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TIL Jay-Z and Busta Rhymes went to the same school and once had a rap battle with each other in the cafeteria.According to an interview with MTV, Busta Rhymes competed with Jay-Z and lost to him. Jay-Z was apparently better than him at that time and Busta was soon out of breath.

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