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Jay-Z and Eminem Announce Yankee Stadium Show

By Ben Fractenberg | May 13, 2010 8:57am | Updated on May 13, 2010 8:54am
Eminem and Jay-Z perform together at a concert celebrating the launch of the video game
Eminem and Jay-Z perform together at a concert celebrating the launch of the video game "DJ Hero" in Los Angeles on Monday, June 1, 2009
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By Ben Fractenberg

DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

MANHATTAN — Jay-Z put the Yankees in an "Empire State of Mind" for their World Series run last year — now he will headline the first concert at the new Yankee Stadium.

Hip-hop's No. 1 Yankees fan announced the Sept. 13 gig in Detroit with rapper Eminem at Comerica Park as the Bombers took on the Tigers in a doubleheader. Eminem will also perform at the Bronx show.

The show is part of a home-and-home concert series, with Eminem getting top billing during a Detroit show at the Tigers' ballpark on Sept. 2.

It won't be the first gig for Jay-Z at the new Yankee Stadium. He performed "Empire State of Mind" with Alicia Keys before Game 2 of the World Series.

Ticket information has not yet been announced.