Jay-Z snubs Kanye West with major lyric change during Beyonce tour
For the first time in six years, Jay-Z took to the stage with Beyonce for an iconic duet of Crazy In Love but his second track had some tweaks.
Gig-goers were beside themselves as he walked on stage in Paris for night two, the closing night of her short European leg of the Cowboy Carter tour.
The French capital has been dubbed Queen B's 'favourite city' by fans as she brought out Miley Cyrus for a guest performance of II Most Wanted days before.
Jay-Z rapped his part of Crazy In Love before his wife walked off stage and left him to perform his iconic track N****s in Paris — a collaboration with Kanye West — solo.
The 55-year-old rapper didn't miss a beat as he burst into the track from their 2011 album,Watch the Throne.
However, he did alter one lyric to omit Ye's name from the song, singing 'Just might let you meet Bey' instead.
While it may be a happy coincidence that Bey's name fits nicely in the track, Jay-Z — real name Shawn Carter — appears to no longer be friends with his close collaborator.
The Gold Digger rapper has been behaving erratically over the past few years, having declared he was a 'nazi' before retracting that statement.
Ye, 48, claimed the falling out was sparked by Jay-Z's involvement with 2021 album Donda on the song Jail.
'Why did Jay Z have to say 'no red hat' on Jail,' he said on X in a now-deleted post.
'That s*** tore me to my soul. We fought about it and he told me either leave that line on there or take my verse off. Me wearing the red hat was the most stand out example of me going against 'the program.' Do you guys think he was instructed to say that?'
The 'red hat' is thought to refer to Ye's endorsement of Donald Trump and his MAGA hats in the former reality star's first presidential election run.
Later, Ye posted a string of messages on X aimed at the Carters, which included questioning the mental capabilities of their seven-year-old child.
Insiders claimed the family was looking into taking legal action before Ye removed the post. He made sure to tell everyone it was not removed to be 'a good person.'
'I need everyone to know that I took the post about Jay Z and Beyoncé's family down … because there was a possibility of my Twitter being cancelled [sic],' he wrote.
A source told Page Six at the time that the Roc Nation founder 'will absolutely not stand' for the way Ye 'has spoken about their children.'
Beyonce and Jay-Z have never publicly addressed the rift, choosing instead to put on these huge displays of family unity, like in Paris. More Trending
Of course, Blue Ivy was also at the tour as she has become one of her mum's main featured dancers at just 13 years old.
Paris was actually the city where the youngster made her first on stage appearance during the 2023 Renaissance Tour, showing off those now-famous dance moves.
Little Rumi, seven, has also been making an appearance on the Cowboy Carter Tour, although her twin brother Sir is staying out of the spotlight.
The Cowboy Carter Tour will continue in the US on June 28, after six shows in London and two in Paris.
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