Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969),[1] better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper and businessman. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America[2] having had a net worth of over $450 million in 2010.[3] He has sold approximately 50 million albums worldwide,[4] while receiving ten Grammy Awards for his musical work, and numerous additional nominations.[5]
Jay-Z co-owns The 40/40 Club, is part-owner of the NBA's New Jersey Nets and is also the creator of the clothing line Rocawear. He is the former CEO of Def Jam Recordings,[6] 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.[7] Jay-Z also has had four number ones on the Billboard Hot 100, one as lead artist.
Along with his financial and musical success, Jay-Z is known for quarreling with other artists in the rap industry, the most famous feud being between him and fellow New York rapper Nas, which was eventually settled in 2005.[8] He married American R&B superstar Beyoncé Knowles on April 4, 2008.[9] On December 11, 2009, Jay-Z was ranked as the 10th most successful artist of the 2000--2009 decade by Billboard Magazine and ranking as the 5th top solo male artist and as the 4th top rapper behind Eminem, Nelly, and 50 Cent.
Discography
Main article: Jay-Z discography * Reasonable Doubt (1996) * In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 (1997) * Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life (1998) * Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter (1999) * The Dynasty: Roc La Familia (2000) * The Blueprint (2001) * The Blueprint2: The Gift & The Curse (2002) * The Black Album (2003) * Kingdom Come (2006) * American Gangster (2007) * The Blueprint 3 (2009) * Watch My Throne (2011) [with Kanye West]
Filmography * Wild Style (1983) * Streets Is Watching (1998) * Backstage (2000) * State Property (2002) * Paper Soldiers (2003) * Fade to Black (2004)
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20103babygirl 2 months ago
@Kayo954 For the record being or attempting to be "gangster" is fucking retarded...but Ja Rule is about as tough as a cute little kitten.
wolfie83 4 months ago
@wolfie83 if thats all you need 2 be gangsta, you need 2 stop doin it... fuck your suburb rulebook you readin from, kidd
Kayo954 4 months ago
Ja Rule needs to put a shirt on and rip that bandana off...he is not "ganster".
wolfie83 5 months ago
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iamthugnasty 10 months ago