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Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), 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, having had a net worth of USD$150 million in 2009, He has sold 40 million albums worldwide while receiving ten Grammy Awards for his musical work. 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, one of the three founders of Roc-A-Fella Records and recently, the founder of his new venture Roc Nation. As an artist he holds the record for most number one albums by a solo artist on the Billboard 200. Jay-Z also has had 4 number ones on the Billboard Hot 100, one as lead artist. Along with his financial and musical success, Jay-Z is known for quarrelling 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. He married American R&B star Beyoncé Knowles on April 4, 2008. On December 11th, 2009 Jay Z was ranked as the 10th best overall artist of 2000-2009 decade by Billboard Magazine. (Ranking as the 5th top solo male artist and as the 4th top rapper behind Eminem, Nelly, and 50 Cent)

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Discography

  • Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter, 1999
  • Collision Course, 2004
  • The Dynasty: Roc La Familia, 2000
  • The Blueprint, 2001
  • The Blueprint 3, 2009
  • Kingdom Come, 2006
  • The Blueprint²: The Gift & The Curse, 2002
  • Watch the Throne, 2011
  • The Black Album: Acappella, 2004
  • In My Lifetime, Vol. 1, 1997
  • Reasonable Doubt, 1997
  • American Gangster (a cappella), 2007
  • The Black Album, 2003
  • Blueprint 2.1, 2003
  • American Gangster, 2007
  • Unfinished Business, 2004
  • Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life, 1998
  • The Best of Both Worlds, 2002

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