Jay-Z marked the 30th anniversary of his 1996 album ‘Reasonable Doubt’ alongside a series of star-studded guests – check out what went down below.
On Friday (July 11), the rapper delivered the first night of his long-awaited three-night run at Yankee Stadium, with the first evening seeing him reimagine his landmark debut alongside a live band.
The show was a family affair, with his wife Beyoncé joining him for opening song ‘Can’t Knock the Hustle’, while their eldest daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, took to the piano for a rendition of ‘Feelin’ It’.
He later launched into a freestyle that took aim at critics of his recent Target deal, rapping: “I don’t listen to Twitter activists, they type, and I laugh at them/ It’s really no comparison, gotta check my stats again.”
As he tore through the likes of ‘D’Evils’, ‘No Church in the Wild’ and ‘Can I Live’, the special guests kept coming – with former rival Nas joining him for a mash-up of ‘Dead Presidents’ and ‘New York State of Mind’.
He also reunited with Memphis Bleek for ‘Coming of Age’ and Jaz-O for ‘Bring It On’, while Alicia Keys capped off one of the night’s biggest moments with their smash hit, ‘Empire State of Mind’.
The official setlist from JAY-Z’s Night One performance at Yankee Stadium is here. From Reasonable Doubt classics to fan favorites.
Here’s every track Hov performed during the opening night of his “JAY-Z 30” celebration. pic.twitter.com/wp1LPHDc63
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JAY-Z YANKEE STADIUM NIGHT 1 FULL PERFORMANCE
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The intro video of Jay Z’s 1st show at Yankee Stadium showed Beyoncé cutting Jay Z’s hair in the stands.
Anyone who knows Jay Z lore knows that he grows out his hair when he’s recording a new album, then cuts the hair when he’s ready to release new music pic.twitter.com/WtMz7QFcWV
— B’DAY 20th Anniversary Updates (@B7Album) July 11, 2026
Still can’t get over Jay-Z and Nas performing together on stage last night at Yankee Stadium pic.twitter.com/gag6E8HZO2
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) July 12, 2026
JAY Z AND ALICIA KEYS REUNITED 😭😭😭 #JayZ pic.twitter.com/n1koYKzzSh
— 🗝️ (@DiaryOfKeysus) July 11, 2026
Blue Ivy Carter plays the keys on “Feelin’ It” with her dad Jay-Z at Yankee Stadium. pic.twitter.com/qfiTFDwNma
— Variety (@Variety) July 11, 2026
“Give it up for my man, JIGGAMAN”😂😭😭😭JAY-Z was blushing😩😩😂 pic.twitter.com/ODb8xG51YM
— CowBoy Palmer 𐚁 🐝 (@BEYSOWN) July 11, 2026
Jay-Z does a mashup of Snoop Dogg’s song “Murder Was the Case” during his performance of “D’Evils,” and then follows it with a performance of “No Church in the Wild” at his “JAY-Z 30” show at Yankee Stadium, celebrating the 30th anniversary of Reasonable Doubt. pic.twitter.com/DbCXwg4ocv
— The Art Of Dialogue (@ArtOfDialogue_) July 11, 2026
Jay-Z played:
‘Can’t Knock The Hustle’ (with Beyoncé)
‘Politics As Usual’
‘Made In America’ (freestyle)
‘Brooklyn’s Finest’
‘I Love The Dough’
‘Dead Presidents’ (with Nas)
‘World Is Yours’ (with Nas)
‘NY State of Mind’ (with Nas)
‘Where I’m From’ (with Nas)
‘Feelin It’ (with Blue Ivy)
‘D’evils’
‘No Church In the Wild’
‘Can I Live’
‘Jigga My’
‘Ain’t No’
‘Excuse Me Miss’
‘22 Two’s’
‘Friend or Foe’ / ‘Friend or Foe ’98’
‘Coming Of Age’ (with Memphis Bleek)
‘Cashmere Thoughts’
‘Allure’
‘Bring It On’ (with JAY-O)
‘Regrets’
Encore:
‘Empire State of Mind (with Alicia Keys)
‘U Don’t Know’ / ‘Best of Me (Part II)’ / ‘Blow the Whistle’ / ‘La-La-La (Excuse Me Miss Again)’ / ‘Mundian to Bach Ke (Beware of the Boys)’ / ‘Change the Game / Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up)’ / ‘You, Me, Him and Her / Roc Boys (And the Winner Is …)’
‘Public Service Announcement’
‘Niggas in Paris / Big Pimpin’
The huge gigs follow the announcement that Jay-Z will be hitting London later this year as part of a trio of gigs celebrating his 30-year legacy.
He has previously announced concerts in Paris and Los Angeles, on September 10 and October 23, and recently added to that list with a show in London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Friday September 4.
It will mark his first concert in the UK in over a decade – and you can find your tickets here.
The rapper returned to the stage for a rare solo performance last month, headlining Roots Picnic 2026 as his first festival date in seven years and breaking out some of his biggest hits.
That set also saw him take aim at Nicki Minaj, Drake, Kanye West and more in a freestyle.
There have been rumours that Jay-Z is working on a new album – which will be the follow-up to 2017’s ‘4:44’ – swirling for years now, although friend and collaborator Cash Cobain recently put a dampener on hopes for new material, saying that the rapper told him recently that he is “absolutely not dropping an album” anytime soon (via Variety).
Elsewhere, it was confirmed Jay-Z and Eminem will reunite on Rakim‘s upcoming new album – marking their first collaboration in 25 years.
The two rap legends last appeared on the same track on 2001’s ‘Renegade’ from Jay-Z’s ‘The Blueprint’.
Now, they’re set to join forces once again on a currently untitled song, which will appear on a forthcoming collaborative album from Rakim, Kurupt and Masta Killa, due for release on August 28.
Earlier this year, Jay-Z shared the original version of the ‘Reasonable Doubt’ single ‘Dead Presidents’ on streaming platforms for the first time.
