihanna appeared to be genuinely moved by the crowd\u2019s reaction, so hopefully that inspires her to give us that long-awaited ANTI<\/em> follow-up sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\nPharrell Sends Warning Shots<\/h2>\n\n\n\tAfter Pharrell joined Jay for a second consecutive night \u2014 this time, for a super-medley of \u201900s classics including \u201cI Just Wanna Love U,\u201d \u201cExcuse Me Miss\u201d and \u201cFrontin’\u201d \u2014 the music icon had some words to share with Yankee Stadium.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cThey poked the bear & now the bear cut his hair,\u201d Pharrell declared about Jay\u2019s new shorn look. \u201cAnd he got on his helmet. Now he bout to go to war. I hope you kill all them n\u2014as \u2026 y\u2019all know who I\u2019m talking about.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tBetween that warning shot and the video of Beyonc\u00e9 cutting Jay-Z\u2019s hair that opened each show this weekend, it\u2019s clear that some kind of new music from the Brooklyn Boy is imminent. And if his Roots Freestyle is anything to go by, we\u2019re all going to be in for a ride.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
[analyse_source url=”https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/jay-z-extra-innings-yankee-stadium-8-best-moments-rihanna\/”]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jay-z-rihanna-2026-press-roc-nation-cr-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] 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\u2018s three-night run, a 44-song set that featured everyone from Beyonc\u00e9 and Rihanna to the Clipse and Usher. Concluding his […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[48,226],"class_list":["post-2040854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-billboard-com","tag-crawlmanager"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2040854","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2040854"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2040854\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2040854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2040854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2040854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\tWhen news started to circulate that Jeezy had cancelled the Sunday night show for his ongoing The Legend of the Snowman Las Vegas residency, social media immediately convinced itself that the South Carolina MC would be making a surprise appearance at Extra Innings. They were right.<\/p>\n
\n\tJeezy popped out for his and Jay\u2019s fan-favorite \u201cSeen It All\u201d and \u201cGo Crazy,\u201d delivering an admirable showcase of mutual love and respect, lyrical dexterity, and live performance ability.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
Usher Brings R&B Tour Tease to Yankee Stadium<\/h2>\n\n\n\tUsher took a brief break from his sexed-up joint R&B Tour with Chris Brown to pop out for Extra Innings on Sunday night.<\/p>\n
\n\tAfter first popping out to handle Bobby \u201cBlue\u201d Bland\u2019s \u201cHeart of the City (Ain\u2019t No Love)\u201d hook \u2014 and absolutely nailing that vocal \u2014 Usher made sure to flaunt this pecs and abs as he delivered more sultry and seductive love songs like his own \u201cThrowback,\u201d a Confessions<\/em> cut on which JA\u0178 was originally supposed to be on, and Hov\u2019s modern classic \u201cPart II (On the Run).\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\n\u2018Dear Summer\u2019 A Cappella<\/h2>\n\n\n\tFor many Hov stans, \u201cDear Summer\u201d is Jay-Z operating at the peak of his powers. So it was easily one of the night\u2019s main highlights when he performed the song a capella to kick off the final farewell segment of the show. Released in 2005 as the first solo Jay-Z song following his retirement from music in 2003, \u201cDear Summer\u201d made for an emotional, grounding closer \u2014 even if the stadium had to help Jay through the verse! But nothing beats him quipping, \u201cI ain\u2019t saying it,\u201d after pausing at the \u201cI don\u2019t talk s\u2014r, I just flip it Un ya\u201d line.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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\nNew York-Themed Closing Medley<\/h2>\n\n\n\tFrom Mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s ongoing tenure and the New York Knicks\u2019 NBA Finals championship victory, to World Cup buzz and Pride, this summer in NYC has been one for the memory books. Naturally, Hov corralled the Avengers of New York-themed musical anthems to close out Extra Innings, transitioning from a stream of Frank Sinatra\u2019s \u201cTheme From New York, New York\u201d into \u201cEmpire State of Mind\u201d (sans Alicia Keys this time), before bringing out Jadakiss and Fat Joe for \u201cNew York.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tTopping it all off with a shoutout to hometown heroes the Knicks \u2014\u00a0some of whom were present in the stadium on Sunday \u2014 Jay-Z tapped into a special moment of community and camaraderie with this run of tracks, especially after what an ordeal it was to get inside the building.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
- \n
\nJay-Z Addresses Four-Hour Delay<\/h2>\n\n\n\tSunday night\u2019s security made for several spooky scenes ahead of Extra Innings, so it was commendable that JA\u0178-Z started the show by addressing the situation as opposed to diving straight into the music.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cLet me explain the delay to you guys,\u201d he began. \u201cIt was like 10,000 people outside, and they closed all the doors \u2014 because somebody rushed the doors \u2014 for you guys\u2019 safety and for everybody\u2019s safety outside. There\u2019s 10,000 people outside; I didn\u2019t want to start music and [get people trampled]. I\u2019m really sorry for the inconvenience, but I had to make sure everybody\u2019s okay. I appreciate y\u2019all patience.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tWhile more communication from Yankee Stadium at the height of the mayhem would have been helpful, this was a proper start to an instantly iconic night.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
- \n
\nBeyonc\u00e9 Breaks Out Her \u2018Surfboardt\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\tAfter immediately stealing the show with her pitch-perfect rendition of \u201cCan\u2019t Knock the Hustle\u201d on Friday night, Beyonc\u00e9 took Saturday off before returning with a whole new vibe for Sunday\u2019s Extra Innings. Joined by the Mayyas, an avant-garde precision dance group hailing from Lebanon, Queen Bey traded her capris for bedazzled booty shorts to deliver the \u201cDrunk In Love\u201d set straight from her Cowboy Carter Tour. While her Friday night appearance still reigns supreme \u2014 that vocal is simply unmatched! \u2014 Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s fluidity and attention to detail remind us that she truly is the greatest living entertainer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
- \n
\nRihanna Returns<\/h2>\n\n\n\tRihanna took the stage for her first public performance since Super Bowl LVII three years ago, triumphantly singing her parts on the Blueprint 3<\/em> anthem \u201cRun This Town.\u201d \u201cY\u2019all know I\u2019m rusty, right? It\u2019s been a while. Y\u2019all with me right now?\u201d she quipped after Jay ceded her the floor for a solo performance of \u201cB\u2014h Better Have My Money.\u201d I miss this s\u2014t, y\u2019all! I love you guys!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\tNo one got a bigger response from the Sunday night crowd than Bad Gal RiRi, and her aura was simply one-of-one. The second her heels clicked down the tunnel walkway to the militant \u201cRun This Town\u201d beat, the entire stadium\u2019s energy shifted. And that only happened for a select few artists on Sunday, a.k.a the true superstars. As she walked offstage, Rihanna appeared to be genuinely moved by the crowd\u2019s reaction, so hopefully that inspires her to give us that long-awaited ANTI<\/em> follow-up sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\nPharrell Sends Warning Shots<\/h2>\n\n\n\tAfter Pharrell joined Jay for a second consecutive night \u2014 this time, for a super-medley of \u201900s classics including \u201cI Just Wanna Love U,\u201d \u201cExcuse Me Miss\u201d and \u201cFrontin’\u201d \u2014 the music icon had some words to share with Yankee Stadium.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cThey poked the bear & now the bear cut his hair,\u201d Pharrell declared about Jay\u2019s new shorn look. \u201cAnd he got on his helmet. Now he bout to go to war. I hope you kill all them n\u2014as \u2026 y\u2019all know who I\u2019m talking about.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tBetween that warning shot and the video of Beyonc\u00e9 cutting Jay-Z\u2019s hair that opened each show this weekend, it\u2019s clear that some kind of new music from the Brooklyn Boy is imminent. And if his Roots Freestyle is anything to go by, we\u2019re all going to be in for a ride.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
[analyse_source url=”https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/jay-z-extra-innings-yankee-stadium-8-best-moments-rihanna\/”]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jay-z-rihanna-2026-press-roc-nation-cr-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] 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\u2018s three-night run, a 44-song set that featured everyone from Beyonc\u00e9 and Rihanna to the Clipse and Usher. Concluding his […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[48,226],"class_list":["post-2040854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-billboard-com","tag-crawlmanager"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2040854","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2040854"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2040854\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2040854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2040854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2040854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\tUsher took a brief break from his sexed-up joint R&B Tour with Chris Brown to pop out for Extra Innings on Sunday night.<\/p>\n
\n\tAfter first popping out to handle Bobby \u201cBlue\u201d Bland\u2019s \u201cHeart of the City (Ain\u2019t No Love)\u201d hook \u2014 and absolutely nailing that vocal \u2014 Usher made sure to flaunt this pecs and abs as he delivered more sultry and seductive love songs like his own \u201cThrowback,\u201d a Confessions<\/em> cut on which JA\u0178 was originally supposed to be on, and Hov\u2019s modern classic \u201cPart II (On the Run).\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \n\tFor many Hov stans, \u201cDear Summer\u201d is Jay-Z operating at the peak of his powers. So it was easily one of the night\u2019s main highlights when he performed the song a capella to kick off the final farewell segment of the show. Released in 2005 as the first solo Jay-Z song following his retirement from music in 2003, \u201cDear Summer\u201d made for an emotional, grounding closer \u2014 even if the stadium had to help Jay through the verse! But nothing beats him quipping, \u201cI ain\u2019t saying it,\u201d after pausing at the \u201cI don\u2019t talk s\u2014r, I just flip it Un ya\u201d line.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \n\tFrom Mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s ongoing tenure and the New York Knicks\u2019 NBA Finals championship victory, to World Cup buzz and Pride, this summer in NYC has been one for the memory books. Naturally, Hov corralled the Avengers of New York-themed musical anthems to close out Extra Innings, transitioning from a stream of Frank Sinatra\u2019s \u201cTheme From New York, New York\u201d into \u201cEmpire State of Mind\u201d (sans Alicia Keys this time), before bringing out Jadakiss and Fat Joe for \u201cNew York.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tTopping it all off with a shoutout to hometown heroes the Knicks \u2014\u00a0some of whom were present in the stadium on Sunday \u2014 Jay-Z tapped into a special moment of community and camaraderie with this run of tracks, especially after what an ordeal it was to get inside the building.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \n\tSunday night\u2019s security made for several spooky scenes ahead of Extra Innings, so it was commendable that JA\u0178-Z started the show by addressing the situation as opposed to diving straight into the music.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cLet me explain the delay to you guys,\u201d he began. \u201cIt was like 10,000 people outside, and they closed all the doors \u2014 because somebody rushed the doors \u2014 for you guys\u2019 safety and for everybody\u2019s safety outside. There\u2019s 10,000 people outside; I didn\u2019t want to start music and [get people trampled]. I\u2019m really sorry for the inconvenience, but I had to make sure everybody\u2019s okay. I appreciate y\u2019all patience.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tWhile more communication from Yankee Stadium at the height of the mayhem would have been helpful, this was a proper start to an instantly iconic night.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \n\tAfter immediately stealing the show with her pitch-perfect rendition of \u201cCan\u2019t Knock the Hustle\u201d on Friday night, Beyonc\u00e9 took Saturday off before returning with a whole new vibe for Sunday\u2019s Extra Innings. Joined by the Mayyas, an avant-garde precision dance group hailing from Lebanon, Queen Bey traded her capris for bedazzled booty shorts to deliver the \u201cDrunk In Love\u201d set straight from her Cowboy Carter Tour. While her Friday night appearance still reigns supreme \u2014 that vocal is simply unmatched! \u2014 Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s fluidity and attention to detail remind us that she truly is the greatest living entertainer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \n\tRihanna took the stage for her first public performance since Super Bowl LVII three years ago, triumphantly singing her parts on the Blueprint 3<\/em> anthem \u201cRun This Town.\u201d \u201cY\u2019all know I\u2019m rusty, right? It\u2019s been a while. Y\u2019all with me right now?\u201d she quipped after Jay ceded her the floor for a solo performance of \u201cB\u2014h Better Have My Money.\u201d I miss this s\u2014t, y\u2019all! I love you guys!\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tNo one got a bigger response from the Sunday night crowd than Bad Gal RiRi, and her aura was simply one-of-one. The second her heels clicked down the tunnel walkway to the militant \u201cRun This Town\u201d beat, the entire stadium\u2019s energy shifted. And that only happened for a select few artists on Sunday, a.k.a the true superstars. As she walked offstage, Rihanna appeared to be genuinely moved by the crowd\u2019s reaction, so hopefully that inspires her to give us that long-awaited ANTI<\/em> follow-up sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \n\tAfter Pharrell joined Jay for a second consecutive night \u2014 this time, for a super-medley of \u201900s classics including \u201cI Just Wanna Love U,\u201d \u201cExcuse Me Miss\u201d and \u201cFrontin’\u201d \u2014 the music icon had some words to share with Yankee Stadium.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cThey poked the bear & now the bear cut his hair,\u201d Pharrell declared about Jay\u2019s new shorn look. \u201cAnd he got on his helmet. Now he bout to go to war. I hope you kill all them n\u2014as \u2026 y\u2019all know who I\u2019m talking about.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tBetween that warning shot and the video of Beyonc\u00e9 cutting Jay-Z\u2019s hair that opened each show this weekend, it\u2019s clear that some kind of new music from the Brooklyn Boy is imminent. And if his Roots Freestyle is anything to go by, we\u2019re all going to be in for a ride.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n [analyse_source url=”https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/jay-z-extra-innings-yankee-stadium-8-best-moments-rihanna\/”]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jay-z-rihanna-2026-press-roc-nation-cr-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] 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\u2018s three-night run, a 44-song set that featured everyone from Beyonc\u00e9 and Rihanna to the Clipse and Usher. 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New York-Themed Closing Medley<\/h2>\n
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Pharrell Sends Warning Shots<\/h2>\n