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Jay-Z performs during his "Rock tha Block" tour at Rod Laver Arena on Oct. 28, 2006, in Melbourne, Australia.

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Jay-Z poses as he arrives at the GQ Magazine 2006 Men of the Year dinner Nov. 29, 2006, in Los Angeles.

Jay-Z speaks at the premiere of MTV's "The Diary Of Jay-Z: Water For Life" hosted by the United Nations in New York City on Nov. 16, 2006.

Jay-Z, right, and partner Memphis Bleek perform during a concert in Taipei's Arena on Oct. 21, 2006, in Taipei, Taiwan. Five-time Grammy Award winner Jay-Z was in Taiwan for a unique concert part of his 2006 world tour which also included stops in Europe, Africa, Thailand and Korea.

Jay-Z performs at Bellville Verlodrome in Cape Town, South Africa, late Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006. Jay-Z was in South Africa with Caribbean singer Rihanna on a Water For Life Tour.

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Jay-Z, president and CEO of Def Jam Records, arrives at a media conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, Oct. 10, 2006, ahead of his concert in Cape Town on Oct. 11. His trip to Africa was part of his collaboration with the U.N. and MTV to raise awareness of the worldwide water crisis.

Rapper Jay-Z rehearses in New York on June 23, 2006. The rap icon, whose real name is Shawn Carter, declared that 2003's "The Black Album" would be his last. He came out retirement and released a new CD, "Kingdom Come," in autumn 2006.

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Rapper Jay-Z, left, and U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan attend a press conference in New York City to announce Annan's collaboration with MTV and Def Jam to raise awareness on the worldwide water crisis Aug. 9, 2006.

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Jay-Z, right, part owner of New Jersey Nets, shares a laugh with an unidentified fan during the first quarter between the Nets and the Miami Heat in Game 2 of the second round of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference series in Miami on May 10, 2006.

Paul McCartney, center, Jay-Z, left, and Chester Bennington of Linkin Park perform during the 48th Annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 8, 2006, at Staples Center in Los Angeles.

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Jay-Z holds his Grammy for best rap/sung collaboration backstage at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 8, 2006.

Jay-Z poses with his award for best male hip-hop artist after the BET Awards in Los Angeles on June 29, 2004.

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Jay-Z gives Christmas gifts to children in his old neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant Dec. 25, 2005, in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

Jay-Z attends the 2004 CFDA Fashion Awards at the New York Public Library on June 7, 2004.

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