RAPPER JAY-Z PROVIDES POWER TO A TRIBECA AREA IN NYC BY BUYING A GIANT GENERATOR

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The 44-year-old rapper came to the rescue of his fellow residents by buying a giant generator to power the whole of 195 Hudson St. in New York's TriBeCa area, where he and his wife Beyoncé Knowles own a $7 million loft apartment, following the superstorm.

The hip-hop star was later spotted uptown with Beyoncé and 10-month-old daughter Blue Ivy Carter at the Mandarin Oriental hotel as they took refuge from the storm, the New York Post newspaper is reporting.

Jay-Z performed at a rally for President Barack Obama alongside Bruce Springsteen in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday to garner support for today's election.

He replaced the lyrics in his hit song '99 Problems', chanting: I Got 99 Problems, But Mitt Ain't One, much to the delight of the 15 000-strong crowd.

The current American leader and the music mogul are firm friends and Jay-Z has been a long-time fundraiser and campaigner for Obama.

The president recently admitted he had given Jay-Z parenting advice after Blue Ivy was born in January, joking: "I made sure that Jay-Z was helping Beyoncé out. And not leaving it all with mom and the mother-in-law."