Rihanna surprises fans with her first performance in years at Jay-Z concert: I ‘missed this s–t’

Rihanna surprises fans with her first performance in years at Jay-Z concert: I ‘missed this s–t’

The Bad Gal is back!

Rihanna surprised fans by hitting the stage to perform at Jay-Z’s “Extra Innings” concert at Yankee Stadium in Brooklyn, New York.

Early Monday morning, the “Diamonds” singer sang the hook to Jay’s 2009 hit “Run This Town.”

Rihanna (seen above) performed for the first time in years at Jay-Z’s third Yankee Stadium concert. rocnation/Instagram
The pop star (seen above with Jay-Z) performed “Run This Town” and “Bitch Better Have My Money” early Monday morning. rocnation/Instagram

After they finished that performance, Rihanna told the sold-out crowd — which included her boyfriend, A$AP Rocky, and their 10-month-old daughter, Rocki — “Y’all know I’m rusty, right? It’s been a while. Y’all with me right now?”

The Fenty Beauty founder, 38, then performed her 2015 track “Bitch Better Have My Money.”

Before exiting the stage, Rihanna told the audience: “I missed this s–t, y’all! New York, I love you guys!”

“I missed this s–t, y’all! New York, I love you guys!” she told the crowd before exiting the stage. (Pictured: Rihanna performing.) rocnation/Instagram
The last time Rihanna took the stage was to perform for a billionaire’s wedding in 2024 (as seen above). X/crispypunxni

The “Neede Me” songstress hasn’t had a live show since March 2024, when she performed a private, 90-minute concert in India at the lavish pre-wedding festivities of Indian billionaire heir Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant.

Before that, Rihanna performed a medley of her hits — while pregnant with her second son, Riot — at the 2023 Super Bowl halftime show.

Jay-Z’s third and final concert at Yankee Stadium was initially supposed to start at 8 p.m. on Sunday night.

Prior to that, the mom of three performed a medley of her hits at the 2023 Super Bowl halftime show (as seen above). Getty Images for Roc Nation
Jay-Z’s show was delayed for hours due to fans breaking through security (as seen above). redcouchwithburn/TikTok

However, the show was delayed for hours due to hordes of fans breaking through security and forcing the iconic Bronx venue into lockdown.

The “99 Problems” emcee, born Shawn Carter, didn’t take the stage until 12.15 a.m. Monday.

Jay-Z, 56, apologized for the chaotic scenes when he took to the stage, telling the crowd that there were “like 10,000 people outside, and we closed all the doors, and somebody rushed the door.

The “99 Problems” emcee (seen performing above) took the stage after midnight and apologize to the fans. rocnation/Instagram
Jay brought out several stars, including his wife, Beyoncé (seen above). rocnation/Instagram

“They closed the door for you guys’ safety and everyone’s safety outside,” he added.

“I don’t want to start the music and people get trampled. I’m really sorry for the inconvenience, but I had to make sure everyone was OK. I appreciate your patience.”

Several other stars joined the hip-hop mogul onstage Monday, including Pharrell, Teyana Taylor, Usher, Jermaine Dupri and, of course, Jay’s megastar wife, Beyoncé, who also joined him for night one of his Yankee Stadium shows.

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