Nicknames

1)orginated as "jiggaboo", an insult or racial slur applied to black people who were just a little wilder than the rest 2)later on, like the 80's, ...

Its tha name that rapper,Jay-Z calls himself since he considers himself tha "God" of rap.And Jehovah is anotha name for God.

'That's what they call me when they want to talk business with me.' (8.26.09)

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'Izzo (H.O.V.A.)' (often referred to as 'H to the Izzo') is the first single released by Jay-Z from his sixth album The Blueprint. It is among his most popular singles. This was the second song released off The Blueprint, after the diss track 'Takeover', but the lead single from it. The song reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. It was Jay-Z's first top 10 single as a lead artist.[1]

It's a play on Jay-Hova, or Jehovah, one of the Old Testament names of God. Jay-Z (born Shaun Carter) got the nickname back in 1993, when he borrowed some studio time and was recording some of his first tracks.

Today is Jay-Z's 40th birthday. Let's celebrate! 1. Jay-Z's real name is Shawn Corey Carter. (His moniker is a derivative of his neighborhood nickname, Jazzy.) 2. As a baby he weighed in at a whopping 10 lbs. 8 oz., but didn't give his mom any pain. That's how she knew he was special. 3.

For Hova: One of Jay's many nicknames is"Jay-Hova," the "God MC." This is a play on Jehovah, the name of God in the Hebrew Bible.

'JAZZY' | 'HOVA' | 'JIGGA'