Late this summer, Jay-Z and Eminem will be teaming up for two co-headlining concerts in major league baseball parks: Comerica Park in Detroit and Yankee Stadium in New York City.

The first show will be in Detroit, Eminem’s hometown, on September 2. On September 13 the pair will be in Jay-Z’s New York City. In the past, the two have performed together frequently. However it hasn’t been on the same scale. The shows were announced live from Fox Sports Detroit at a doubleheader at Comerica Park in the second game between the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers.

In a statement, Eminem said, this set of shows is a once in a lifetime experience. We will both be really bringing it for our home town fans. They will love it and so will I. It will be historic.

Jay-Z added, the shows are a dream coming true. I have always dreamed of hip-hop being able to play in stadium just like other kinds of music. It’s perfect for me and Eminem to be able to play in our hometowns so we can show them just how far live rap experiences has made it. Historic and fun. The combination is going to be a great one across the board.

Jay-Z earlier this year wrapped up a tour to support “The Blueprint 3, his last chart topping set. It is his 11th studio set and final “Blueprint” trilogy installment, which started with “The Blueprint” in 2001 and continued with “Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse” in 2002.

Jay-Z’s last album debuted in the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s 22 chart. During the first week of its release the set sold almost 500,000 copies. The rapper has now had 11 top-selling albums and is now had the most No. 1 sets by a solo artist on the top chart of Billboard. Jay-Z previously shared that record with Elvis Presley.

The latest set from Eminem, “Recovery,” is due to be released to stores on June 22. “Not Afraid,” the album’s first single, debuted in the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. He became just the 16th artist ever in the history of the chart to have his song in the No. 1 spot during its debut week. The last song with a No. 1 debut was “3” by Britney Spears in October 2009.

2010 Jay-Z & Eminem Concert Tour
September 2010
2 – Detroit, MI – Comerica Park
13 – New York, NY – Yankee Stadium

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