Jay-Z
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
- 2009: The Blueprint 3
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