Jay-Z

Guide Note

Jay-Z is a Grammy Award winning rapper and entrepreneur. He has sold over 33 million hip-hop albums worldwide. He was once a CEO of Def Jam Recordings and he co-founded Rocawear clothing in 1999. Additionally, he is part owner of the New Jersey Nets NBA team. He announced his retirement from the music industry in 2003, but made a comeback just three years later with the album Kingdom Come and it sold 680,000 copies the first week.

Fast Facts

Name: Shawn Corey Carter
Born: December 4, 1969
Birth place: Brooklyn, New York
Years active: 1989 - 2003 and 2006 - present
Spouse: Beyonce Knowles
Grammy Awards Seven wins, 25 nominations

Notable Singles

1998: "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)"
1999: "Big Pimpin"
2001: "Izzo (H.O.V.A)"
2002: "03 Bonnie & Clyde"
2003: "Excuse Me Miss"
2003: "Change Clothes"
2003: "99 Problems"
2003: "Show Me What You Got"
2007: "Blue Magic"
2008: "I Know"

Studio Albums

1996: Reasonable Doubt
1997:In My Lifetime, Vol. 1
1998: Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life
1999: Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter
2000: The Dynasty: Roc La Familia
2001: The Blueprint
'2002: ' The Blueprint²: The Gift & the Curse
2003: The Black Album
2006: Kingdom Come
2007: American Gangster

Also try: Jay-Z Apple Record Label | American Gangster (album) | Kingdom Come Jay-Z Album | Jay-Z Blue Magic | Jay-Z Tapes Storytellers | Jay-Z Quits Def Jam

The Mahalo Top 7

Official Site: Roc-A-Fella Records
Official MySpace Page: Jay-Z
Wikipedia: Jay-Z
IMDb: Jay-Z Filmography
Buy: Kingdom Come
Profile: Jay-Z
Video: "Blue Magic"

Jay-Z News and Gossip

The New York Times: Jay - Z on Verge Of $150 Million Live Nation Deal: Report (April 3, 2008)
RockA-Fella Records: Jay-Z Headlines
New York Times: Jay-Z News
Google News Search: Jay-Z
CNN.com: Jay-Z to Exit Presidency of Universal Music Label (December 24, 2007)
The Boy Genius Report: Jay-Z launching record label with Apple

Jay-Z Music and MP3s

Roc-A-Fella : Jay-Z
Hype Machine: Jay-Z
Elbo.ws: Jay-Z
Rhapsody Online: Jay-Z

Jay-Z Photos

Google Image Search: Jay-Z
Flickr Tags: Jay-Z
Roc-A-Fella Records: Jay-Z Photos
Superior Pics: Jay-Z Photos
Rolling Stone: Jay-Z Photos
Jay-Z Online:Photos
Yahoo! Music: Jay-Z Photos

Jay-Z Videos

YouTube & Google Video Search: Jay-Z
YouTube: "Hard Knock Life"
YouTube: "Big Pimpin"
YouTube: "Girls, Girls, Girls"
iFilm: Jay-Z
YouTube: Best of Both Offices: New Jay-Z "Blue Magic" Trailer/Song

Jay-Z Lyrics

Jay-Z Online: Lyrics
AZ Lyrics: Jay-Z
Lyrics Freak: Jay-Z

Jay-Z Profiles

Last.fm: Jay-Z
Yahoo! Music: Jay-Z
Allmusic: Jay-Z

Jay-Z Biographies and Articles

Roc-A-Fella Records: Jay-Z Biography
Case Foundation: Jay-Z and Water for Life
About.com: "How Well Do You Know Jay-Z?"
Metacritic: Kingdom Come

Jay-Z Mash-Ups

Jay-Z and The Beatles: The Grey Video
Jay-Z and Weezer: Jay-Zeezer
Guide to Making Mash-Ups: Jay-Z Construction Set

Jay-Z on Tour

Roc-A-Fella Records: Jay-Z Tour Dates
Ticketmaster: Jay-Z

Jay-Z Merchandise

Amazon.com: Jay-Z
Rocawear: Official Site
Reebok: Sean Carter Academy
eBay: Jay-Z
Allposters.com: Jay-Z

Similar Artists

Yahoo! Music: Similar to Jay-Z
Last FM: Similar to Jay-Z

Jay-Z Companies and Affiliations

NBA.com: New Jersey Nets (Minority Owner)
Official Site: Roc-A-Fella Films
Official Site: Rocawear
Official Site: 40/40 Club
BevMo.com: Armadale Vodka