Kanye West was joined by Lauryn Hill, Travis Scott and a slew of special guests for his second sold-out gig at the SoFi Stadium – check out footage below.
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Having dropped the long-awaited ‘BULLY’ last Wednesday (March 25), West kicked off his 2026 ‘Ye: Homecoming’ tour earlier this week, with the first gig in California’s SoFi Stadium streamed in its entirety on his Instagram.
Halfway through last night’s (April 3) second comeback concert, the rapper – who now goes by Ye – brought out Hill, who emerged on stage amid a cloud of smoke in a billowing dress. As the duo stood atop the grand orb-shaped stage, the crowd cheered as they launched into ‘All Falls Down’, marking the first time that they had ever shared a stage.
It comes after Ye compared ‘BULLY’ to Hill’s seminal classic ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’, saying: “This is more the way I remember [that] Lauryn Hill album, the way I remember Miseducation. I feel it is my Miseducation.”
Famously a long-time fan of Hill, Ye had sampled her track ‘Mystery of Iniquity’ on 2004’s ‘All Falls Down’. At the time, he couldn’t clear the original sample for the official release, instead opting to have Syleena Johnson to re-record the portions that featured on ‘The College Dropout’ version.
Ye leaves SoFi stadium infront of 80,000 fans after performing the greatest concert to ever exist
artists featured:
– Andre Troutman
– Travis Scott
– CeeLo Green
– North West
– Lauryn Hill
– Zion Marley
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Ye originally wanted Lauryn Hill on “All Falls Down” in 2004 as it interpolates her song “Mystery of Iniquity,” but he couldn’t get the sample cleared at the time
Two decades later he brings her out to perform it together for the first time in front of a sold-out crowd of… pic.twitter.com/0oPbEemsNG
— yzyupdates (@yzyupdates) April 4, 2026
LAURYN HILL
LOST ONESLIVE AT SOFI STADIUM 🏟️ pic.twitter.com/uOCfFC0yn6
— Kurrco (@Kurrco) April 4, 2026
Ye and Lauryn Hill performing “Believe What I Say” together, which samples her 1998 classic “Doo Wop (That Thing)” 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/g4Gqkq4LRO
— yzyupdates (@yzyupdates) April 4, 2026
After Hill delivered a rendition of ‘Doo Wop (That Thing)’ from her debut record last night, she told the crowd, “I brought some people with me,” and was joined by her sons Zion Marley and YG Marley.
YG and Hill sang ‘Praise Jah in the Moonlight’, his 2023 debut single, the mother and son co-wrote, and while it was the addition of Hill that sent the crowd into a frenzy, Ye brought out several more surprise guests throughout the show.
Earlier in the night, Scott joined West to perform their collab track ‘Father’, and Scott also delivered a performance of ‘Fein’. Ye followed it up with the addition of CeeLo Green and André Troutman.
Similarly to the first night of the trek, the controversial musician offered no commentary on the consistent backlash caused by his anti-Semitic outbursts. Notably, he told the crowd on Friday: “Tonight we’re going to put all this behind us, ain’t that right LA?”
It comes amid a period of significant controversy after his upcoming Wireless headline slots were announced earlier this week. The rapper will headline all three nights of the Finsbury Park festival, with his shows described as a three-night journey through his “most iconic records”.
It marks his first UK performance in a decade – and his first London festival headline set since he topped the bill at Wireless in 2014. He last played a guest-packed show – featuring the likes of Skepta, JME, Vic Mensa and Raekwon – during a surprise gig at London’s Koko in 2015.
The move has been criticised by groups such as the Jewish Leadership Council and Campaign Against Anti-Semitism, the former of whom called the move “deeply irresponsible” (via The Guardian).
London Mayor Sadiq Khan went on to slam West’s booking, commenting: “We are clear that the past comments and actions of this artist are offensive and wrong, and are simply not reflective of London’s values”.
West’s anti-Semitic remarks began when he made a series of offensive comments on social media in 2022. His remarks saw his accounts on both Instagram and Twitter suspended, and the musician was dropped by his lawyer, talent agency and record label, along with fashion brands such as Balenciaga and Adidas.
At first, West gave several interviews, refusing to apologise for making the comments while suggesting that Jewish people should “forgive Hitler”. However, in 2023, West would deliver an apology to the Jewish community, going on to blame alcohol for his behaviour the following year.
In the wake of that initial apology, numerous lawsuits have been filed against the rapper with claims of extensive anti-Semitic behaviour. One former employee alleged that the rapper said Jewish people were “working together to hold him back”. Another former employee claimed he used antisemitic language in the workplace and praised Hitler – something for which he allegedly paid a settlement for. In 2024, a separate ex-employee accused him of being openly anti-Semitic in front of his staff.
West would share a number of highly controversial posts in early 2025, when he took back an apology he previously made to the Jewish community for anti-Semitic remarks, and then declared himself “a Nazi”. West then claimed on X/Twitter that, “after further reflection”, he’d “come to the realisation that I’m not a Nazi”, followed only a few days later by yet more swastika apparel appearing on his X page.
West has since apologised for his actions by meeting with a rabbi and taking out a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal broadcasting a separate apology.
