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Black America Web
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Black America Web
Jay-Z & Beyoncé Bless The Stage Together, Hov Sends Shots At Kanye
Kevin Mazur Beyoncé fans at Paris' Stade de France got more than they bargained for during the final night of her three-date Cowboy Carter Tour stop, a surprise appearance by none other than Jay-Z. The June 22nd show marked the first time The Carters shared the stage in concert since 2018's Global Citizen Festival, Mandela 100 in Johannesburg. The crowd went crazy when Hov joined his wife for their 2003 hit 'Crazy in Love,' which originally topped the Billboard Hot 100 for eight weeks and remains a cornerstone of Beyoncé's setlist. While the song is a tour staple, Jay-Z's verse has been notably absent until now. In the City of Love, fans witnessed a rare live reunion of the duo on one of their signature tracks. The surprises didn't stop there. Jay-Z stuck around for a sultry rendition of 'Drunk in Love,' uniquely remixed with elements of 'Partition,' making it the first and only time that medley has appeared on the Cowboy Carter Tour The show reached a fever pitch when Jay launched into his solo hit 'N*ggas in Paris,' electrifying the stadium. The track, originally recorded with Ye for their 2011 ' Watch the Throne ' album, felt especially fitting for the occasion. While Jay was performing, he seemed to take a little jab at Mr. West. The 2011 song is a big hit from his album Watch the Throne with West, and usually includes the line, 'Just might let you meet Ye.' The Roc Nation mogul changed the lyrics and said, 'Just might let you meet Bey,' talking about his wife of 17 years, and left out West's name. The reunion not only celebrated the couple's shared musical legacy, but also reignited excitement about their collaborative potential. For the City of Love, this wasn't just a concert, it was a moment, one that fans had waited more than six years to witness live again. SEE ALSO Jay-Z & Beyoncé Bless The Stage Together, Hov Sends Shots At Kanye was originally published on
Yahoo
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jay-Z Disses Kanye West With Lyric Swap Months After He Publicly Disrespected His Kids
Months after Kanye West publicly disrespected the kids of his former friends Jay-Z and Beyoncé, it appears Jay-Z has fired back at his ex-collaborator. While hitting the stage alongside Beyoncé during her 'Cowboy Carter' show in Paris on Sunday, Jay-Z made a very noticeable lyric change. While performing his and West's 2011 hit song 'N—s in Paris' from their joint album 'Watch the Throne,' Jay-Z swapped the tune's original lyrics 'just might let you meet Ye' to 'just might let you meet Bey,' as seen in clips shared by social media users. As expected, social media users on X, formerly Twitter, reacted to Jay-Z's shady, altered lyrics. JAYZ changing the lyrics to 'i just might let u meet bey' 😭😭 — ცɛα ⁴⁴⁴ (@HoviNation) June 22, 2025 Jay Z performing N—- in Paris without Kanye is delicious — Loud and Right. (@b0mbchell_) June 22, 2025 Jay-Z (real name Shawn Carter) and West, who goes by Ye, went from collaborating as tight-knit friends in the music industry to falling out over the last decade. The pair was once one of the most dynamic duos in hip-hop, but in recent years Ye has frequently made headlines for his controversial comments, including antisemitic statements shared on social media, and erratic behavior, subsequently losing multiple brand deals. Back in March, Ye was criticized by social media users after he posted ableist comments aimed at Jay-Z and Beyoncé's twin kids — Rumi and Sir. The 'Drunk in Love' collaborators, who tied the knot in 2008 also share daughter Blue Ivy. 'WAIT HAS ANYONE EVER SEEN JAY Z AND BEYONCES YOUNGER KIDS,' the rapper said in a since-deleted tweet. 'THEYRE RETARDED NO LIKE LITERALLY.' Jay-Z has not publicly addressed Ye's comments about Rumi and Sir. The record executive previously broke his silence on his strained relationship with Ye while speaking with The New York Times in 2017. 'He's my brother. I love Kanye. I do. It's a complicated relationship with us,' he told the outlet. 'Kanye came into this business on my label. So I've always been like his big brother. And we're both entertainers. It's always been like a little underlying competition with your big brother.' Jay-Z added: 'And we both love and respect each other's art too … And then there's like a lot of other factors that play in it. But it's gonna, we gonna always be good.' Bianca Censori Goes Braless In Yet Another Sheer Look During Outing With Kanye West Kanye West Has Apparently Changed His Name… Again John Legend Says Ex-Friend Kanye West's 'Descent' Into 'Antisemitism' And 'Anti-Blackness' Is 'Shocking'
Yahoo
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jay-Z Changes Lyric About Kanye West During Surprise Performance with Wife Beyoncé in Paris
Jay-Z made a surprise appearance during his wife Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter Tour in Paris During the Sunday, June 22 performance, the rap mogul rapped the track "N----- in Paris," which he co-released with Kanye West on their 2011 album Watch the Throne However, Jay-Z changed up one of the lyrics about WestBeyoncé's latest Cowboy Carter Tour concert was full of surprises. On Sunday, June 22, Jay-Z made a surprise appearance alongside his wife during her final show at Stade de France in Paris. According to the New York Post, the couple performed 'Crazy in Love' and 'Drunk in Love,' which they remixed with 'Partition" during the show. Jay-Z, 55, also performed 'N----- in Paris" from his 2011 joint album with Kanye West. According to fan-captured footage, the "Renegade" artist sported an all-black ensemble as he appeared alongside Beyoncé, 43, who sported a crop top and bedazzled pants with chaps. Following their collaboration, Jay-Z took the stage solo to perform 'N----- in Paris," per fan-captured video on X. During the track, he rapped: "Gold bottles, scold models, Spillin' Ace on my sick J's / Ball so hard, bitch, behave / Just might let you meet Bey," replacing "Ye" with a reference to his wife. Reps for Jay-Z and West have not yet responded to PEOPLE's requests for comment. is now available in the Apple App Store! Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more! The lyric change comes three months after the "Runaway" rapper shared a jarring post on X about Beyoncé and Jay-Z's 7½-year-old twins Rumi and Sir to X. In his since-deleted post, West wrote, "WAIT HAS ANYONE EVER SEEN JAY Z AND BEYONCES YOUNGER KIDS," before using offensive language and taking aim at Rumi and Sir's mental capabilities. According to Page Six, once West took down his tweet about Rumi and Sir, he reasoned he did so because of the "possibility" of his X account getting shut down. Later, the publication reported he admitted to feeling "bad" about the initial post. Over the years, West has come under fire for making repeated antisemitic comments and homophobic posts to his X account. Beyoncé is currently in the midst of her Cowboy Carter Tour. She is set to perform in Houston on Saturday, June 28. Read the original article on People
Express Tribune
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Akon's brother pulled off epic impersonations, lip-syncing his shows and booking gigs under his name
Akon recently revealed that his brothers once impersonated him during concerts, with one of them, Abou 'Bu' Thiam, acting as his double. In a candid interview on the 'Bootleg Kev' podcast, the Grammy-nominated artist admitted that Bu would occasionally step in for him at shows when Akon's schedule became too hectic. Bu, however, didn't sing live but would lip-sync to Akon's tracks while a DJ played in the background, and the audience never realized the difference. The family's hustle didn't stop there. Akon's other brother, Omar Thiam, took it a step further by booking performances under Akon's name without his permission, pocketing the earnings. Akon described Omar's actions as 'gangsta,' acknowledging that his brothers had managed to pull off the deception successfully for some time. Akon explained that the resemblance between him and his brothers was so strong that fans couldn't distinguish them unless they saw him in person. Despite the deception, Akon noted there were no hard feelings, and the family laughs about it today. However, the trick eventually stopped working when Bu became widely recognized in the music industry. Bu Thiam went on to carve out a successful career, becoming the youngest VP of A&R at Def Jam at just 28. He played a pivotal role in shaping the careers of artists like Rihanna and helped launch Lady Gaga's career. Bu later served as EVP at Columbia Records, managed Kanye West, and founded his own label, BuVision, which partnered with Atlantic Music Group in 2025. Before becoming a major music executive, Bu had a hand in Akon's early success, discovering T-Pain, Jeremih, and producing hits like Watch the Throne.
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Fashion designer Riccardo Tisci accused of drugging and sexually assaulting New York restaurant-goer
A New York man claims iconic fashion designer Riccardo Tisci drugged his drink while out at an East Harlem restaurant, after which he woke up in the former Givenchy creative director's multimillion-dollar townhouse, naked, without any idea how he got there. In a state lawsuit filed Tuesday, Patrick Cooper accuses Tisci of sexually assaulting him while he was under the influence and unable to consent, alleging the 50-year-old dosed him with an unknown substance in order to make him 'so disorientated as to no longer know where he was, what he was doing, or what other people, particularly [Tisci], was [sic] doing to him.' As a result, Cooper, 35, was 'unable to reject, fight, stop or defend himself' from Tisci's 'predatory, sexual, and unlawful assault and battery,' according to his complaint. He told The Independent that he 'just went out to have a good night. My intentions were never to end up in Riccardo Tisci's bed. When I woke up, he was kissing me.' Cooper, who describes himself as bisexual, said he headed to the hospital for rape kit testing immediately upon leaving Tisci's luxe SoHo home, then contacted police to make a report. 'I remember sipping the drink, and I don't remember anything else,' Cooper contended. 'To this day, I still don't remember anything. Nothing.' Reached by phone, Tisci hung up shortly after being informed what the call was regarding. His agent, Anne Nelson of United Talent Agency, told The Independent, 'I regret to inform you that I cannot comment on any matters related to the pending litigation.' In an email, an NYPD spokesperson declined to confirm or deny details of the case, but said, 'The NYPD takes sexual assault and rape cases extremely seriously, and urges anyone who has been a victim to file a police report so we can perform a comprehensive investigation, and offer support and services to survivors.' A native of Apulia, Italy, Tisci has dressed stars including – among countless others – Beyoncé, Adele, Meryl Streep, Rhianna, Madonna, Cate Blanchett and Kim Kardashian, who wore a Tisci-designed dress for her 2014 wedding to rapper Kanye West. He left Givenchy in 2017, after 12 years, and in 2018 was appointed chief creative officer at Burberry, where he stayed until September 2022. Further afield, Tisci designed the cover art for Jay-Z and West's 2011 album Watch the Throne, and is now collaborating with Nike on a line of luxury handbags. 'I love romanticism and sensuality, maybe because I come from a family with eight sisters,' Tisci told The New York Times in 2007. 'I'm also a person who is very emotional. I like black, I like white. I never like what's in the middle.' The alleged assault dates to June 29, 2024, when Cooper met Tisci through a mutual friend, according to his complaint. After spending time at a club downtown, Cooper said he, his friend, Tisci, and another man went to 2 Sisters 4 Brothers, a soul food spot on East 116th Street. That's where Tisci surreptitiously slipped something into Cooper's drink when he wasn't looking, Cooper's complaint alleges. Cooper, who said he is 6-foot-1-inch tall and handles his liquor 'very well,' told The Independent that he had only had two or so glasses of wine up until that point and hadn't been feeling drunk at all. However, the complaint continues, shortly after Cooper finished his drink at 2 Sisters 4 Brothers, he became 'disoriented, confused, impaired, intoxicated, unaware of his actions and surroundings, and unable to comprehend what was going on.' '[O]nce the drug took effect… [Tisci] brought [Cooper] back to [his] home, where [Tisci] prevented [Cooper] from leaving and sexually assaulted him,' the complaint states. 'When [Cooper] woke up, he found himself naked with [Tisci], (also naked), next to him… Upon information and belief, at the time of the aforesaid sexual assault, [Cooper] lacked the capacity to consent.' When Cooper came to while at Tisci's swank King Street pad, which he once shared with artist Marina Abramovich, his throat was so dry could barely speak, he told The Independent. Completely discombobulated, Cooper said he asked Tisci for a glass of water, who walked away unclothed then came back wearing a pair of shorts. 'I was like, 'How did I get here?' I kept saying, 'How did I get here?' I keep asking him how I got there, and he's not responding,' Cooper recalled. 'We go upstairs, my clothes are there, next to the couch.' Cooper said he left, unsure of where he was, then called the friend he had been with the night before. 'He's upset at me, saying, 'Why would you leave me? I couldn't find you,'' Cooper went on. 'He said he was asking everyone if they knew where I was, so I told him, 'I don't remember last night at all.'' The next day, Cooper said he called Tisci, who insisted he didn't remember him, and asked for a photo. 'I sent the picture, and he goes, 'I still don't remember you,'' Cooper said. 'I told him, 'How do you not remember me? I was at your house.' He goes, 'Oh yeah, I remember you now. Nothing happened.' I said, 'I woke up naked.' He said, 'No, you had clothes on.' And that's when I knew.' He then decided to retain a lawyer, Cooper said, adding that he 'kind of broke down' in the aftermath of the alleged assault. 'I have not spoken to Riccardo [since], I have not heard from him,' Cooper stated. Cooper's lawsuit accuses Tisci of assault, battery, false imprisonment, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and violations of New York State's Gender-Motivated Violence Act. He is now seeking compensatory and punitive damages to be determined in court.
