Atlantic City Diaries: Jay-Z Performs For Packed Crowd & VIPs At Borgata Hotel

The torrential weather in the metro New York area didn’t stop Jay-Z fans from putting their diamonds in the sky on Saturday night (Mar 13) at the Borgata Casino Hotel & Spa in Atlantic City, NJ!

The only word to describe last night’s show is “epic.” The packed auditorium was filled with some of Jay’s biggest fans including some super duper VIPs including Stevie Wonder (yes!) and Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps.

Also spotted bobbing their heads to Jay’s tunes were singer/actress Adrienne Bailon, restaurateur Bobby Flay, DJ Samantha Ronson and sister designer Charlotte Ronson, American Idol alum Fantasia Barrino, R&B crooner Robin Thicke, and some of the Real Housewives of NJ.

Hova’s doting wife, Beyonce, who was originally scheduled for helicopter service, ended up having to be driven from NYC to AC just to make it in time to gamble with her hubs and power publicist Ron Berkowitz in the casino’s VIP poker room after the show.

While J & B gambled in private, MJ and crew stopped for a bite to eat at Izakaya where we ordered just about every delicious dish on the menu, including the Dragon sushi roll, Edamame Dumplings, the King Crab Tacos, Kobe Beef Fried Rice, and for dessert we had the ice cream sandwiches and the Tempura Banana fondu plate. (Is your mouth watering?)

The after parties rocked the hotel in the club’s two hottest nightclubs: DJ Samantha Ronson took down the house at mur.mur while NYC’s own DJ Ruckus electrified partygoers at Mixx.

Epic. Perfect word, or what?