100 Best Songs of the 2000s: Jay-Z, 'Izzo H.O.V.A.'

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Jay-Z, 'Izzo (H.O.V.A.)'

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Jay-Z finally cracked the pop Top 10 with this Horatio Alger tale, narrating the rapper's rise from Brooklyn crack dealer to hip-hop's "eighth wonder of the world." The buoyant beat was supplied by fresh-faced 23-year-old producer Kanye West. All together now: H to the Izzo, V to the Izzay…

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