Jay-Z warned everyone that he was "getting the itch" for a good show in New York, and the rapper came out swinging with the first of a pair of concerts to air his grievances with rival rappers.

The Hip-Hop icon's "I Declare War" Concert kicked off with a bang tonight as throngs of eager concertgoers poured into the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, NJ.

Jay-Z partnered with Powerhouse, the annual mega concert by New York's Power 105.1.

Jay-Z emerged onstage seated in a presidential setting reminiscent of the Oval Office, with a voiceover of Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech blaring in the background.

From the very beginning, the crowd of thousands threw their Roc signs in the air while chanting "Hova, Hova!," signaling that the rap megastar has lost none of his shine during his semi-hiatus from the mic.

"I don't think y'all muthaf***as ready tonight!" Jay-Z proclaimed above the screams of the crowd, as two staunch security guards manned the rear of his Oval Office. "'This is my house in this muthaf***a...ya don't understand...I own the Nets!"

On the track "Give It to Me," Jay-Z brought Memphis Bleek to the stage in the role of hype man, signifying the two are still close.

Amidst a hail of pyrotechnics, the crowd held on to each and every word of "You Don't Know."

When the "god MC" performed "You Don't Know" the audience held on to his every word.

Eventually, Jay plucked a young boy out of the crowd. "Dont stage dive. Don't try to upstage me with none of that cute kid stuff...you like summer?" the rapper then spun into "Dear Summer."

Soon, he brought out T.I., Teiarra Mari, Ne-Yo and Peedi Peedi.

At an earlier appearance at Power 105, the Def Jam president revealed that he would address some of whom he called "hard-headed" critics of his "Carter Administration" during the show, but he didn't reveal to whom he would disrespect.

UHHHH CAN'T WAIT TILL MORE UPDATES

ILL POST MORE UP

NO BULLSHIT LIKE CDIDDY IS POSTIN

wats ya source

I found it he needs to get to the good shit

I know it feels like Fade to Black but with a twist and alot of suspense

Itz about fuckin time some one post whatz real thankz alot.

I wish they would have said how long hes been on

sounds like a hell of an entreance

okay can someone help me out with this...i'm totally lost?
what the hell's going on?
jay-z's having a concert tonight???

^^ you should slap yourself..

Jay Z is having a huge concert in which hes supposedly gonna get all of 50 cents enimies together,then them and himself are gonna diss the fuck out of 50 cent...somethin like that...and he might sign jada and nas

wow you are lost where the fuck you been girl lol

he might also have that game stripper footage....but i doubt it

Jay-Z warned everyone that he was "getting the itch" for a good show in New York, and the rapper came out swinging with the first of a pair of concerts to air his grievances with rival rappers.

The Hip-Hop icon's "I Declare War" Concert kicked off with a bang tonight as throngs of eager concertgoers poured into the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, NJ. Jay-Z partnered with Powerhouse, the annual mega concert by New York's Power 105.1.

Jay-Z emerged onstage seated in a presidential setting reminiscent of the Oval Office, with a voiceover of Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech blaring in the background.

From the very beginning, the crowd of thousands threw their Roc signs in the air while chanting "Hova, Hova!," signaling that the rap megastar has lost none of his shine during his semi-hiatus from the mic.

"I don't think y'all muthaf***as ready tonight!" Jay-Z proclaimed above the screams of the crowd, as two staunch security guards manned the rear of his Oval Office. "'This is my house in this muthaf***a...ya don't understand...I own the Nets!"

During the show, Freeway burst from backstage to perform his verse from "What We Do."

Looking at Freeway, "Jay-Z said, "We missing some sh*t (on this stage) to make this whole thing complete!"

A hooded Beanie Siegel came out to perform, throwing up the Roc sign to the crowd's delight. "Roc for life, ni**a.you already knew!" Beanie said.

The Lox and Jay-Z's old friend Sauce Money came onstage to perform Jay's classic posse cut, "Reservoir Dogs" to everyone's surprise, as Sauce and Jay had previously had a falling out for unknown reasons.

They were followed by an impromptu appearance by P Diddy.

On the track "Give It to Me," Jay-Z brought Memphis Bleek to the stage in the role of hype man, signifying the two are still close. When the "god MC" performed "You Don't Know" the audience held on to his every word.

Eventually, Jay plucked a young boy out of the crowd. "Dont stage dive. Don't try to upstage me with none of that cute kid stuff...You like summer?"

The rapper then spun into "Dear Summer."

Soon, he brought out special guests Teiarra Mari, Ne-Yo and Peedi Peedi, along with a four-song set by T.I.

T.I. was joined by Young Jeezy, who was a fan favorite with the hook-heavy songs from his debut album Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101.

Jay, with a fresh set of clothing, returned on the tail end of Young Jeezy's set to perform "Go Crazy."

At an earlier appearance at Power 105, the Def Jam president revealed that he would address some of whom he called "hard-headed" critics of his "Carter Administration" during the show, but he didn't reveal to whom he would disrespect.

Industry rumors have circulated that Jay-Z was speaking specifically about 50 Cent and his G-Unit entourage, and that he planned to bring along an arsenal of friends to silence the crew's recent attacks.

However, others have speculated that the beef could be with Camron, Fat Joe, and any number of other rappers.

"I gotta put 'em in the choke hold, the Boston crab," the rapper told Ed Lover. "I gotta smash a couple of people. Everybody better make up and be my friend."

A second show, set for October 28, is slated for Philadelphia's Wachovia Center in conjunction with Power 99, another Clear Channel radio station.

The last time Jay-Z declared war he was embroiled in a long-running feud with Nas and Prodigy of Mobb Deep, unleashing such hits as the mix-tape-gone-mainstream "Takeover."

Is it over

well i heard about the whole war thing on oct. 27th...but i didnt know it was a concert i thought it was like a cd or something lol

that better not be it cuz if it is people prolly gonna be pissed if I was him I would call the person out tonight then bring the heat tomorrow night

I dont think it is

i wanna hear him air somebody out....

He had the LOX on stage thats crazy so I bet hes going at 50

alright im glad he came back n pull a michael but if i been waiting all day to wait another wtf!!!

yeah he had the LOX but they aint say shit...

and i dont get that fat fuck beanie siegal,how does he plan on gettin signed ti gunit if he doin shit like this?

im pissed fuck Jay right now lol dickheaded muthfucka I wanted to see 50 get aired out

does that mean its over?

maybe he planned to dissapoint people today and have something real big tomorrow

O.K. IT WAS A GOOD CONCERT MAINLY CAUSE HIM & NAS UNITED!


BUT DAMMMMM! IT WAS CALLED THE "I DECLARE WAR CONCERT"


WHERE'S DA FUCKIN WAR??????