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The American rapper Jay-Z has released 68 singles as a lead artist, 51 singles as a featured artist, and 14 promotional singles. " Can't Knock the Hustle " was the rapper's breakout hit, serving as lead single for his debut studio album, Reasonable Doubt (1996).
The song, recognized as "the best-selling single of all time", was released before the pop/rock singles-chart era and "was listed as the world's best-selling single in the first-ever Guinness Book of Records (published in 1955) and—remarkably—still retains the title more than 50 years later".
Ranked by Billboard and Rolling Stone as one of the 100 greatest artists of all time, [27] [28] Jay-Z was the first rapper to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame [29] and the first solo living rapper inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2013. [8]
Nas clapped back with “Ether,” which is still regarded as one of the best diss tracks of all time. Jay tried to shoot back with “Supa Ugly,” but it lacked the impact of “Ether” and ...
The over certified figures, however, are often in millions of units for RIAA certifications, one such example is Rihanna's single "We Found Love", which is certified at nine times Platinum by the RIAA, yet during the time of the certification, it had sold 5.4 million downloads. [4] [5]
American rapper Jay-Z is the wealthiest music artist in the world, with Forbes estimating his net worth at US$2.5 billion in 2024.. The following is a list of music artists with the highest recorded net worth (also known as wealthiest musicians or richest musicians), based on calculations by reputable publications such as Forbes and The Sunday Times Rich List.
"I Gotta Feeling" by the Black Eyed Peas is the best-selling digital single in the U.S., with over 8.7 million downloads sold. Lady Gaga is the first artist to have two 7-million-selling digital singles. [21] Katy Perry is the first artist to have three 6-million-selling digital singles. [22]
The following is a list of songs by Jay-Z organized by alphabetical order. The songs on the list are all included in official label-released, albums , soundtracks and singles , but not white label or other non-label releases.