Since 2008, he has been married to singer Beyonce with whom he has three children (including Blue Ivy Carter). Though, its lead single Holy Grail is a lot of fun with Jay rapping Nirvana lyrics and Timberlake delivering the most boisterous hook on a Jay-Z song since Empire State of Mind. He has broke out artists such as Kanye West, Ne-Yo, Rihanna, Jeezy, J.

From 2004 to 2009, he was president and CEO of Def Jam Recordings.Īs an artist, JAY-Z has sold over 59 million records worldwide and invested in over $1.9 billion in cash and assets. He previously co-founded Roc-A-Fella Records and Rocawear (along with Damon Dash and Kareem Burke), created the 40/40 Club in 2001 and had prior endorsement deals with Armadale and Reebok (JAY-Z was the first non-athletic hip-hop artist to endorse Reebok footwear before 50 Cent). But for one night, the music universe revolved around JAY-Z, the sport’s finest elder statesman, with the release of his 13th studio album, 4:44. JAY-Z is currently the co-owner and chairman of Roc Nation Entertainment, co-owner, creative consultant and co-developer of Tidal (3) and is a certified sports agent through Roc Nation Sports.

Hip-hop entrepreneur, born on Decemin the Marcy housing projects of Bedford-Stuyvesant, a neighborhood in Brooklyn, a borough of New York City, New York. Two of the most-improved sellers on Hot 100 Singles Sales, 'I'll Be' by Foxy Brown Featuring Jay-Z (Def.

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