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Watch The Fuhrer

Found February 22, 2012 on Dunson Checks In: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Mikhail Prokhorov
TEAMS: Brooklyn Nets
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As we all know Mikhail Prokhorov is the billionaire mogul, KGB-connected, Russian Presidential candidate/majority owner of the New Jersey-Brooklyn Nets. One of his co-owners is rap legend Shawn Carter aka Jay-Z aka Jigga aka HOVA. To put it simply they both wear a lot of hats. In recent years, Jay-Z has become more of a” business man, not a business,
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