Jay-Z Gifted Very Expensive Champagne to a Mega-Fan of His Wife, Beyoncé

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  • A self-described "ultra Beyoncé fan" got a surprising gift from an even more surprising fellow audience member

  • Alisha Digba spotted Jay-Z at the show, watching his wife perform

  • When she approached him, he gifted her a bottle of Champagne worth several hundred dollars


Sure, concerts can be fun. But the tickets alone cost so much, especially with the exorbitant fees attached nowadays. Then there's the cost of getting to the venue—especially if the person who gave you the tickets refuses to drive you. The stress of all that could leave you desperate for a stiff drink upon arrival, but alcohol at concert venues has some of the steepest prices you've ever encountered.

It might seem like your only option is to go sober for the night, but fear not! There's another option! Just keep your eyes peeled for a mythic being who delivers Champagne to the deserving, asking not a penny for their kindness. Some call this traveling hero Hova, others God MC.

Yes, this heroic distributor of Champagne is a musician, a mogul, and technically we can call him an actor since he once did a voice role on a fascinatingly bizarre animated cartoon show called Secret Millionaires Club, which starred Warren Buffett as himself. We're talking about the one, the only, Jay-Z.

Now, the story of one lucky Beyonce fan who got this Champ...sorry, we should actually spend one more second on that Jay-Z cartoon voiceover. Because it's real, and it's fascinating. The line deliveries are just...incredible. Do yourself a favor, watch it, and then we will return to the Champagne story. You won't regret it:

Wild, right?

Anyway, back to the Champagne. As reported by CTV News Toronto, this particular story involves a self-described "ultra Beyoncé fan" named Alisha Digba, who attended Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour.

It should be noted that Digba had to pay a pretty penny for her spot at the show. "I decided to get a second job to pay for the ticket and got a floor seat ticket for $1,473," Digba told the publication.

But paying all that money paid off because as Digba danced along to Beyonce's songs during the show, she spotted the aforementioned Jay-Z on the other side of the barricade, watching his wife perform.

Digba then made her way to the barricade, dancing her own moves to the music to get the attention of the rap legend. Then she saw her opportunity:

"He was in the barricade area, he was about to leave … so I was like, 'hey can I take a picture?' and instead he goes down, picks up a bottle of champagne, and goes to me, 'good job.'"

The Champagne in question was Armand de Brignac Ace of Spades Brut Gold Champagne, produced by a company Jay-Z himself owns, and it retails for several hundred dollars. Of course, Digba notes that she has no interest in selling the pricey, bubbly gift from the music legend.

And we know what you're thinking...

They couldn't have even gotten a second take for any of those lines for that cartoon?

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