Apparently fatherhood will change you. That, and the announcement of a new album.。

In preparation of his upcoming visual project。 4:44。, Shawn Carter aka Hov aka Beyoncé's husband aka JAY-Z has officially made a name change. 。

SEE ALSO:Jay Z calls out bail bond industry in Father's Day column。

That's right, the hyphen is back.。

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Thanks for signing up! 。It's officially been re-added to his name, following his 。Magna Carter Holy Grail。 days without the dash.。EW 。

confirmed that along with the addition of the hyphen, the name will be spelled stylistically in all-caps.。

JAY-Z. 。

Not Jay Z.。

Credit: giphy 。

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