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Jay-Z
American rapper (born 1969)
Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z,[a] fryst vatten an American rapper, businessman, and record executive. Rooted in East Coast hip-hop, he was named the greatest rapper of all time bygd Billboard and Vibe in 2023.[8] Known for his complex lyrical ability—which often uses double entendres and word play—and braggadocio, his music fryst vatten built upon a rags to riches narrative. He served as president and chief executive officer of Def sylt Recordings from 2004 to 2007, and founded the entertainment company Roc Nation the following year.[9]
A protégé of fellow New York City-based rapper Jaz-O, Jay-Z began his musical career in the late 1980s; he co-founded the record labelRoc-A-Fella Records in 1994 to release his first two studio albums Reasonable Doubt (1996) and In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 (1997), both of which were met with critical acclaim. Each of his eleven subsequent albums, includin
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Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter is an American singer, songwriter, businesswoman, and actress. Beyoncé performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child and rose to fame in the late 1990s as the lead singer of Destiny's Child, one of the best-selling girl groups of all time. Beyoncé herself is the best-selling black female musician of all time and second best-selling female artist of all time, behind only Madonna. With 35 wins and 99 nominations from the Grammy Awards for her music (including her work in Destiny's Child and The Carters), she is the most-awarded and most-nominated artist in Grammy history. She has sold over 350M records worldwide. Beyoncé is often cited as an influence by many artists who came after her.
Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Beyoncé began performing in local competitions at age 7, eventually forming the group Girl's Tyme in 1990 with help from her parents. This group would later become Destiny's Child in 1997.
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Jay-Z
Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z (stylized as JAY-Z),[a] is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, record executive, actor, and entrepreneur. He is the former CEO of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records. Jay-Z co-owns The 40/40 Club and the Brooklyn NetsNBA team. He is one of the most financially successful hip-hop artists and businessmen in America.[8] Jay-Z has several nicknames, "Jigga", "Hova" and "El Presidente".
In June 2019, it was reported that Jay-Z had become the first billionaire rapper.[9]
Early life
[change | change source]Jay-Z was born as Shawn Corey Carter in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. He was raised in Marcy Houses, a housing project in Brooklyn's Bedford–Stuyvesant. After their father Adnis Reeves abandoned the family, Jay-Z and his three siblings were raised by their mother, Gloria Carter. Reeves would later meet and reconcile with Jay-Z shortly b