Jay-Z Celebrates ‘The Blueprint’ 25th Anniversary With Eminem, Pharrell Williams and Slick Rick at Yankee Stadium

By Steven J. Horowitz

Steven J. Horowitz

Senior Music Writer

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Jay-Z was almost entirely truthful to the source material for his 25th anniversary Yankee Stadium show on Saturday to celebrate “The Blueprint,” setting guests artists to high wattage but low frequency as he trotted out Eminem, Pharrell Williams and Slick Rick for a curtailed 90-minute set.

The Brooklyn native had already established a tall precedent on Friday to commemorate the 30-year milestone of “Reasonable Doubt,” his 1996 debut that elevated him from hugging blocks to topping charts. The first of three shows was all bells and whistles right from the start, with his wife Beyoncé coming out for “Can’t Knock the Hustle” as a table-setter for guests like Nas, Jaz-O and Alicia Keys.

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