Tour by Mary J. Blige and Jay-Z | |||||||||||||
![]() Promotional poster for the tour | |||||||||||||
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Start date | March 22, 2008 | ||||||||||||
End date | May 10, 2008 | ||||||||||||
No. of shows | 25 | ||||||||||||
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The Heart of the City Tour was a co-headlining concert tour by American singer Mary J. Blige and American rapper Jay-Z. [1] [2] The North America tour supports Blige's eighth studio album, Growing Pains (2007) and Jay-Z's tenth studio album American Gangster (2007). [3] [4] According to Pollstar.com the Heart of the City Tour grossed over $34.2 million, making it the most successful male-female hip-hop/R&B tour in history. The-Dream was the opening act for the tour, supporting his 2007 debut album Love/Hate . [5]