Jay-Z Albums and Biography
Jay-Z is a famous American rapper. Jay-Z's born name is Shawn Corey Carter. He later choose Jay-Z as his stage name. Jay-Z also work as record producer and enterpreneur. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists in America. Jay-Z also considered as one of the greatest rapper of all time. He has won many awards and achievement, including 17 Grammy Awards and numerous additional nominations. He has sold approximately 75 million records worldwide from all of his albums, making him one of the best-selling rapper of all time. Jay-Z has released 12 studio albums and reach international success in the late of 1990s.
JAY-Z BIOGRAPHY
Born name Shawn Corey Carter
Stage name Jay-Z
Born December 4th, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York City, US
Occupation Rapper, record producer, enterpreneur
Genres Hip hop
Instruments Vocals
JAY-Z BIOGRAPHY
Born name Shawn Corey Carter
Stage name Jay-Z
Born December 4th, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York City, US
Occupation Rapper, record producer, enterpreneur
Genres Hip hop
Instruments Vocals
Jay-Z is also an enterprenerur and investor. He is the former president of Def Jam Recordings, co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records and the founder of Roc Nation. He also founded the sports agency Roc Nation Sports and is a certified NBA and MLB sports agent. Jay-Z also has invest in some othe companies. In 2012, Forbes estimated Jay-Z's net worth at nearly 500 million US dollar.
As an artist, Jay-Z has did many achievement. He holds the record for most number one albums by a solo artist on the Billboard 200 with 13. Jay-Z also has had four number ones on the Billboard Hot 100, one as lead artist. He ranked tenth in list of most sucessful artist of the 2000s by Billboard. Jay-Z ranked fourth in the list of top rapper, behind Eminem, Nelly and 50 Cent. He was ranked 88th in the list of greatest artist of all time by Rolling Stone magazine. In 2008, Jay-Z married with American R&B singer, Beyonce.
Jay-Z Albums 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)
- Magna Carta Holy Grail (2013)
Jay-Z has released 12 studio albums, including some of their biggest album such Reasonable Doubt (1996), The Blueprint (2001) and The Black Album (2003), which considered landmarks in the genre with all of them featured in Rolling Stones list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Jay-Z has sold approximately 75 million records worldwide from all of his albums, and also won 17 Grammy Awards for his musical work, with numerous additional nominations. With all of his achievement, no wonder if Jay-Z considered as one of the greatest rapper of all time.
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