Shawn Corey Carter, aka Jay-Z, was born in Brooklyn, New York on December 4th 1970. Rapper and entrepreneur, he became one of the most influential hip-hop figure in the 90s and in the early 21st century.
In his career he sold more than 100 millions albums only in the US, won 22 Grammys, debuted 13 times in Billboard 200 and being nominated by MTV Best Rapper of All Time in 2006.
He is also mentor of many greatest artists like Rihanna, his wife Beyoncè, Mariah Carey, Shakira, Kylie Minogue, Rita Ora, Romeo Santos, Big Sean, Dj Khaled an Kanye West.
He started in 1996 founding Roc-A-Fella Records with two friends to release his debut album, Reasonable Doubt, which sold more than 3 million copies in the States.
A string of successful album followed through 2003: Hard Knok Life: Vol.2 (1998), which won a grammy for the best rap album; Blueprint 1 and The Black Album (2003).
In 2004 he assumed the presidency of Def-Jam Recordings becoming the most highly placed African-American executives in the music industry.
He returned in 2009 with Blueprint 3 featuring Kanye West and Timbaland, generating songs like Empire State of Mind with Alicia Keys and Run This Town with Rihanna.
Then: Watch The Throne in 2011 with the song Niggas In Paris with Kanye West and No Church In The Wild; Magna Carta Holy Grail in 2013 which includes the song Suit and Tie with Justin Timberlake and 4:44 in 2017.
Worthy single of being mentioned are Forever Young with Mr. Hudson & The Library, Drunk in Love and Everything is Love with his wife, Beyoncè.
His Net Worth is $1 Billion and has a very diversified portfolio: $310 millions in Armand de Brignac, champagne; $100 millions in D’Ussè, cognac; $75 millions in Roc Nation, entertainment company; $100 millions in Tidal, streaming service; $50 millions in Real Estates; $70 millions in Art collections; $75 millions in music rights and $220 millions in cash and investments.
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