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High Potent (Jay-Z in 1986) – “H.P. Gets Busy”

January 11, 2010

The first recorded appearance of Jay-Z. Back in 1986, Jay-Z had a short-lived group with his neighborhood friend Jaz called High Potent. They released this extremely rare 12″ on Get Live Records.

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