Love him or hate him, Jay-Z is the Valedictorian of the 2006 Hip-Hop class. No other emcee is as well-rounded and well weathered as the God emcee and 2006 proved that.
After a solid year as President of Def Jam, Hov surprised heads in January with the ultimate prize when he signed Nas to the label after what has been described as one of hip-hops best battles of all time.
Despite being a ground-breaking event, the concert failed to cure the rap bug and by late summer rumors began to emerge that yes, Hov would be returning to the airwaves. As the rumor-mill ran wild, confirmation was not received until September making Hov's comeback from his 2004 retirement was just about the worst-kept secret in the music industry.
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