Jay-Z
Shawn
Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is
an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional
actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and
entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2011.He
has sold approximately 50 million albums worldwide, while receiving fourteen
Grammy Awards for his musical work, and numerous additional nominations. He is
consistently ranked as one of the greatest rappers of all-time. He was ranked
#1 by MTV in their list of The Greatest MCs of All-Time in 2006. Two of his
albums, Reasonable Doubt (1996) and The Blueprint (2001) are considered
landmarks in the genre with both of them being ranked in Rolling Stone magazine's
list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Blender included the former on
their 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die.
Jay-Z
co-owns the 40/40 Club, is part-owner of the NBA's Brooklyn Nets and is also
the creator of the line Rocawear. He is the former CEO of Def Jam Recordings,
one of the three founders of Roc-A-Fella Records, and the founder of Roc
Nation. As an artist, he holds the record for most number one albums by a solo
artist on the Billboard 200 with eleven. Jay-Z also has had four number ones on
the Billboard Hot 100, one as lead artist.
He
married American R&B superstar Beyoncé Knowles on April 4, 2008. On December
11, 2009, Jay-Z was ranked as the 10th most successful artist of 2000s by
Billboard and ranking as the 5th top solo male artist and as the 4th top rapper
behind Eminem, Nelly, and 50 Cent.
Birth
name: Shawn Corey Carter
Born:
December 4, 1969 (age 42), Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genres:
Hip hop
Occupations:
Rapper
Instruments:
Vocals
Years
active: 1989–present
Labels:
Roc Nation
Associated
acts: Memphis Bleek, Foxy Brown, Big Jaz, The Notorious B.I.G., Beyoncé,
Rihanna, Kanye West, Linkin Park, R. Kelly, Big L.
Picture:
Song:
Jay-Z & Kanye West - Ni**as In Paris Explicit
Concert:
Jay-Z - Live at Coachella Festival full show
Album:
Jay-Z - The Black Album (Full Album)
Interview:
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