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    Jay-Z's tug-of-war: The rapper is both contrite and cocky in his world tour opener

    by Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times Oct 30, 2017 3 minutes

    ANAHEIM, Calif. - Jay-Z put considerable effort Friday night into trying to erase himself.

    The first date of a North American tour behind his acclaimed "4:44" album, the rapper's concert at Anaheim's Honda Center began with images of flames slowly burning his eyes into nothingness. Screens displayed eerie scenes from which Jay-Z had been digitally excised, including a home movie in which his young daughter, held aloft by an invisible parent, appeared to float in midair.

    Most pointedly, Jay-Z opened

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