Ranked by Billboard and Rolling Stone as one of the 100 greatest artists of all time, Jay-Z was the first rapper to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the first solo living rapper inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He has been awarded the NAACP's President's Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Sports Emmy Award, and been nominated for a Tony Award. One of the world's best-selling music artists with 140 million records sold, Jay-Z has won 24 Grammy Awards, the tenth-most of all time and most awarded for any hip hop artist jointly with Kanye West. As of 2024, he is the wealthiest musical artist in the world with a net worth of US$2.5 billion. In 2015, he acquired the technology company Aspiro and led the expansion of Tidal, the company's media streaming service. Both businesses grew to multi-million-dollar corporations, enabling him to launch Roc Nation, a multi-disciplinary entertainment agency in 2008.

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In 1999, he founded Rocawear, a clothing retailer. Through his business ventures, Jay-Z became the first hip-hop billionaire in 2019. His collaborations with other artists have yielded the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles: ' Heartbreaker', ' Crazy in Love', ' Umbrella' and ' Empire State of Mind'. Jay-Z holds the record for the most number-one albums (14) of any solo artist on the Billboard 200. He released the collaborative albums Collision Course with Linkin Park in 2004, Watch the Throne with Kanye West in 2011, and Everything Is Love with his wife Beyoncé in 2018. He went on to release twelve additional albums to further critical acclaim and commercial success, including The Blueprint (2001), The Black Album (2003), American Gangster (2007), and 4:44 (2017). īorn and raised in New York City, Jay-Z began his musical career in the late 1980s he co-founded the record label Roc-A-Fella Records in 1994 and released his debut studio album Reasonable Doubt in 1996, which was met with critical praise. He is the founder and chairman of entertainment company Roc Nation, and was the president and chief executive officer of Def Jam Recordings from 2004 to 2007. Known for his involvement in the creative and commercial success of numerous artists, he was named the greatest rapper of all time by Billboard and Vibe in 2023. The “Formation” singer, 41, paired her coral set with a metallic Jimmy Choo Bon Bon bucket bag ($1,195) for the night out in Brooklyn.Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. LaQuan also created the glittering shattered glass catsuit Queen B wears on her international “Renaissance” tour. Tina Knowles ‘serenaded’ by Destiny’s Child during 70th birthday bash: ‘I just got spoiled to death’īeyoncé and her daughter Blue Ivy, 11, made a perfect pair in bright dresses while supporting Jay-Z’s “Book of HOV” exhibit at the Brooklyn Public Library last night.īeyoncé donned a plunging sheer orange floral lace blouse ($950) with a matching retro sequin lace pencil skirt ($1,200) from buzzy designer of the moment LaQuan Smith, who’s fashioned his signature sexy looks for Rihanna, Megan Fox, Hailey Bieber and Kim Kardashian. Taylor Swift supports Beyoncé in Ivy Park sneakers as she heads into NYC recording session Taylor Swift wears necklace with empowering Kobe Bryant quote for recording studio session Beyonce and Jay-Z are expected to attend Clive Davis’ pre-Grammy party

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