Key Takeaways
- JAY-Z urged fans at his final JAŸ-Z30 Tour show to trust their own eyes and ears over online narratives, telling them to “question everything in this world of AI.”
- The SoFi Stadium finale featured Too $hort, Dr. Dre, and Snoop Dogg alongside Hov hits including “99 Problems,” “Empire State of Mind” and “Big Pimpin’.”
- His ninth headlining tour and first solo run since 2017 celebrated the anniversaries of ‘Reasonable Doubt’ and ‘The Blueprint,’ with stops in New York, London, Paris and Los Angeles.
During the final show of his JAŸ-Z30 Tour, Jay-Z addressed claims of low-priced tickets and other criticism circulating online.
The rapper used night two of his SoFi Stadium run on Saturday (Oct. 24) to tell the crowd in Inglewood, California, to trust their own senses over what they would read later.
"Y'all gotta be very aware of what's going on in the world, right? People will tell you that nobody was in here tonight, but you got eyes, you can see. People will tell you that the music wasn't great, but you got ears,” he said. “Question everything in this world of AI."
His warning for fans came during a show that featured West Coast legends Too $hort, Dr. Dre, and Snoop Dogg. Too $hort performed “Blow the Whistle,” while Dre and Snoop did a medley of "The Next Episode," "California Love," "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang," and "Still D.R.E."
Meanwhile, Jay-Z performed some of his biggest hits, including "99 Problems," "Empire State of Mind," and "Big Pimpin.’”
Hov’s JAŸ-Z30 tour is his ninth headlining tour and his first solo live shows since the 4:44 Tour in 2017, with his latest staged around the 30th anniversary of Reasonable Doubt and the 25th of The Blueprint.
The tour launched July 10 with three Yankee Stadium shows that drew a combined 136,000 people, then moved through London and Paris before landing in Los Angeles. Night one at SoFi sold out, with Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, and Rihanna watching from the crowd.
