Breaking: Jay Z has dropped the hyphen from his name, according to his label. I am not kidding. (Wish I was.) Copy editors: take note.
— Joe Levy (@RealJoeLevy) July 18, 2013
Hyphens are so passé. They’re also decidedly soft, so this move will play well “on the streets.”
One wonders if Jay Z realizes all his fans will want new Jay Z merchandise to replace the outdated Jay-Z merchandise. That could make him more money. Not that something like that would ever come into play or anything.
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