Overview
- The Yankee Stadium residency completed its second night on July 11 with a performance centered on The Blueprint that featured surprise guests including Slick Rick and Pharrell Williams.
- Eminem joined Jay‑Z onstage for a live rendition of their 2001 collaboration “Renegade” and also performed “Lose Yourself,” giving the appearance immediate studio context from reports of a Rakim‑led album.
- Organizers said the July 11 Blueprint show sold 45,832 tickets, which press materials report as a new single‑show concert attendance record for Yankee Stadium.
- A third and final New York date called “Extra Innings” is scheduled for tonight to close the run before announced international stops in London, Paris and Los Angeles this fall.
- Multiple outlets report Jay‑Z and Eminem are set to appear on a Rakim‑led album due August 28, which would mark their first recorded collaboration since “Renegade.”