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J Balvin, who will be heading on tour in September, said that Jay-Z inspired him.

\"I just met him [Jay-Z] at Coachella a couple of weeks ago,\" J Balvin said. \"I was doing the show with Beyonce -- thank you to the queen. We're on the way. [I'm] an up-and-coming artist.\"

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