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# A Lesson In Humility, Compliments Of Jay Z [VIDEO]
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/a-lesson-in-humility-compliments-of-jay-z-video/
- Published: 2012-12-06T13:38:30.000Z
- Updated: 2012-12-06T13:38:30.000Z
- Description: Nearly every music artist strives for recognition of some sort, whether that be owning a modest fan base of loyal supporters or striving to become an internationally known megastar. Hip-hop. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2012/12/a-lesson-in-humility-compliments-of-jay-z-video.htm
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Nearly every music artist strives for recognition of some  
sort, whether that be owning a modest fan base of loyal supporters or striving  
to become an internationally known megastar. Hip-hop icon **Jay Z** certainly fits  
the description of the latter, and given his larger than life perspective of  
the world, it would be easy to assume that he’s living high on a cloud above  
the common folk. But in a video that’s been widely circulated around the web lately,  
the championed rapper and business mogul demonstrates that **no level of success is reason enough to avoid remaining humble** to people – even if they don’t know  
who you are.

*This clip is from the documentary “[Life + Times](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBvyEGQeHnk&list=PLY6TQmEq-kYCNxzwDiwrIAQYLmaIl5MT6&index=1&ref=hypebot.com),” a film following Jay Z’s part in building the Brooklyn Barclays Center:* 

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