Jay-Z, John Legend Battle Onstage in NYC

Although his song “Empire State of Mind” has become the unofficial anthem of New York City in recent weeks, Jay-Z didn’t hesitate to take a shot at the Yankees when performing the song prior to Thursday’s second world series game at Yankee Stadium.

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In front of a stadium full of Yankees fans and players, Mr. Beyonce Knowles unleashed lines like “I made the Yankee hat more famous than a Yankee can.”

The team didn’t seem angry-it couldn’t be: he was right.

ArtsBeat notes that representing for Philadelphia was John Legend, who was schooled in the city. Opting for a less team-spirit minded track than Jay-Z, the r&b crooner performed the national anthem.

On a related note, it looks like Jay-Z might have his eye on a collaboration with Liam Gallagher (his band, Oasis broke up recently).

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