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Is to have had and lost/Better than not having at all?
Jay-Z
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Jay-Z
Age: 54
Born: 1969
Born: December 4
Actor
Businessperson
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Drug Trafficker
Entrepreneur
Fashion Designer
Film Director
Film Producer
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Music Executive
Brooklyn
New York
Shawn Corey Carter
Shawn Carter
Jigga
Jigga Man
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Jay Z
Hova
Hov
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