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Jay-Z

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American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur

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Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z, is an American rapper, businessman, and record executive. Rooted in East Coast hip-hop, Jay-Z is known for his complex lyricism that often uses double entendres, wordplay, and braggadocio—built on a rags to riches narrative. In 2023, Billboard and Vibe ranked him as the greatest rapper of all time. According to Forbes, he is the wealthiest music artist in history, worth an estimated US$2.8 billion as of 2026.

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Brooklyn wd
Citizenship
United States wd
Occupation
rapper, songwriter, record producer, music executive, businessperson, media proprietor wd
Education
George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School, Trenton Central High School wd
Official website
jayz30.com wd
Social media
X (Twitter) · Facebook · Instagram · YouTube wd

Awards wd

  • Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance (2015)
  • Grammy Award for Best R&B Song (2015)
  • Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance (2010)
  • Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance (2012)
  • GLAAD Vanguard Award
  • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2021)

About

A protégé of fellow New York City-based rapper Jaz-O, Jay-Z began recording music in the late 1980s. He co-founded Roc-A-Fella Records in 1994 to release his first two studio albums, Reasonable Doubt (1996) and In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 (1997), both of which were critically acclaimed. His 11 subsequent albums, including The Blueprint (2001), The Black Album (2003), American Gangster (2007), and 4:44 (2017), have each debuted atop the Billboard 200. Jay-Z has a total of 14 number-one albums on the chart, the third-most in history. He topped the Billboard Hot 100 on four occasions: once as a lead artist with his 2009 single "Empire State of Mind" (with Alicia Keys), and three times with his guest performances on the singles "Heartbreaker" (1999) by Mariah Carey, "Crazy in Love" (2003) by Beyoncé, and "Umbrella" (2007) by Rihanna.

Jay-Z served as president and chief executive officer of Def Jam Recordings from 2004 to 2007, during which time he helped launch the careers of acts including Kanye West, Rihanna, and Ne-Yo. He co-founded Rocawear, a clothing retailer, in 1999, and founded the 40/40 Club, a luxury bar chain, in 2003. As both grew into multi-million-dollar businesses, he launched Roc Nation, a multi-disciplinary entertainment agency, in 2008. In 2015, he acquired the technology company Aspiro and led the expansion of its media streaming service Tidal. Through his business ventures,…

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Questions

When was Jay-Z born?
Jay-Z was born on 4 December 1969 in Brooklyn.
Where did Jay-Z study?
Jay-Z was educated at George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School, Trenton Central High School.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Jay-Z · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (Nepali): जे–जी · CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Wikidata item Q62766 · CC0 1.0
  4. Image: Jay-Z meets with New York Senate Majority Leader in Albany (cropped).webp by Photo Courtesy of NYS Senate Media Services (CC BY 2.0)

Last updated · facts checked 7 November 2026

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