Jay-Z halted his concert at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Friday night to pay a sweet tribute to his wife Beyonce on her birthday.The rapper, 56, took to the London stage for the first time in almost a decade for the first of two sell-out shows to mark the 30th anniversary of his debut album Reasonable Doubt.However, the 99 Problems hitmaker turned the spotlight on his superstar wife on her 45th birthday as the audience joined him in a rendition of ‘Happy Birthday’ as she watched on from her VIP suite.A delighted Beyonce, dressed in a casual black hoodie, smiled, waved and blew kisses to the fans as fireworks lit up the sky above. The Single Ladies singer was also spotted enthusiastically dancing along to her husband’s performance amid what was no doubt a memorable birthday for her. While the two shows celebrated three decades since Jay-Z’s first album, the date was also significant to Bey as September 4 also marked 20 years since the release of her second album, B’Day. Jay-Z halted his concert at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Friday night to pay a sweet tribute to wife Beyonce on her birthday The 99 Problems hitmaker turned the spotlight on his superstar wife on her 45th birthday as the audience joined him in a rendition of ‘Happy Birthday’ as she watched on from her VIP suiteJay-Z’s gigs marked his first solo UK show in almost a decade and addressing the thousands of gathered fans as he opened the show, the star said: ‘This place holds a special significance in my career.’He then added that he wanted to ‘turn it all the way up’ and he certainly did that as fans were treated to a setlist of some of his biggest hits including Run This Town, Empire State of Mind, Dirt Off My Shoulder, 99 Problems, No Church in the Wild, Izzo (H.O.V.A.) and Numb/Encore.The Brooklyn rapper, real name Shawn Carter, was also joined by a host of guest stars including actor Idris Elba, DJ Khaled and UK rapper Giggs.Meanwhile, Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean of US hip-hop group Fugees took to the stage to perform three of their most well-loved tracks; Ready Or Not, Killing Me Softly and Fu-Gee-La.Paying tribute to the group, Jay-Z said to the crowd: ‘They (Fugees) took me out on my first European tour, opening up for them.’As he turned to the duo, he continued: ‘Thank you, I appreciate you. I’m forever a fan.’ Jay-Z’s monumental gigs come amid the news that he is only just being discovered by Gen Z as his hit track Tom Ford resurges on TikTok, gaining a whole new audience.The star, worth $2.8billion, returned to his roots in July to honour his monumental career with a three-night residency at Yankee Stadium. The rapper, 56, took to the London stage for the first time in almost a decade for the first of two sell-out shows to mark the 30th anniversary of his debut album Reasonable Doubt A delighted Beyonce, dressed in a casual black hoodie, smiled, waved and blew kisses to the fans as fireworks lit up the sky above The Single Ladies singer was also spotted enthusiastically dancing along to her husband’s performance amid what was no doubt a memorable birthday for her Jay-Z’s gigs marked his first solo UK show in almost a decade and addressing the gathered fans as he opened the show, the star said: ‘This place holds a special significance in my career’Jay-Z could see a whole new generation in the audience, thanks to fans on TikTok making his classic hits viral again.Posts which use the song have amassed more than 550,000 likes, 12,000 saves and 16,000 shares.The song, which has appeared in over 10,000 TikTok videos recently, peaked at number 39 on the Hot 100.And last month alone, the song crossed 100million streams on Spotify. In a victory lap for a legacy that continues to grow decade after decade, the celebration has been non-stop.Jay-Z was joined by his superstar wife Beyonce on stage and their rising star daughter Blue Ivy, 14.Beyonce also performed Jay-Z’s song Can’t Knock the Hustle (featuring Mary J. Blige), wearing a black pinstripe suit and there was also a surprise performance from Rihanna, who performed B***h Better Have My Money. From the debut of his studio album in 1996, through his independent label, Roc-A-Fella Records, and his releases in the 2000s and 2010s, Jay-Z has defined industry expectations of what a rapper can become.In April 2026, he was listed among the Top 30 Songwriters of All Time by The New York Times. The rap mogul has won 25 Grammys, sold 140 million records and has 14 Billboard 200 No1 albums (the most amongst solo acts). Jay-Z was also the first hip-hop artist to land billionaire status in June 2019.