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Shawn Corey Carter was born in Brooklyn, New York, weighing 10 pounds 8 ounces.
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Jay-Z's first studio album released on Roc-A-Fella Records (as an independent lable) and had a total of four singles. This album would eventually recieve platinum status in 2002 and sold over 1.5 million copies. This ablum is widely precieved as one of the greatest rap ablums of all time.
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This is his second studio album released on Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Records. This album would also become platinum and included two singles.
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This is Jay-Z's third studio album with Roc-A-Fella Records. This album sold over 5.7 million copies in the U.S.
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Album- Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life
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Jay-Z's fourth studio album. The album became triple platinum.
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His fifth album and was origionally supposed to be a collaberation album. Sold over 2 million copies.
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Jay-Z's sixth album and was produced by Kanye West. In spite of the relsease date being the same as 9/11, the album was #1 its first week and became double platinum.
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His seventh album and is a double ablum with the first part "The Gift" and the second, "the Curse". This album invovles disses to other rappers such as Nas and Jaz-O.
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Jay-Z's eigth album and at the time was promoted as his final album. This album includes two very popular singles and is claimed to be one of the top rap albums of all time.
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Song- "Crazy in Love" with Beyonce
Rap/Sung Collaboration- "Crazy in Love" with Beyonce DJANSEZIAN, KEVORK. Jay-Z and Beyonce perform "Crazy in Love" during the 3rd
annual BET Awards Tuesday, June 24, 2003, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork
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Song- "99 Problems"
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Rap/Sung Collaboration- "Numb/Encore" with Lincoln Park Terrill, Mark J. Mike Shinoda, left, and Brad Delson, right, of Linkin Park, and
Jay-Z, center, accept the award for best rap/sung collaboration for "Numb/
Encore" at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2006, at the
Staples Center in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill). 2006. Associated
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His ninth ablum that is considered his comeback album because he came out of retirement. The Album sold 680,000 copies in the first week which is the most in one week in his entire career.
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Jay'z tenth album was inspired ny the movie "American Gangster" and he gave his interpretaion of his past and his gangster life.
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Best Rap/Sung Collaboration- "Umbrella" with Rihanna Djansezian, Kevork. Rihanna and Jay-Z accept the award for best rap/sung
collaboration for "Umbrella" at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday,
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Jay-Z is very lucky to marry the beautiful Beyonce Knowles. Cortez, Julio. Rapper and a New Jersey Nets' minority owner Jay-Z, left, and
Beyonce Knowles sit courtside during an NBA basketball game between the
Nets and the Phoenix Suns, Monday, Feb. 28, 2011, in Newark, N.J. The Suns
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Rap Performance by a Duo or a Group- "Swagga Like Us" with T.I., Kanye West, and Lil Wayne
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His 11th album ends the "Blueprint trilogy" and makes his 11th #1 album.
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Rap Song- "Run This Town" with Rihanna and Kanye West
Rap Solo Preformance- "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)"
Rap/Sung Collaboration- "Run This Town" with Rihanna and Kanye West Sayles, Matt. Placido Domingo, right presents Jay-Z and Rihanna, with the award
for the Best Rap/Sung collaboration for 'Run This Town' at the Grammy
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Rap Song- "Empire State of Mind" with Alicia Keys
Rap/Sung Collaboration- "Empire State of Mind" with Alicia Keys
Rap Performance by a Duo or a Group- "On to the Next One" with Swizz Beatz Sayles, Matt. Alicia Keys, left, and Jay-Z performs at the 37th Annual American
Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Los Angeles. 2010. Associated
Press.
