Jay-Z and Mary J. Blige Co-Headline Tour

A dozen years ago, a hungry kid from Brooklyn who'd taken to calling himself Jay-Z met up with a rising R&B star named Mary J. Blige to record "Can't Knock the Hustle", the leadoff track from his soon-to-be-classic Reasonable Doubt LP. Already a couple albums deep into her storied career, Mary was then and is now the queen of hip-hop soul. And Jay's hustle has been pretty much unknockable ever since. They've recorded and performed together plenty of times over the years, including that incredible take on their first collaboration from the must-see Fade to Black concert flick. This spring, the two icons and old friends will once again join forces to co-headline the 25-date "Heart of the City" tour.

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The tour's initial run of dates has been announced, with more to come. Jay, as you know, recently left his post at Def Jam, though if it means more stuff like this and American Gangster and yanking Glastonbury's headlining spot from Razorlight or whatever, it's looking more and more like a wise move. And Mary's pretty damn good Growing Pains LP dropped in December.