Rap mogul Jay-Z has been caught up in a death scare following a plane crash in North Carolina this morning. Initial reports suggested Jay-Z was onboard the four-seater plane when it crashed near Asheville, but WENN can confirm the rapper was not involved in the tragedy.

The story spread because Jay-Z, real name Shawn Carter, was on his way to Las Vegas for the Oscar De La Hoya/Floyd Mayweather Jr. boxing fight in a similar plane.

Details about the crash and the identities of the three men onboard have not yet been released.

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