New York stars 50 Cent and Mary J. Blige shared a one-off bill at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie opening.
50 Cent, the Queens rapper behind “In da Club”, headlined a one-off show at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Thursday 3 July 2025. Mary J. Blige played before him on the same bill.
Born Curtis Jackson in New York City, he began pursuing music in 1996. In 2000 he was shot nine times, and Columbia Records dropped him before his first album came out.
Eminem heard his 2002 mixtape Guess Who’s Back? and signed him to Shady Records. His first studio album followed in 2003, topped the US albums chart and produced two number-one singles.
Blige, known as the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul, has won nine Grammy Awards. Her set, with a six-piece band, reached its peak on “No More Drama”. 50 Cent built his own set to his biggest hit before returning for an encore.
A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, a rapper from the Bronx, opened the night. He came back during the headline set to perform “Look Back at It” and “Drowning”.