Right before the turn of the century, the hip-hop world as a whole was very excited for what we thought would be one of the biggest supergroups in the genre — Jay Z, DMX and Ja Rule joining forces as Murder Inc. Seemingly solidifying that union was a memorable XXL cover, along with the classic collaboration ‘It’s Murda’ from Ja Rule’s debut album Venni Vetti Vecci. Let’s not forget the trio’s appearance on Mic Geronimo’s (remember him?) Time To Build. Anyways, as quickly as the hype grew, it seemed to dissipate just as quickly as each emcee continued to rise as icons of rap in their own right…
…fast forward to yesterday. DJ Khaled is the opening act on Beyoncé’s Formation World Tour, and they were in East Rutherford, N.J. for the final date. As with previous stops on said tour, Khaled is never one to take to the stage without bringing some big names along with him (whether it be worldwide chart toppers or hometown heroes)…this time, he brought the magic backstage:
The above image is Khaled standing alongside the now-mythical group, which is crazy given the jabs that each have thrown at each other in the last 15 years (specifically, DMX’s comments about his former Def Jam boss, as well as his jabs to Ja Rule). The only thing that would’ve been more major (Khaled’s voice) is if these three get in a studio to create something today.
Check out more pics and short vids of the epic reunion (and more) below.
Jay Z, DMX & Ja Rule #FormationWorldTour pic.twitter.com/8607xKqbGA
— Beyoncé Australia (@BeyonceAUS) October 8, 2016
Jay Z and DMX backstage #FormationWorldTour pic.twitter.com/UtuynVelQk
— Beyoncé Australia (@BeyonceAUS) October 8, 2016
Ja Rule, Remy Ma, DMX, DJ Mustard, August Alsina, and Fetty Wap all helping DJ Khaled ring in the final night of The #FormationWorldTour. pic.twitter.com/LDNKFJ1fj1
— Formation World Tour (@FormationWT) October 8, 2016
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