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Jay-Z
Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, ), 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.
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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 , 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 before dy