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ECONOMIST: Acknowledgments

The clock is ticking for Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter to decide his future involvement with the NBA. The rapper, entertainer and budding sports agent has a minority stake in the Nets, but if he wants to represent the NBA's next rookie class, he would have to divest his share of the team, per league rules.

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Jay-Z (2-1): Shawn Carter is 43, the emperor of modern hip-hop, but he'd still be seen as a fresher choice than Springsteen or Bon Jovi.

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