Jay-Z, Eminem to Christen Yankee Stadium

Pair to perform at ballpark in September
By Sarah Quinn,  Newser Staff
Posted May 13, 2010 9:29 AM CDT
Jay-Z, Eminem to Christen Yankee Stadium
Rappers Eminem, right, and Jay-Z perform together at a concert celebrating the launch of the video game "DJ Hero" in Los Angeles on June 1, 2009.   (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

Native New Yorker Jay-Z gets the honor of playing the first concert at the new Yankee Stadium, but he'll be sharing the stage with fellow rapper Eminem, the AP reports. The show is scheduled for Sept. 13, but that won't be their first concert together—on Sept. 2, the two will appear at Comerica Park in Detroit, Eminem's hometown.
(More Jay-Z stories.)

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