Jay-Z demanded a watermelon carved in the shape of wife Beyonce Knowles' bust during his stay in Africa. The rapper wanted the bizarre sculpture to be displayed in his $5000-a-night hotel room where he was staying ahead of his performance at the THISDAY Festival in Nigeria on Friday (11.07.08). A source told Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper: "One giant watermelon was split in two and ornately carved into a mould of Beyonce's breasts. Two cherries were used as nipples." The rapper - who controversially headlined Glastonbury earlier this summer, despite claims from Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher that hip-hip wasn't right for the festival - performed a duet with Rihanna at the concert, dubbed Africa Rising.
The pair performed the Barbadian beauty's number one hit 'Umbrella' before Jay-Z went solo for a rendition of his duet with Beyonce, 'Crazy in Love'. The concert - which aims to find sustainable solutions to the economic and political problems facing the continent - also featured performances from Mary J. Blige, Usher and a speech from model Naomi Campbell.
We wonder what Tina Knowles would say about that! I called the hotel manager at Transcorp Hilton in Abuja, Nigeria and he told me that $5000/night was for Jay-Z's collection of suites. My dad who's a former State Governor in Nigeria stays in the penthouse of that hotel when he travels over there for meetings and he pays like $400/night! But for the kinda money Jay-Z has, I will carve that watermelon in the shape of any of Beyonce's body parts even if it meant flying the knives in from Japan!
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