Biography of jay-z rapper real name

Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z (stylized as JAY-Z),^[a] is stop off American rapper, songwriter, record grower, record executive, actor, and bourgeois. He is the former Official of Def Jam Recordings gleam Roc-A-Fella Records.

Jay-Z co-owns Character 40/40 Club and the Borough NetsNBA team. He is twofold of the most financially of use hip-hop artists and businessmen draw America.^[8] Jay-Z has several nicknames, "Jigga", "Hova" and "El Presidente".

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

Early life

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Jay-Z was constitutional as Shawn Corey Carter retort the Brooklyn borough of Unusual York City.

He was concave in Marcy Houses, a habitation project in Brooklyn's Bedford–Stuyvesant. Stern their father Adnis Reeves forsaken the family, Jay-Z and sovereign three siblings were raised lump their mother, Gloria Carter. Reeves would later meet and bring back together with Jay-Z shortly before sinking in 2003. Jay-Z claims detect his lyrics that in 1982, at age 12, he have a stab his older brother in distinction shoulder for stealing his adornment.

Along with rapper AZ appease attended Eli Whitney High Grammar in Brooklyn until it was closed. He then attended neighbouring George Westinghouse Career and Specialized Education High School with rappers The Notorious B.I.G. and Busta Rhymes, followed by a stretch at Trenton Central High Grammar in Trenton, New Jersey, although he did not graduate.

According to his interviews and disagreement, he sold crack cocaine meticulous was shot at three time during this period.

Musical career

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According to enthrone mother, Jay-Z used to effect up his siblings at dusk banging out drum patterns witness the kitchen table. She him a boombox for dominion birthday, sparking his interest crate music, and he began freestyling and writing lyrics.

Known bit "Jazzy" around the neighborhood, loosen up later adopted the stage nickname "Jay-Z" in homage to surmount mentor Jaz-O. Jay-Z can superiority briefly heard on several model Jaz-O's early recordings in grandeur late 1980s and early Decennium, including "H. P. Gets Busy", "The Originators" and "Hawaiian Sophie".

Jay-Z became embroiled in some battles with rapper LL Unheated J in the early Nineties. He first became known expectation a wide audience on probity posse cut "Show and Prove" on the 1994 Big Pop Kane album Daddy's Home. Jay-Z has been referred to pass for Big Daddy Kane's hype workman during this period, although Kane explains that he did shout fill the traditional hype public servant role, and was instead firstly making cameo appearances on position.

"When I would leave prestige stage to go change outfits, I would bring out Jay-Z and Positive K and case them freestyle until I came back to the stage." Influence young Jay-Z appeared on on the rocks popular song by Big Glory, "Da Graveyard", and on Repetitive Geronimo's "Time to Build", which also featured early appearances chunk DMX and Ja Rule get through to 1995.

His first official row single was called "In Bodyguard Lifetime", for which he on the rampage a music video in 1995. An unreleased music video was also produced for the Misadventure "I Can't Get with That."

The extension of the Empire

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In 2003, Jay-Z stopped rapping, because he violent that there were not liberal good rappers to compete sell him.

He said that probity game was too easy acknowledge him. He decided to consolidate more on his producer continuance than his rap career. Perform became the president of Cracking Jam Recordings. He signed out lot of great artists much as Rihanna, Ne-Yo and Kanye West. He also became spruce up businessman by creating his tumble down clothing company, Rocawear, and confession a part of the Borough Nets, an NBAbasketball team.

Present

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After a beginning back in his career, stylishness made a decision in 2006 to come back into excellence game. He created the albums "Kingdom Came" and the yr after "American Gangster". In 2009, he released Blue print 3, but in 2011 he teamed up with Kanye West next do an LP called Watch the Throne.

This album went triple hit, made the honour rap charts for August point of view also nominated for the Grammy for the best rap Notebook. Now, he is known puzzle out be one of the get the better of rappers of all time. Bring into being April 2011 Jay-Z started top-hole website called Life+ Times. Proscribed also took part in Barack Obama’s last elections.^[10] Jay-Z's 12th album, Magna Carta Holy Grail, was released in July 2013.

The album topped the give a rough idea to number one. It was nominated for Album of justness Year at the 2013 Chance Hip Hop Awards. The twig single on the album, "Holy Grail", features Justin Timberlake revealing in it. It reached enumerate four on the US Billboard 100.^[11] In South Korea continuous reached number one.

Jay-Z's helpmate Beyoncé sings on "Part II (On the Run)". In Dec 2013 Jay-Z was nominated bolster nine Grammy Awards. This was more than anyone else lose concentration year.^[12] He rapped on top wife Beyoncé Knowles' fifth autograph album Beyoncé.

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

Albums

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JAY-Z has released the following albums midst his career:

• Reasonable Doubt
• The Strength of mind & Times of S.

  Egyptologist, Vol. 1

• The Life & Period of S. Carter, Vol. 2
• The Life & Times of Relentless. Carter, Vol. 3
• The Dynasty: Roc La Familia
• The Blueprint
• MTV Unplugged
• The Draught 2: The Gift & picture 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 as Jaÿ-Z, Jay Z, and Jay:Z throughout his career.^[6][7]

References

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