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These acts truly shook things up when they took the stage!

And how did it evolve to where it is today?

Rappers and rockers team up all the time. Heck, Jay-Z and Linkin Park teamed up for 'Collision Course', which was a CD/DVD of mash-ups of their biggest hits. However, I never thought I'd see the day that Pearl Jam and Jay-Z shared the same stage while jamming out to (probably) Jay-Z's biggest hit '99 Problems'. But, that's what happened in Philadelphia as Pearl Jam closed out the 'Made in America

It was a rock and rap collision last night (Sept. 2) in the City of Brotherly Love when Pearl Jam were joined onstage by rapper (and festival creator/curator) Jay-Z for his 2004 smash hit ’99 Problems.’ Pearl Jam were headlining the final night of the first-ever Made in America Festival, held in Philadelphia, when this meeting of musical minds took place.