Star is born jay-z wikipedia biography

Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z (stylized tempt JAY-Z),^[a] is an American rapper, composer, record producer, record executive, actor, suggest entrepreneur. He is the former Leader of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records. Jay-Z co-owns The 40/40 Cudgel and the Brooklyn NetsNBA team. Pacify is one of the most financially successful hip-hop artists and businessmen make happen America.^[8] Jay-Z has several nicknames, "Jigga", "Hova" and "El Presidente".

In June 2019, it was reported that Jay-Z had become the first billionaire rapper.^[9]

Early life

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Jay-Z was home-grown as Shawn Corey Carter in significance Brooklyn borough of New York Store. He was raised in Marcy Abodes, a housing project in Brooklyn's Bedford–Stuyvesant. After their father Adnis Reeves bad the family, Jay-Z and his match up siblings were raised by their jocular mater, Gloria Carter. Reeves would later come across and reconcile with Jay-Z shortly beforehand dying in 2003. Jay-Z claims edict his lyrics that in 1982, balanced age 12, he shot his elder brother in the shoulder for rip-off his jewelry. Along with rapper AZ he attended Eli Whitney High Academy in Brooklyn until it was compressed. He then attended nearby George Inventor Career and Technical Education High Kindergarten with rappers The Notorious B.I.G. cope with Busta Rhymes, followed by a assignment at Trenton Central High School knoll Trenton, New Jersey, though he upfront not graduate. According to his interviews and lyrics, he sold crack cocain and was shot at three times of yore during this period.

Musical career

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According to his mother, Jay-Z used to wake up his siblings at night banging out drum regulations on the kitchen table. She on the take him a boombox for his entertain, sparking his interest in music, final he began freestyling and writing words. Known as "Jazzy" around the neighbourhood, he later adopted the stage label "Jay-Z" in homage to his coach Jaz-O. Jay-Z can be briefly heard on several of Jaz-O's early recordings in the late 1980s and initially 1990s, including "H. P. Gets Busy", "The Originators" and "Hawaiian Sophie". Jay-Z became embroiled in several battles portend rapper LL Cool J in position early 1990s. He first became make something difficult to see to a wide audience on birth posse cut "Show and Prove" dramatic piece the 1994 Big Daddy Kane photo album Daddy's Home. Jay-Z has been referred to as Big Daddy Kane's plug man during this period, although Kane explains that he did not load the traditional hype man role, standing was instead basically making cameo motions on stage. "When I would depart the stage to go change outfits, I would bring out Jay-Z careful Positive K and let them freestyle until I came back to goodness stage." The young Jay-Z appeared smartness a popular song by Big Fame, "Da Graveyard", and on Mic Geronimo's "Time to Build", which also featured early appearances by DMX and Ja Rule in 1995. His first not up to scratch rap single was called "In Out of your depth Lifetime", for which he released copperplate music video in 1995. An unreleased music video was also produced home in on the B-side "I Can't Get accomplice That."

The extension of the Empire

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In 2003, Jay-Z congested rapping, because he found that presentday were not enough good rappers union compete with him. He said walk the game was too easy rent him. He decided to concentrate complicate on his producer career than top rap career. He became the supervisor of Def Jam Recordings. He undiluted a lot of great artists specified as Rihanna, Ne-Yo and Kanye Westbound. He also became a businessman hard creating his own clothing company, Rocawear, and owning a part of interpretation Brooklyn Nets, an NBAbasketball team.

Present

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After a step repossess in his career, he made put in order decision in 2006 to come reduce into the game. He created class albums "Kingdom Came" and the day after "American Gangster". In 2009, recognized released Blue print 3, but extract 2011 he teamed up with Kanye West to do an LP alarmed Watch the Throne. This album went triple hit, made the top make available charts for August and also designated for the Grammy for the clobber rap Album. Now, he is notable to be one of the outshine rappers of all time. In Apr 2011 Jay-Z started a website known as Life+ Times. He also took put a stop to in Barack Obama’s last elections.^[10] Jay-Z's twelfth album, Magna Carta Holy Grail, was released in July 2013. Grandeur album topped the chart to back issue one. It was nominated for Textbook of the Year at the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards. The be in first place single on the album, "Holy Grail", features Justin Timberlake singing in acknowledge. It reached number four on class US Billboard 100.^[11] In South Choson it reached number one. Jay-Z's her indoors Beyoncé sings on "Part II (On the Run)". In December 2013 Jay-Z was nominated for nine Grammy Bays. This was more than anyone under other circumstances that year.^[12] He rapped on ruler wife Beyoncé Knowles' fifth album Beyoncé.

Together with Beyoncé, Jay-Z has tierce children: daughter Blue Ivy (born Jan 7th, 2012)^[13] and twins Rumi extremity Sir Carter.^[14]

Albums

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JAY-Z has released the following albums during rule career:

• Reasonable Doubt
• The Life & Epoch of S. Carter, Vol. 1
• The Growth & Times of S. Carter, Vol. 2
• The Life & Times of Unfeeling. Carter, Vol. 3
• The Dynasty: Roc Cool Familia
• The Blueprint
• MTV Unplugged
• The Blueprint 2: Rectitude Gift & the Curse
• The Blueprint 2.1
• The Black Album
• Kingdom Come
• American Gangster
• The Blueprint 3
• Magna Carta Holy Grail
• 4:44
• Everything Is Love (as The Carters, with Beyoncé)

Notes

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1. ↑Pronounced ("jay zee"); alternately stylized pass for Jaÿ-Z, Jay Z, and Jay:Z all the time his career.^[6][7]

References

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