Jigga

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Jigga is a nickname and alter ego of American rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z, often used to represent his confident, hustler persona in his music.

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Jigga canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf alter ego ⓘ
stage name ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Hov ⓘ
Hova ⓘ
Jay-Z ⓘ
associatedAct Beyoncé ⓘ
DMX ⓘ
Kanye West ⓘ
Linkin Park ⓘ
Memphis Bleek ⓘ
Pharrell Williams ⓘ
Roc Nation ⓘ
Roc-A-Fella Records ⓘ
The Notorious B.I.G. ⓘ
Timbaland ⓘ
associatedPlace Brooklyn, New York City ⓘ
linked to: Brooklyn
associatedWithTheme braggadocio ⓘ
self-confidence ⓘ
street hustling ⓘ
success ⓘ
wealth ⓘ
characteristic confident persona ⓘ
hustler persona ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States ⓘ
culturalRole iconic rap moniker ⓘ
genre hip hop ⓘ
hasGender male persona ⓘ
influencedBy Brooklyn street culture ⓘ
languageOfUse English ⓘ
notableLyricReference “Jigga what, Jigga who” ⓘ
notableWorkMention “Izzo (H.O.V.A.)” ⓘ
linked to: Izzo (H.O.V.A.)

“Jigga My Nigga” ⓘ
linked to: Jigga My Nigga

“Jigga That Nigga” ⓘ
linked to: Jigga My Nigga
occupation entrepreneur ⓘ
rapper ⓘ
partOf Jay-Z artistic identity ⓘ
realNameOfSubject Shawn Corey Carter ⓘ
linked to: Jay-Z
refersTo Jay-Z ⓘ
usedAsPersonaIn Jay-Z’s music ⓘ
usedInContext hip hop culture ⓘ
rap lyrics ⓘ
usedInMedium live performances ⓘ
recorded music ⓘ
usedSince late 1990s ⓘ

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