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Jay Z is born Shawn Corey Carter on December 4th, 1969 in Brooklyn, NY.
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Jay Z founded Rocawear with Damon Dash in 1995.
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Roc-A-Fella was founded in 1996 by Jay Z, Damon Dash & Kareem Burke.
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In October 2004, Jay Z became the president of Def Jam records for 3 years till he had to step down in 2007.
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Jay Z sold Rocawear to Iconix Brand Group for $204 million in
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Jay Z gets married to his long time girlfriend Beyonce in a secret wedding sometime in April 2008.
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Jay Z wrote a memoir titled "Decoded" which talks about his life growing up and some of his lyrics and songs.
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Jay Z's first daughter, Blu Ivy Carter is born on January 7th of 2012 in New York, New York.
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In May 2012, Jay Z showed his support for Obama's same sex marriage for gay couples and also helped out a lot in his re-election campaign.
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Jay Z released his latest album, Maga Carter Holy Grail, which is still being sold in stores today.
