Jay-Z is a hurricane hero

JAY-Z is being hailed as a hero by his neighbours whose lives have been devastated by Hurricane Sandy.

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 Beyonce Knowles own a $7 million loft apartment, following the superstorm. The hip-hop star was later spotted uptown with Beyonce 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 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 Beyonce out. And not leaving it all with mom and the mother-in-law.’’