Jay-z Dedicates "Numb/Encore" Performance to Chester Bennington
Jay-z paid tribute to Chester Bennington at the U.K.'s Virgin V Festival Sunday night. It was the first time the 47-year-old rapper had publicly mentioned the Linkin Park singer since Bennington committed suicide on July 20. "Can you guys light it up tonight for Chester?" Jay-z asked fans at Hylands Park, where he rapped songs from 4:44 for the first time. "Linkin Park, one time—tonight. Please make some noise so he can hear you all the way in heaven tonight!" After the performance ended, Jay-z shouted, "Peace and love!" Jay-z's history with Bennington goes way back, as the hip-hop artist teamed up with the nu metal band for Collision Course, a six-song Ep released in...
- 8/21/2017
- E! Online
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