After seven years away from festival stages, Jay-Z headlined Roots Picnic with a career-spanning set and an opening freestyle that targeted Drake, Nicki Minaj, and Kanye West directly.
Jay-Z headlined Philadelphia’s Roots Picnic on Saturday night, his first festival appearance in seven years. The set, backed by The Roots, ran through 35 songs and brought out a long list of guests: Jazmine Sullivan for “Feelin’ It” and “Need U Bad,” Bilal on “No
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