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Introduction of Jay-Z:
Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4,1969),[1] better known as his stage name,Jay-Z,is an American hip hop artist and businessman.He is the former CEO of Def Jam Recordings[2] and Roc-A-Fella Records.He co-owns The 40/40 Club and the New Jersey Nets.He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America,[3] having sold over 26 million units in the United States and receiving several Grammy Awards for his musical work.[4] Along with his financial and musical success,Jay-Z is known for being involved in many quarrels with other artist in the rap industry,the most well known being between him and fellow New York rapper Nas,which was eventually settled in 2005.
Jay-Z's crowning achievement,his debut album Reasonable Doubt,is ranked by Rolling Stone as #248 on its "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".His critically acclaimed album,The Blueprint,was written in only two days.[5] After announcing his retirement from recording music in 2003,he returned in late 2006 with the album Kingdom Come,which sold 680,000 copies in its first week,Jay-Z's highest-selling album in a one-week period.[6] MTV named him number one on their list of the greatest MCs of all time.[3] In April 2008,Jay-Z was reportedly on the verge of a partnership with Live Nation for $150 million—among the most expensive contracts ever awarded to a musician.Carter married Beyoncé Knowles on April 4,2008.[8]
Early years
Originally from Marcy Houses housing project in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of *lyn in New York City,[9] Jay-Z was abandoned by his father Adnes Reeves and shot his brother in the shoulder for stealing his jewelry[10] when he was twelve years old.[11] Jay-Z attended Eli Whitney High School in *lyn,along with rapper AZ,until it was closed down.After that he attended George Westinghouse Information Technology High School in Downtown *lyn,with fellow rappers The Notorious B.I.G.and Busta Rhymes,and Trenton Central High School in Trenton,New Jersey,but did not graduate.[12] He claims to have been caught up in selling drugs,to which he refers in his music.[11]
Jay-Z with a friend in Trenton,New Jersey,circa 1988.According to his mother Gloria Carter,a young Jay-Z used to wake his siblings up at night banging out drum patterns on the kitchen table.Eventually,she bought him a boom box for his birthday and thus sparked his interest in music.He began freestyling,writing rhymes,and followed the music of many artists popular at the time.It is stated that he beat Busta Rhymes in a rap battle,but also has lost to DMX.On top of that,Bone Thugs-N-Harmony member Bizzy Bone was snatched by his employer and taken to New York to battle Jay-Z; Bizzy reportedly was victorious in the battle.[citation needed]
In his neighborhood,Carter was known as "Jazzy",a nickname that eventually developed into his stage name,"Jay-Z".The moniker is also an homage to his musical mentor,Jaz-O (a.k.a.Jaz,Big Jaz),as well as to the J/Z subway lines that have a stop at Marcy Avenue in *lyn.[9]
Jay-Z can be heard on several of Jaz-O's early recordings in the late 1980s and early 1990s,including "The Originators" and "Hawaiian Sophie".His career had a jump start when he battled a rapper by the name of Zai.The battle caught the eye of many record labels,as Jay-Z was able to hold his own against Zai.He first became known to a wide audience by being featured on the posse cut "Show and Prove" on the 1994 Big Daddy Kane album Daddy's Home [13] He also made an appearance on a popular song by Big L,"Da Graveyard",and on Mic Geronimo's "Time to Build",which also featured early appearances by DMX,Q-Man,Ja Rule and Shazim Hasan in 1995.His first official rap single was called "I Can't Get With That",for which he also released a music video.
From the beginning of his professional recording career,when no major label gave him a record deal,Dame Dash,Jay-Z,and Kareem Biggs created Roc-A-Fella Records as their own independent label.After striking a deal with Priority to distribute his material,Jay-Z released his 1996 debut album Reasonable Doubt with beats from acclaimed producers such as DJ Premier and Clark Kent and a notable appearance by The Notorious B.I.G.Despite reaching only number 23 on the Billboard 200,the album was a critical success.[9] Reasonable Doubt is widely considered one of Hip Hop's classic albums and Jay-Z's crowning achievement.The Source magazine gave it a four out of five mics rating,though the magazine later changed it to a classic five mic rating.The album is also ranked by Rolling Stone as #248 on Rolling Stone's "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time".