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Watch Jay-Z Pay Tribute To Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington By Performing “Numb/Encore”

LOS ANGELES – FEBRUARY 18: Chester Bennington of Linkin Park and Jay-Z perform during the “Music for Relief” tsunami benefit concert at the Anaheim Pond on February 18, 2005 in Anaheim, California.(Photo by Matthew Simmons/Getty Images)

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Jay-Z and Linkin Park will, of course, be forever intertwined because of their collaborative 2004 Collision Course mash-up EP. Last night, at his first show since Chester Bennington's death last month, Jay-Z paid tribute to his late collaborator by performing "Numb/Encore" at the V Festival in Staffordshire, England. Check out video via Pitchfork below.

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He also performed some 4:44 tracks live for the very first time, including "Kill Jay Z," "The Story Of O.J.," "Family Feud," and "Smile."

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