The rapper has booked a series of live dates tied to Reasonable Doubt and The Blueprint, revived his 40/40 Club for a Fanatics Fest activation, and scheduled international shows—while remaining silent on whether new music follows.
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The rapper has booked a series of live dates tied to Reasonable Doubt and The Blueprint, revived his 40/40 Club for a Fanatics Fest activation, and scheduled international shows—while remaining silent on whether new music follows.
Jay-Z’s Saturday night headlining set paired a career-spanning performance with a rare onstage gathering of the full State Property crew, while the festival itself showed the results of a necessary relocation.
During his headlining set with The Roots at Yankee Stadium, Jay Z debuted a freestyle that responded to Drake’s recent diss and took direct aim at Kanye West and Nicki Minaj.
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.
The festival moves to the historic Belmont Plateau in Philadelphia for its 2026 edition, featuring a joint headlining set.
