Beyonce & JAY Z - Crazy in Love (On The Run Tour Opener) HD: A Collaborative Spectacle

The most powerful couple in music could have easily just coasted on their names, performing a sparse half-Jay/half-Bey concert before cashing the Roc Nation checks. Instead, over the course of two-and-a-half hours and 42 songs, the Carters opened their joint On the Run tour with a well synchronized cinematic spectacle. Between the visuals, the outfits, the stage setup, the pyrotechnics and the insane setlist, they provided enough hits and eye candy to make the Miami audience forget all about LeBron James opting out of his Heat contract. The 50 Best Hip-Hop Songs of All Time Husband and wife might get equal billing here, but make no mistake: This is Beyoncé's show. She monopolized the heavy-duty set pieces, she wore the jaw-dropping outfits, she delivered the mesmerizing and complex choreography. Perhaps a little too often, it felt like Jay Z was there just to kill time between his wife's costume changes, but what better way to kill time than have one of the greatest rappers of all time rifle through a few of his biggest tunes. If there was any letdown to the night's proceedings, it's that according to Jigga, Miami's own Rick Ross was in the stadium yet didn't take part in "FuckWithMeYouKnowIGotIt." But that's a small complaint when compared to what we loved most about the show

Beyonce & JAY Z - Crazy in Love (On The Run Tour Opener) HD: A Collaborative Spectacle

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The most powerful couple in music could have easily just coasted on their names, performing a sparse half-Jay/half-Bey concert before cashing the Roc Nation checks. Instead, over the course of two-and-a-half hours and 42 songs, the Carters opened their joint On the Run tour with a well synchronized cinematic spectacle. Between the visuals, the outfits, the stage setup, the pyrotechnics and the insane setlist, they provided enough hits and eye candy to make the Miami audience forget all about LeBron James opting out of his Heat contract.

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Husband and wife might get equal billing here, but make no mistake: This is Beyoncé's show. She monopolized the heavy-duty set pieces, she wore the jaw-dropping outfits, she delivered the mesmerizing and complex choreography. Perhaps a little too often, it felt like Jay Z was there just to kill time between his wife's costume changes, but what better way to kill time than have one of the greatest rappers of all time rifle through a few of his biggest tunes.

If there was any letdown to the night's proceedings, it's that according to Jigga, Miami's own Rick Ross was in the stadium yet didn't take part in "FuckWithMeYouKnowIGotIt." But that's a small complaint when compared to what we loved most about the show