Watch: Jay Z pays tribute to Linkin Park's Chester Bennington with 'Numb/Encore'

  • 21/08/2017
Jay Z and Chester Bennington performing together at the 2006 Grammy Awards.
Jay Z and Chester Bennington performing together at the 2006 Grammy Awards. Photo credit: Getty

Jay Z has paid tribute to Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington during his set at V Festival in Staffordshire, England.

The rapper performed their collaborative single 'Numb/Encore', which eventually won Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 2006 Grammy Awards.

"Can you guys light it up tonight for Chester? Please make some noise so he can hear you all the way in heaven tonight," Jay Z told the crowd.

Bennington took his own life in July, leaving behind six children from two marriages.

Meanwhile, Jay Z also recently addressed the rumours about his alleged feud with Kanye West, who targeted the 'Holy Grail' hitmaker and his wife Beyonce in an infamous on-stage rant in 2016.

During an episode of the Rap Radar podcast, he says lyrics in track 'Kill Jay Z' were not aimed at the 'Stronger' hitmaker, despite reports that they were.

"It's not even about a Kanye diss… I'm talking to myself the whole time," said Jay Z.

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