Fireworks are seen on the Ben Franklin Parkway during the 2014 Philly Jam. (Cecily Tynan )
Aloe Blacc performs at Wawa Welcome America's 2014 Philly Jam. (WPVI)
The Roots perform at Wawa Welcome America's Philly Jam 2014. (WPVI)
Ed Sheeran performs with the Roots at the Philly 4th of July Jam in Philadelphia on Friday, July 4, 2014. (Photo by Mark Stehle/Invision/AP)
Ed Sheeran performs at the 2014 Philly Jam. (WPVI)
DJ Jazzy Jeff and Jeremy Ellis along with The Roots perform at the 2014 Philly Jam. (WPVI)
Vicci Martinez performs at the Philly 4th of July Jam in Philadelphia on Friday, July 4, 2014. (Photo/Mark Stehle)
Black Thought, foreground left, and Questlove, right, of The Roots perform at the Philly Forth of July Jam in Philadelphia on Friday, July 4, 2014. (Photo/Mark Stehle)
Aloe Blacc, right, performs with the Questlove, left, and The Roots at the Philly Fourth of July Jam in Philadelphia on Friday, July 4, 2014. (Photo/Mark Stehle)
Jennifer Hudson performs at the Philly Forth of July Jam in Philadelphia on Friday, July 4, 2014. (Photo/Mark Stehle)
Nicki Minaj performs at the Philly 4th of July Jam in Philadelphia on Friday, July 4, 2014. (Photo by Mark Stehle/Invision/AP)
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Nicki Minaj, Jennifer Hudson, The Roots and more rocked the Parkway for the 2014 Philly 4th of July Jam.