Last week, JAŸ-Z announced a pair of big NYC shows at Yankee Stadium to celebrate 30 years of his 1996 debut, Reasonable Doubt, and 25 years of 2001’s The Blueprint, and happening on Friday, July 10 and Saturday, July 11. Now that tickets have gone on sale, he’s added a third show, on Sunday, July 12 at Yankee Stadium. It’s being billed as “Extra Innings,” and tickets go on sale today (3/24) at 1 PM ET.
In addition to the Yankee Stadium shows, JAŸ-Z is also headlining Roots Picnic with The Roots on night one. Those are his only upcoming shows at the moment; stay tuned.
JAŸ-Z also spoke with GQ for a rare interview, where, among other things, he addressed Kendrick Lamar’s beef with Drake:
GQ: As a spectator, what did you think of the 2024 back-and-forth between Kendrick and Drake?
Jay-Z: I’m going to have an answer you’re not going to like. Well, I don’t know if you’re going to like it. That’s presumptuous. There are four pillars of hip-hop. There’s breakdancing, graffiti, there’s DJ’ing and battling. Breakdance is not at the forefront of rap anymore. It’s actually an Olympic sport. So that’s dead [laughs]. Graffiti, beautiful in certain places. It’s not part of hip-hop. The DJ was in the forefront. It was Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince. Eric B. and Rakim. You don’t even know the DJ for half of the artists anymore. And the last pillar is battling. We love the excitement and I love the sparring, but in this day and age there’s so much negative stuff that comes with it that you almost wish it didn’t happen.
GQ: Really?
Jay-Z: Now, people that like Kendrick hate Drake, no matter what he makes. It’s like an attack on his character. I don’t know if I love that. I don’t know if it’s helpful to our growth where the fallout lands, especially on social media.
