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On November 7, 1991, Martinez was arrested in Washington, D.C. for selling drugs. He was charged with conspiracy to commit murder, various drug charges, and 14 counts of murder, including the murder of former friend and drug dealing partner Rich Porter, D.C drug dealer Michael Anthony Salters aka Fray [5] and Brooklyn drug dealer Demencio Benson. [6]
Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z, [a] is an American rapper, businessman, and record executive. [8] [9] [10] Rooted in East Coast hip-hop, he was named the greatest rapper of all time by Billboard and Vibe in 2023, and topped Forbes list of "The 50 Top Rappers of All Time" in 2024.
Murder Inc. was an American East Coast hip hop supergroup composed of Jay-Z, DMX, and Ja Rule, formed by record executive Irv Gotti in 1995. [1] They first appeared in tandem on fellow New York-based rapper Mic Geronimo's 1995 song "Time to Build."
2010s. In 2010, Forbes magazine released a hip-hop rich list which listed Jay-Z in first place, having made $63 million in the previous year, and Diddy in second place with earnings of $30 million ...
Staffers have recently received "stern warnings" from management that they shouldn't mention Jay-Z, whose legal name is Shawn Carter, on internal company forums like email or messaging system ...
Paper Soldiers is a 2002 American urban crime comedy film. This hip-hop comedy from Roc-A-Fella's film division stars Kevin Hart in his film debut, [1] Beanie Sigel, and Stacey Dash. Rapper Jay-Z appears in a cameo role. Hart plays the character Shawn, a rookie thief, who is part of a crew of thieves, doing small-time jobs like house breaking.
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The group's name, Geto Boys, comes from an alternate spelling of the word "ghetto". For its first two albums, Making Trouble (1988) and Grip It! On That Other Level (1989), the spelling was the English standard "Ghetto Boys". For their third album, The Geto Boys, they changed it to the "Geto" spelling, which the group has used since.