Here’s a classic event that was historical when it happened. Jay-Z at the prime of his career shocks the crowd and brings out the King of Pop himself Michael Jackson. The crowd goes NUTS/INSANE!!!! What’s funny is that Jay-Z tells the crowd that Mike is here and calls him out to the stage and Mike doesn’t come out. Crowd begins to think Jay might be frontin’ but Jay goes back stage and physically bring Mr. Michael Jackson out to the stage and the crowd loses its collective mind. You can’t make these things up.
“I know Michael Jackson better come from behind that muthaf—in’ curtain,” Jay-Z said during what had to be 90 of the longest seconds of his career. Jigga had just announced Jackson to the crowd, but the music icon failed to make his entrance. The audience seemed to think Jay was joking — who would expect Jackson to appear at such a hip-hop-heavy concert?
But Jay quickly figured out that with cargo as precious as this, it’s probably best to hand-deliver it to the crowd. “You want me to go back and get him myself?” Jay asked a girl in the front row. “OK, I’m ‘a go get him.”
Seconds later the two walked out and posed for photos together. In one of the pictures, Michael struck a b-boy stance with his arms folded. Jackson’s only words to the crowd were “I love you all” before he exited the stage…
The footage is not the best; but is the best currently available. The footage is from backstage so you only it happen at bad angle on the jumbotron. I think the moment might have been a bit surreal for the Jiggaman himself based on his demeanor at the end. Enjoy
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I’ve been looking for footage of this FOREVER.
Ang, it’s kind of surreal right? Glad you got to see it…finally.