Jay-Z's Rehearsal Shocker
10/10/2009
Jay-Z's rehearsal stand-in performs 'Empire State of Mind' and gets a shock when he finds out HOVA himself is in the audience.

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Jay-Z's Rehearsal Shocker
Jay-Z's rehearsal stand-in performs 'Empire State of Mind' and gets a shock when he finds out HOVA himself is in the audience.
10/10/2009
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