Jay Z plays peacemaker after bodyguard shoves pap for getting too close to Beyonce

Jay Z is a good guy to have around when a fight is about to break out.

The quick-thinking rapper went into Gandhi mode during an altercation between the paparazzi and one of his bodyguards. The drama began when the big guy shoved a cameraman who dared to get too close to queen Bey.

Check out the incident in the video above. We're dying to know just what Jay Z said to diffuse the situation.

Beyonce's non-reaction reminds TheFIX of her response to the infamous elevator fight between Jay Z and her sister Solange last year. For a guy who was being bombarded with punches, Jay Z was remarkably level-headed then too.

Clearly "PEACE" isn't just a word he wears on his t-shirt.