JAY-Z's Surprise Performance Amid Nicki Minaj Feud and Paternity Drama

Jay-Z took the stage alongside his wife Beyoncé over the weekend for the third day of her Cowboy Carter Tour performance in Atlanta, shortly after Nicki Minaj criticized the Brooklyn native online.

After first making an appearance at one of Beyoncé’s Paris shows, Hov made his second Cowboy Carter Tour appearance in Atlanta on Sunday (July 13), where he joined his wife for their smash duet “Crazy In Love,” before performing "Public Service Announcement" from his 2003 studio album The Black Album. See footage below.

The arrival happened several days following Nicki Minaj called out The billionaire was accused of defrauding her out of $200 million according to a deal she entered into with TIDAL, a music streaming platform he later sold. Jack Dorsey’s Square Minaj claims that although she and 15 other musicians received a 3% ownership interest in the platform when it launched in 2015, she was only provided with $1 million for her portion once the company was sold for $302 million in 2021.

Up to 100-200 million has been accounted for so far," she posted on X. "Jay Z called me to resolve this karmic debt. It keeps accruing more interest.

Minaj also called attention to Rymir Satterthwaite, A 31-year-old individual who asserts that JAY-Z, aged 55, is his biological father, has been seeking a DNA test for many years. In reaction to his legal action, Hov's attorney issued a statement recently, addressing Satterthwaite's allegations. “fabricated.”

False accusations and statements have been dealt with—and dismissed—in various other court cases, and [Satterthwaite's] ongoing targeting of [Jay-Z] along with ignoring these rulings has led to a contempt citation.

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