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The American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur Jay-Z has received numerous industry awards, nominations, and honorary accolades. Active in the music industry field since the 1990s, throughout his career he won 24 Grammy Awards, tied for the most nominations in the ceremony history with his wife Beyoncé, with 88 each. [1]
Jay-Z began his music career in the 1980s, building a reputation as a fledgling rapper in his hometown of Brooklyn and collaborating with his mentor and fellow rapper Jaz-O. [2] Jay-Z later founded Roc-A-Fella Records with close friends Damon Dash and Kareem "Biggs" Burke and released his debut studio album Reasonable Doubt in June 1996. [2]
Buoyed by the band's success at the 2009 Grammy Awards, a live Grammy performance of the single featuring Jay-Z was released exclusively to iTunes, spurring download sales. As a result, "Lost!" achieved a new peak position on the Billboard Hot 100, re-entering at number 40. [ 25 ]
The music megastar has a record 32 Grammys between her solo work, her time with Destiny's Child and the album she released with Jay-Z in 2018. In 2022, she tied Jay-Z as the most nominated artist ...
[17] [18] T.I., Kanye West, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, and M.I.A. (who was nine months pregnant at the time and supposedly due on the day of the performance) performed the song at Grammy Awards that year. This song was number 22 on Rolling Stone ' s list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008.
4:44 is the thirteenth studio album by American rapper Jay-Z, released on June 30, 2017, through Roc Nation as an exclusive to Sprint and Tidal customers. The album was the first in a planned series of music exclusives from the Sprint–Tidal partnership, which never came to fruition due to Sprint's demise in 2020.
VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images Jay-Z used his appearance at the 2024 Grammys to praise his wife Beyoncé’s historic musical achievements — and call out the awards show for failing to ...
Jay-Z Turned His Grammy Into a Cognac Glass Getty Images Jay-Z was honored with the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award during last night's Grammys , and celebrated by casually turning his award into a ...