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Hip Hop JAY-Z

Will Smith Reveals JAY-Z & Kendrick Lamar's Advice That Inspired His New Album

Will Smith Reveals JAY-Z & Kendrick Lamar’s Advice That Inspired His New Album

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Suge Knight Scolds Kanye West For Mocking JAY-Z & Beyoncé's Kids: 'He's A B*tch'

Suge Knight Scolds Kanye West For Mocking JAY-Z & Beyoncé’s Kids: ‘He’s A B*tch’

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50 Cent Sides With Kanye West Despite Diddy Support & Attacks On JAY-Z & Beyoncé's Kids

50 Cent Sides With Kanye West Despite Diddy Support & Attacks On JAY-Z & Beyoncé’s Kids

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Timbaland Admits 'Great' JAY-Z & Beyoncé Collabs Were Made In Throes Of Drug Addiction

Timbaland Admits ‘Great’ JAY-Z & Beyoncé Collabs Were Made In Throes Of Drug Addiction

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Kanye West Threatens To 'End' Playboi Carti's Career & Explains Issues With JAY-Z

Kanye West Threatens To ‘End’ Playboi Carti’s Career & Explains Issues With JAY-Z

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Kanye West Disses JAY-Z & Beyoncé's Kids In Vile Rant: 'F*ck JAY-Z & His Whole Family'

Kanye West Disses JAY-Z & Beyoncé’s Kids In Vile Rant: ‘F*ck JAY-Z & His Whole Family’

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JAY-Z's Rape Accuser Wants Rapper's Defamation Lawsuit Dismissed

JAY-Z’s Rape Accuser Claims Audio Of Her Retracting Allegations Is Not All It Seems

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JAY-Z’s Accuser Heard On Recording Saying He Didn't Assault Her

JAY-Z’s Rape Accuser Heard On Recording Saying He Didn’t Assault Her

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Playboi Carti Teases Flipping JAY-Z Classic & Confirms ‘I Am Music’ Album Is ‘Done'

Playboi Carti Teases Flipping JAY-Z Classic & Confirms ‘I Am Music’ Album Is ‘Done’

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Jim Jones 'Slapping' Jay-Z Exec Sparked Dipset & Roc-A-Fella Rift, Freekey Zekey Says

Jim Jones ‘Slapping’ Jay-Z Exec Sparked Dipset & Roc-A-Fella Rift, Freekey Zekey Says

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Big Sean Recalls Conflicting Advice From JAY-Z & Beyoncé Over Hit Song 

Big Sean Recalls Conflicting Advice From JAY-Z & Beyoncé Over Hit Song

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Rap On Trial: Hip Hop's Most Notorious Criminal Cases

Rap On Trial: Hip Hop’s Most Notorious Criminal Cases

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JAY-Z Sues Rape Accuser & Her Lawyers, Claims She Admitted Her Story Was False

JAY-Z Sues Rape Accuser & Her Lawyers, Claims She Admitted Her Story Was False

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JAY-Z Claims Rape Accuser Cost Him Almost $200 Million

JAY-Z Given Boost In Tony Buzbee Defamation Case Over Lawyer’s Social Media Slip-Up

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A$AP Rocky's Attorney Claims He Turned Down Diddy Case Over JAY-Z

A$AP Rocky’s Attorney Reveals He Turned Down Diddy Case Over JAY-Z

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Will Smith Says Prince Wanted To Start Company With Him & JAY-Z — Hours Before He Died

Will Smith Says Prince Wanted To Start Company With Him & JAY-Z — Hours Before He Died

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Real Name: Shawn Carter

Aliases: Hova, Jigga & President Carter

JAY-Z
BORN:
Dec 04, 1969
AGE:
55
NET WORTH:
$2.5 billion
HEIGHT:
6'2

BIO

JAY-Z has one of the longest careers in Hip Hop history and the longest streak of being commercially viable while maintaining his skill level and receiving widespread critical & fan acclaim. His verse on a major label was on The Jaz's classic 1990 single 'The Originators' but didn't release his debut album until 1996, 'Reasonable Doubt' was released by his own label Roc-A-Fella after years of not being able to land a record deal. Roc-A-Fella later signed a partnership with Def Jam and JAY-Z became the biggest artist in Rap as Roc-A-Fella became an empire. Presently JAY-Z is a Rap billionaire, owning Roc Nation & TIDAL with his hands in countless other endeavors while appearing on the new Jay Electronica album 'A Written Testimony'.

PROPS

  • Founded Roc Nation in 2008. An entertainment company with its own record label, talent agency, management, etc. Within sports, music. Media and film.
  • Launched music streaming service TIDAL
  • 13 Gold singles
  • 18 Platinum singles  
  • 1 Gold album ('Jay-Z Unplugged')
  • 17 Platinum albums 
  • 1 Platinum longform video ('Streets Is Watching')
  • 4 American Music Awards
  • 21 Grammy Awards 
  • 2019 President's Award at the 2019 NAACP Image Awards
  • In 2019 Roc Nation and NFL partnership

Top JAY-Z Questions

What business does JAY-Z own?

Currently JAY-Z owns Roc Nation, TIDAL, S. Carter Enterprises and all their subsidiaries.

What is JAY-Z's net worth?

JAY-Z's current net worth largely due to Roc Nation, TIDAL, partnerships with Live Nation and the NFL is slighty over a billion dollars.

Does JAY-Z still own Roc Nation?

While JAY-Z owns Roc Nation he doesn't run it. The CEO is Desiree Perez, President is Michael Yormack and Senior Vice President of Roc Nation is Lenny 'Lenny S' Santiago.

Why is JAY-Z called HOV?

Another name for God is Jehova. JAY-Z began calling himself 'Jay Hova' on songs referring to himself as 'The God MC'. Rakim Allah is widely considered 'The God Of Rap' so JAY-Z shortened 'Jay Hova' to 'Hova' which has been further truncated to 'Hov' by fans.

Does JAY-Z still own the Brooklyn Nets?

No. JAY-Z sold his minority ownership stake in the Brooklyn Nets back in 2013 because the NBA has a policy that NBA owners aren't allowed to represent NBA players. When Roc Nation launched a sports management division it meant JAY-Z could no longer be an NBA owner.

Does JAY-Z own TIDAL?

JAY-Z is co-founder and owner of TIDAL which was launched in 2014 by Norwegian company Aspiro and acquired by Project Panther Bidco which is owned and controlled by JAY-Z's S. Carter Enterprises.

Is JAY-Z on Spotify?

JAY-Z's earliest albums and a few of his singles are still on Spotify but the overwhelming majority of his back catalog has been removed.

Is JAY-Z vegan?

While both JAY-Z and Beyonce have incorporated a great deal of plant based, vegan & vegetarian options to their diets they still eat meat and seafood, just far less than they used to. No, he is not vegan.

Will JAY-Z become an NFL owner?

All signs point to yes that at some point in the near future JAY-Z will become part of the ownership group of either an existing NFL franchise, an expansion team or one that moves to another location after the Roc Nation/NFL partnership went into effect if the NFL doesn't have a policy in place preventing the owner of a sports management company from being an NFL owner like the NBA does.

What is JAY-Z's real name?
JAY-Z's real name is Shawn Corey Carter.
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