Rap superstar Jay-Z stunned his pal Chris Martin on Friday when he joined Coldplay onstage during their London concert and began wrestling him to the ground. The Run This Town hitmaker, real name Shawn Carter, has been entertaining fans as the support act on Coldplay's UK tour (Glasgow and London at least) - but he had a surprise in store for Chris Martin when they performed at Wembley Stadium.
Media reports confirm that Jay-Z appeared on stage on Friday as Chris Martin was playing a song on the piano and embraced him in a bear hug before playfully tackling him to the floor. The friends rolled around on stage before Martin managed to climb to his feet and resume his set.
A source tells OK magazine, "It was a strange moment, Everyone went wild when Jay-Z joined the boys on stage but seeing him grab Chris away from the piano and on to the floor was a bit weird to say the least."
But that wasn't the audience's only surprise - Star Trek actor Simon Pegg also joined Coldplay at their London gig and showed off his skills on the harmonica during the band's rendition of Trouble. Jay-Z and Martin have been close friends since collaborating in the studio together in 2006 and the pair is regularly spotted out on dinner dates with their respective wives Beyonce and Gwyneth Paltrow.
Meanwhile, Jay-Z wishes to learn yoga from Chris Martin because he is envious of his flexible dance steps, according to ContactMusic. The hip-hop star has been supporting Coldplay on their tour, and confesses that he is unable to dance like his pal Chris. [thanks Sirhc]
Contactmusic quoted Jay-Z as saying: "I try and work out four times a week – cardio, weights, push ups, pull ups – but I haven’t for a month because of vacation and touring. Chris hasn’t tried to get me to do yoga yet but I am close to doing it. I’m envious of what he can do on stage. Watching him is amazing, he can really move. I want to be able to move like that, get my leg behind my ear, things like that."
However the ‘99 Problems’ hitmaker also admits that he misses comforts at home. He said: "I miss my bed, the comfort of your own bed, there’s nothing like it. I only trust my own sheets. I don’t take my own with me though."
Photos of Coldplay at Wembley stadium, London, UK (19th September 2009):
Photos by karenb51
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