Jay-Z
Jay-Z is an American rapper, songwriter, record executive, businessman, and record producer. He was born Shawn Corey Carter in Brooklyn, New York, on December 4, 1969, and is now married to Beyoncé. He has won 22 Grammy Awards, the most by a rapper, and holds the record for the most number-one albums by a solo artist on the Billboard 200, with 14. In June 2019, he was officially made the first hip hop billionaire, making him the fifth-wealthiest African American and the wealthiest American musician.
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Jay-Z is an American rapper, songwriter, record executive, businessman, and record producer. Born and raised in New York City, Jay-Z first began his musical career after founding the record label Roc-A-Fella Records in 1995. He has won 22 Grammy Awards, the most by a rapper, and holds the record for the most number-one albums by a solo artist on the Billboard 200, with 14. In 2017, he became the first rapper to be honored into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and in 2018, received the commemorative ‘Salute to Industry Icons’ award at the 60th Grammy Awards. In June 2019, he was officially made the first hip hop billionaire, making him the fifth-wealthiest African American and the wealthiest American musician. He is one of the world’s best-selling music artists, with over 50 million albums and 75 million singles sold worldwide. In 2015, he acquired the tech company Aspiro and took charge of their media streaming service Tidal. His first official rap music video was a music video for the single ‘In My Lifetime’ in 1995, which featured early appearances by DMX and Ja Rule. He first became known to a wide audience on the 1994 Big Daddy Kane Daddy’s Home’s Home, although he has been referred to as ‘Big Daddy Kane’ during this period. He also appeared on a popular song by Big L, ‘Da Geronimo’, and on a number of other popular songs by artists such as Lil’ Kim and Big K.
Duk. He was born Shawn Corey Carter in Brooklyn, New York, on December 4, 1969, and is now married to Beyoncé. He currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife Beyoncé and their two children, D’Lil and Rumi. Jay- Z has three children with his ex-wife Beyoncé, and one daughter with rapper Soledad O’Brien. He previously had a relationship with rapper LL Cool J, who he called ‘Lil L’ Cool J’. In 1999, he released his debut studio album Reasonable Doubt, and has gone on to release twelve additional albums, including the acclaimed albums, The Blueprint, The Black Album, American Gangster, and 4: 44. In 2003, he founded the luxury sports bar chain 4040 Club, which has grown to become a multi-million-dollar corporation. In 2008, he also founded the entertainment company Roc Nation, which was founded in 2008. In 2013, he bought the clothing retailer Rocawear for $100 million. In 2014, he purchased the music streaming company Tidal for $1 billion. He released the collaborative albums Watch the Throne and Everything Is Love with Kanye West and Beyonce, respectively, with wife Beyonce and his wife Beyoncé. In the early 1990s, he made several appearances on the television show ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians’ and ‘Dancing with the Stars’ with his son Jay Z. In 2011, he appeared on the reality show “Keeping Up With The Kardashians with Jay Z” with his daughter Beyonce.
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