Profile
Famous as :
RapperBirth Name :
Shawn Corey CarterBirth Date :
December 04, 1969Birth Place :
Brooklyn, New York, USASpouse :
Beyonce Knowles (singer, since 4-Apr-08)Claim to fame :
Single "Dead Presidents" (1996)
Biography
Born Shawn Corey Carter on April 12, 1969, Jay-Z was raised by a single mother, Gloria Carter. He had experienced the tough life on the streets of New York where he grew up. Fortunately, the streets life was not the only thing on his mind as he briefly attended high school in where he also explored his rap skill. Alongside partners from his early group "Original Flavor", Jay-Z, Damon Dash and Kareem 'Biggs' Burke co-founded an independent label called Roc-a-Fella Records. Later, Roc-a-Fella folding into Def Jam Recordings.
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Discography
2009 : Blueprint 3
2008 : Top of the Game, Vol. 2
2008 : International Gangster
2007 : Top of the Game
2007 : American Gangster
2007 : Commission, Pt. 2
2007 : Serious Business
2006 : Kingdom Come
2008 : Top of the Game, Vol. 2
2008 : International Gangster
2007 : Top of the Game
2007 : American Gangster
2007 : Commission, Pt. 2
2007 : Serious Business
2006 : Kingdom Come
