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to form Jay - Hov similar to the Hebrew Jehova......he is saying that he is the God of the rap world but combing his rap name with Gods name

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Jay-Z considers himself the "God of rap," and HOVA is his slang for Jehovah, a name for God.

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Jay-Hovah is a play on words. He got it from the name Jehovah.

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cuz he the god of rap

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