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As of December 2014, Jay-Z has sold 29,179,000 studio albums in the United States. [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 ...
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 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.
The song was produced by The 45 King and at the time of its release was the most commercially successful Jay-Z single. The RIAA certified it as a gold single in March 1999, and it reached platinum status on July 15, 2015. In addition, it was nominated for Best Rap Solo Performance at the 41st Grammy Awards in 1999.
"Glory" is an emotional hip hop song dedicated to Blue Ivy Carter and Knowles, as Jay-Z sings "You're my child with the child from Destiny's Child." [8] [11] [12] Lyrically, it features Jay-Z experiencing the overwhelming joy of fatherhood for the first time, "The most amazing feeling I feel / Words can't describe what I'm feeling, for real / Baby I'll paint the sky blue / My greatest creation ...
Slant's "The 100 Best Albums of the 1990s": #90 [171] Rock Hard magazine's The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time: #341 [134] Classic Rock and Metal Hammer's 200 Greatest Albums of the 90s [87] Visions' "300 Albums for Eternity": #64 [533] 12 October 1999 Black On Both Sides: Mos Def: East Coast hip hop [534] Rawkus/Priority
On Thursday, December 21, Tidal unveiled a playlist titled “Couple Songs of ’23: JAY-Z,” sharing what the 54-year-old rapper thought were some of the year’s best songs.
"Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)..." is the second single from Jay-Z's tenth studio album, American Gangster. [1] The song is produced by Skyz Muzik, Diddy and two of his producers known as LV and Sean C from his production team, The Hitmen. [2] It features additional vocals by Beyoncé, Kanye West and Cassie. The song samples "Make the Road by ...