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Jay-Z was born on Dec. 4, 1969. He was raised by his mother, Gloria Carter, after his father, Adnis Reeves, left the family when he was a young child. Growing up with a single mother in the Marcy ...
After viewing the Ridley Scott film of the same name, Jay-Z was heavily inspired to create a new "concept" album that depicts his experiences as a street-hustler. [77] The album is not the film's official soundtrack, although it was distributed by Def Jam. [78] Jay-Z's American Gangster depicts his life in correlation to the movie American ...
JAY-Z is pulling back the curtains on one of the greatest mysteries in his relationship with Beyoncé -- the true story behind their daughter's distinctive name, Blue Ivy. In part two of his ...
Jay-Z — whose real name is Shawn Carter — married Beyoncé in April 2008. The couple became parents in January 2012 with the arrival of Blue, now 11. They later welcomed twins Rumi and Sir, 6 ...
Empire State of Mind: How Jay-Z Went From Street Corner To Corner Office is a biography of hip-hop mogul Jay-Z by Zack O'Malley Greenburg. It was released in March 2011 by Portfolio , the Penguin Random House business imprint.
Roc Nation is an American entertainment company founded by Jay-Z in 2008. Headquartered in New York City, the company is a successor to his previous Roc-A-Fella Records label, with additional offices in Los Angeles and London.
Jay-Z shared with Gayle King on CBS Mornings that he and Beyoncé's eldest daughter Blue Ivy Carter was originally supposed to be named Brooklyn.
Fellow Voice critic Miles Marshall Lewis called Jay-Z "the best MC in hip hop" and Vol. 3… "the quintessential 2000-model hip hop album". [16] Soren Baker was less impressed in the Los Angeles Times , writing that the record lacks the "biting humor and spectacular wordplay" of his previous albums.