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From the Nets to Jay-Z: A cake and a night to remember

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Cake, cake-cake, cake-cake, uhh, I'm just gettin' started”

Monday marked the 48th birthday of Brooklyn’s hip-hop legend, business ... man, former Brooklyn Nets (minority) owner and one-time face of the franchise, Jay-Z. And although he spends a lot more time now in L.A., Hova was in New York for his concerts at Nassau Coliseum.

The birthday, two short of the Big One, received quite a bit of attention in tributes, quotes, thank you posts, and things of that nature. You know, run-of-the-mill stuff for an icon in music, and, frankly, the culture in general.