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Bring them, bring them. JAY-Z returned to the scene of his hometown for his concert "B-Sides 2" on Friday night (April 26).
The legend of Brooklyn celebrated the reopening of the iconic Webster Hall in New York, which reopened after a year and a half renovation, with its most intimate concert in years. Hov, who had never played at East Village before, delivered nearly 40 lesser-known pieces from his three-decade catalog and invited special guests during the extravagant two-hour evening.
"Thank you all for being here," he told the packed audience of 2,500 people (via United States today). "This shit matters a lot to me. I know the Avengers plays in a theater down the street and everything, but the Avengers are not even real. "
While searching for his black tuxedo with a bandana around his head and a golden rope chain around his neck, Mr. Carter took the fans with rare performances of "Young and Gifted", "Don & # 39; t You Know", "So Ambitious" and "Allure", accompanied by a group of eight people.
Later in the evening, Nas surprised the crowd when he came out on "Success" before delivering a mix of "The World Is Yours", "Dead Presidents" and "New York State of Mind."
The surprises continued when Cam'ron went on stage to perform "Welcome to New York City" and "I Really Mean It", along with Jim Jones. "Nas is my brother, Cam is my brother," said Hov after the departure of his guests.
At one point, the boss of Roc Nation moved away from the list of sets to spit a freestyle dedicated to Nipsey Hussle, shot dead in front of his Marathon Clothing store last month. "Gentrify your own hood before these people do it / Claim an eminent domain and your people move in," he said. "It's a little glimpse of what Nipsey was doing / For those who still do not understand what he's doing.
He continued, "I told Neighborhood Nipsey to stay close / there are 100 million dollars in your schedule, stay low / tell your team to be aware of where they are going / I've never dreamed that he's killing him called at home. "
The epic evening ended around 12:30 with a jazzy interpretation of The action plan 2 cut "Hovi Baby". Hov handed a bottle of Ace of Spades champagne to a lucky fan before making his big outing.
"The music I make comes from my heart," he said (via Billboard). "True, false or indifferent. You know, I'm not a perfect guy. So, the music I'm doing is just right for me, what I've experienced and what people around me have lived. Even my faults, I put them there. You can learn from my faults or you can connect to my faults. Maybe even go further than when I try to do it. "
See the list of B-Sides 2 sets from JAY-Z below.
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