【The Playbirds】

Apparently fatherhood will change you. That,The Playbirds and the announcement of a new album.

In preparation of his upcoming visual project 4:44, Shawn Carter aka Hov aka Beyoncé's husband aka JAY-Z has officially made a name change.

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That's right, the hyphen is back.

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It's officially been re-added to his name, following his Magna Carter Holy Graildays without the dash. EWconfirmed that along with the addition of the hyphen, the name will be spelled stylistically in all-caps.

JAY-Z.

Not Jay Z.

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Get it right, folks.

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