Blue Ivy Carter paid tribute to her dad in more ways than one during Jay-Z’s Reasonable Doubt 30th anniversary celebration at Yankee Stadium.
The 14-year-old joined her father onstage, where she accompanied him on piano during a performance of “Feelin’ It.”
“Azul. Make some noise for Blue one time tonight. You are amazing,” Jay-Z told the crowd as he introduced his daughter.
For the performance, Blue channeled Jay-Z’s signature late-’90s style in a New York Yankees pinstripe jersey, a black Yankees cap layered over a blue bandana and silver jewelry.
Blue wasn’t the only member of the Carter family to join Jay-Z onstage. Beyoncé opened the show by performing the iconic hook from Reasonable Doubt’s opening track, “Can’t Knock the Hustle.”
Nas and Jaz-O later joined the celebration, while Alicia Keys reunited with Jay-Z for a performance of “Empire State of Mind.”
Blue’s latest appearance marked another step in her growth as a performer. She previously shared the stage with Beyoncé during both the Renaissance and Cowboy Carter tours, earning praise as her confidence continued to grow.
In an April 2026 cover interview with GQ, Jay-Z reflected on Blue’s journey as a performer and recalled how she pushed herself after receiving public attention during her earliest performances.
“On the first tour, there was a lot of conversation around her first performance, and she worked really hard to get to that point, but she still wasn’t going for it. She still was going through the motions. And then she just started fighting back,” he said. “I saw her fight maybe for the first time in her life — like, not everything is just given to her and everything is easy. She fought for it.”
The rapper also spoke about Blue’s natural ability at the piano.
“Blue is a crazy pianist, but she won’t let us get her a teacher. She doesn’t want it to be a job. But she has perfect pitch. If she hears a song, she’ll be like, ‘Play it again,’ and then she’ll teach herself,” he said. “That’s just talent. She doesn’t work at that. She worked at this, and it makes me proud that she fought for something that she really wanted to do. I don’t think we’re going to be able to get her off that stage now.”
