Shawn Corey Carter ( born December 4, 1969, Brooklyn , NY ), better known as Jay Z (J-Z [1] ; previously nicknamed Jay-Z [2] ) - American rapper . 14 of his albums marked on top of the Billboard 200 . This is a record among all solo artists and second place in history after The Beatles , in which 19 albums rose to first place in the United States [3] . Multiple Grammy Award Winner.
| Jay z | |
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| basic information | |
| Birth name | Sean Corey Carter |
| Date of Birth | December 4, 1969 (49 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Brooklyn , New York , USA |
| A country | |
| Professions | musician , entrepreneur |
| Years of activity | since 1986 |
| Genres | hip-hop |
| Labels | Roc Nation , Def Jam , Roc-A-Fella |
| Awards | Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance ( 2015 ) [d] ( 2015 ) Grammy Award for Best Rap / Song Co-Performance ( 2010 , 2011 , 2013 , 2014 , 2004 , 2006 , 2008 ) Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance ( 2012 , 2013 ) |
| Official site | |
In 2018, he took first place in the list of the wealthiest hip-hop artists according to Forbes, bringing his net worth to $ 900 million [4] , in 2019 his capital amounted to at least $ 1 billion [5] . According to Forbes magazine, the rapper's income from June 2017 to June 2018 amounted to $ 76.5 million [6] .
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Biography
Jay Z was born in Brooklyn . His father left the family when he was still a child. Sean Carter was known as Jazzy, which later turned into Jay-Z. In the process, he changed several names: Jiggaman, HOV and Hova.
He began recording in the early 1990s, performing with rapper The Notorious BIG. His performing style was almost entirely impromptu . Knowing that record companies operate artists, Jay Z with Damon Dash and Karim “Biggs” Burke organize their Roc-a-Fella Records label (Roc is from Rockefeller ). In 1995, they organized Roc-A-Fella Enterprises. The group of companies includes:
- Roc-A-Fella Records (rap record label)
- Roc-A-Fella Films (film production)
- Roc-A-Wear (production and sale of hip-hop clothing, founded in 1999)
- Team roc
- Roc World.
Back in 1999, J-Z raped a song in Mariah Carey ’s clip “ Heartbreaker, ” which led the Billboard Hot 100 . In 2003, Jay-Z returned to the top of US pop charts with the track “Crazy in Love”, recorded together with his girlfriend, now his wife Beyoncé [7] . He is the founder and co-owner of Roc-A-Fella Records, and the former CEO of Def Jam Recordings [8] , is a co-owner of the 40/40 Club, the creator of the Rocawear clothing line and co-owner of the NBA club, Brooklyn Nets [9] .
Personal life
JJ married to American pop singer Beyonce . In 2002, they worked on the song “ 03 Bonnie & Clyde ”. Jay-Z also appeared in the famous single Beyoncé “ Crazy in Love ” from her debut album Dangerously in Love . He participated in the creation of the songs “ Déjà Vu ” and “ Upgrade U ” from the album B'Day . In the video for the last song, Beyoncé humorously replayed his behavior [10] . Beyoncé claims that the lack of public discussion of their personal lives helped them. They married on April 4, 2008. [11] Despite cheating and rumors about Jay Z's cheating during this relationship and marriage, the singer farsightedly maintains the status of a happy family
- daughter of Blue Ivy Carter (born January 7, 2012) [12]
- daughter Rumi Carter (born June 12, 2017)
- son Sir Carter (born June 12, 2017).
Discography
- Solo albums
| Year | Title | Chart Positions [13] | Sales [14] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | CAN | UK | |||
| 1996 | Reasonable doubt
| 23 | 3 | - | 140 | RIAA Certification : Platinum [1] Sold in the USA: 1.5 million [2] (inaccessible link from 12/08/2013 [2218 days] - history , copy ) |
| 1997 | In My Lifetime, Vol. one
| 3 | 2 | 36 | - | RIAA Certification : Platinum [3] Sold in the USA: 1.4 million |
| 1998 | Vol. 2 ... Hard Knock Life
| one | one | 13 | 109 | RIAA Certification : 5x Platinum [4] Sold in the USA: 5.7 million |
| 1999 | Vol. 3 ... Life and Times of S. Carter
| one | one | eight | 155 | RIAA certification : 3x Platinum [5] (unavailable link from 12/08/2013 [2218 days] - history , copy ) Sold in the USA: 3 million |
| 2000 | The Dynasty: Roc La Familia
| one | one | five | 86 | RIAA Certification : 2x Platinum [6] Sold in the USA: 2.5 million [7] (unavailable link from 12/08/2013 [2218 days] - history , copy ) |
| 2001 | The blueprint
| one | one | 3 | thirty | RIAA Certification : 2x Platinum [8] Sold in the USA: 2.2 million [9] (inaccessible link from 12/08/2013 [2218 days] - history , copy ) |
| 2002 | The Blueprint²: The Gift & the Curse
| one | one | eight | 23 | RIAA Certification : 3x Platinum [10] Sold in the USA: 3 million |
| 2003 | The black album
| one | one | 12 | 34 | RIAA Certification : 3x Platinum [11] Sold in the USA: 3.3 million [12] (unavailable link from 12/08/2013 [2218 days] - history , copy ) |
| 2006 | Kingdom Come
| one | one | 6 | 35 | RIAA Certification : 3x Platinum [13] Sold in the USA: 3 million [14] (inaccessible link from 12/08/2013 [2218 days] - history , copy ) |
| 2007 | American gangster
| one | one | 3 | thirty | RIAA Certification : Platinum [15] Sold in the USA: 1.2 million [15] |
| 2009 | The blueprint 3
| one | one | one | four | RIAA Certification : Platinum [16] Sold in the USA: 1.7 million [15] |
| 2013 | Magna Carta Holy Grail
| one | one | one | one | RIAA Certification : 2 × Platinum [17] |
| 2017 | 4:44
| one | - | one | 3 | RIAA Certification : Platinum [18] |
- Collaborative Albums
- 2002 - The Best of Both Worlds (with Ar Kelly )
- 2004 - Unfinished Business (with Ar Kelly )
- 2004 - Collision Course (with Linkin Park )
- 2011 - Watch the Throne (with Kanye West )
- 2017 - Bey-Z (with Beyonce )
- 2018 - Everything Is Love (with Beyoncé)
Filmography
| Film | Year |
|---|---|
| Streets is watching | 1998 |
| Background | 2000 |
| Life imprisonment | 2002 |
| Paper soldiers | 2002 |
| Care in black | 2004 |
| Diary of Jay-Z: Water for Life | 2006 |
| Short film "NY-Z" about Jay-Z concert in New York | 2010 |
Computer Games
In 2011, J-Z's song “ 99 Problems ” from The Black Album was used as the soundtrack of one of the trailers of the game Battlefield 3 [16] [17] .
In 2012, Jay-Z was the executive producer of the NBA 2K13 game and personally selected tracks for the soundtrack [18] .
See also
- Empire State of Mind
Notes
- ↑ Transcription of Russian-language media .
- ↑ J-Z got rid of the hyphen. Lenta.ru
- ↑ Jay-Z repeated the 'Rolling' achievement
- ↑ Zack O'Malley Greenburg. The Forbes Five: Hip-Hop's Wealthiest Artists 2018 . forbes.com . Forbes (1 March 2018). Date of appeal October 13, 2018.
- ↑ Jay-Z is recognized as the highest paid rapper in 2018 according to Forbes . kommersant.ru . Forbes (June 4, 2019). Date of treatment June 4, 2019.
- ↑ Jay-Z is recognized as the highest paid rapper in 2018 according to Forbes . forbes.kz . Forbes (September 13, 2018). Date of appeal September 14, 2018.
- ↑ Jay-Z takes care of Beyonce Archived May 13, 2013.
- ↑ Jay-Z refuses the presidency
- ↑ NBA.xom - Jay-Z makes it official: 'Brooklyn Nets' for 2012–13 (English) (September 26, 2011). Date of treatment December 6, 2011. Archived on April 4, 2013.
- ↑ Beyoncé clip featuring Jay-Z
- ↑ Jay-Z and Beyonce married
- ↑ The Carter Knowles couple have an heiress
- ↑ Chart Data
- ↑ RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by jay-z
- ↑ 1 2 Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Ending 1/27/08 | Hip Hop News> HipHopDX.com (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment February 6, 2008. Archived on October 5, 2013.
- ↑ Battlefield 3 TV spot teased with Jay-Z track . VG247 (September 23, 2011). Date of appeal October 14, 2018.
- ↑ Full BF3-Jay-Z TV ad goes “above and beyond the call” . VG247 (September 26, 2011). Date of treatment October 14, 2018. Archived October 18, 2012.
- ↑ Stephany Nunneley. 2K confirms Jay Z as executive producer on NBA 2K13, reveals soundtrack . VG247 (August 1, 2012). Date of treatment September 26, 2012. Archived October 18, 2012.
Links
- Jay Z's biography in Russian
- Wikimedia Commons has Jay-Z related media files
- Jay-Z official Facebook page