Rainmen Quot Strickland Claims Jay Z Shout Out

He says he attended the wedding of Jay-Z and Beyonce Knowle last April, has spent the past two New Year Eves with him, and he is also mentioned in a couple of his songs. Ive known Jay-Z for 12, 13 years, when its first rappin wasn t strong, Strickland says with a sly smile. Strickland, a 6-8 power forward from Manhattan, professes to be friends with the rap star international. Jay-Z, courtside at Halifax Rainmen game? You never know, now that the city is John Strickland.