Jay-Z
4 December 1969 – present
Jay-Z, born Shawn Corey Carter, is an American rapper and businessman from Brooklyn, New York. He co-founded Roc-A-Fella Records to release his 1996 debut Reasonable Doubt and went on to record albums including The Blueprint, later serving as president of Def Jam Recordings and founding the entertainment company Roc Nation. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2021.
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Life events
Born Shawn Corey Carter and raised in the Marcy Houses public housing project in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgStarted the label with Damon Dash and Kareem Burke after being unable to secure a recording contract.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe album was issued through Roc-A-Fella and Priority Records and was later widely cited as a landmark of 1990s hip hop.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe album, released on the day of the September 11 attacks, introduced production from Kanye West and Just Blaze.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgRan the label for three years before leaving the post in 2007.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgEstablished the entertainment company covering artist management, music publishing and sports representation.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgMarried the singer Beyonce Knowles in a private ceremony in New York; the couple have three children.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgInducted in his first year of eligibility at a ceremony in Cleveland.
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