JayZ By scotthtsd@gmail.com Apr 12, 1969 Shawn Corey Carter is born Period: Dec 1, 1969 to Jan 13, 2014 JayZ career Feb 5, 1996 Founded Roc-A-Fella records Feb 20, 1996 JayZ first song 'Dead Presidents' realeased Sep 7, 1996 Death of Tupac Shakur Jan 1, 1997 JayZ releases 4 songs that year Mar 9, 1997 Death of Notorious B.I.G. Tupac and Biggie were great friends to JayZ Jan 1, 1998 JayZ releases 7 songs Jan 1, 1999 JayZ releases 4 songs Nov 25, 2003 the black album release Apr 4, 2008 JayZ and Beyonce Knowles get married Oct 15, 2008 JayZ performs in hollywood for first time Sep 8, 2009 JayZ releases The Blueprint 3 Jan 1, 2010 JayZ releases 41 songs 2001-2010 Jan 16, 2010 JayZ is done with music and is now just a multimillionaire CEO of Roc-A-Fella records