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President Barack Obama stands between Jay-Z and Bruce Springsteen during a rally at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, Nov. 5, 2012.

(Thomas Ondrey, The Plain Dealer)

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Rapper Jay-Z will perform at a get-out-the-vote concert in Cleveland for Hillary Clinton before Election Day, a Clinton aide said Monday.

The campaign confirmed that the event is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 4. But additional details, including exact time and location, are yet to be announced.

More information on how to obtain free tickets, which will be distributed outside the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections and at Clinton campaign offices, can be found here.

BuzzFeed first reported that the concert was planned. Democrats see it as a huge opportunity to turn out black voters before Election Day.

Jay-Z often campaigns for Democrats. Four years ago, he and Bruce Springsteen co-headlined a Columbus concert with President Barack Obama the night before Election Day. More than 15,000 turned out for that event at Nationwide Arena.

The event was memorable, in part, for Jay-Z's edited version of his hit "99 Problems," which he used to take a swipe at that year's GOP nominee for president, Mitt Romney. "I got 99 problems, but Mitt ain't one," Jay-Z rapped that night, substituting Romney's first name for a profane term for women.

Clinton faces Republican nominee Donald Trump. Polls in Ohio show a close race.

The Clinton campaign has relied heavily on celebrity surrogates this year. Actors ranging from Jeff Goldblum to the cast of "The West Wing" have crisscrossed the Buckeye State in recent weeks. The National, a rock band with Cincinnati roots, will perform a similar get-out-the-vote concert Nov. 2 in the city of its birth.