Jay-Z
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Brooklyn, New York, United States (1988 – present)
Early history
Originally from the infamous Marcy Houses projects in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood in brooklyn in New York City, Shawn Carter was abandoned by his father Adnes Reeves when he was only twelve years old and he was consequently raised by his mother Gloria Carter. Jay-Z attended George Westinghouse High School in Downtown Brooklyn and Trenton Central High School in Trenton, New Jersey but did not graduate. He claims to have been caught up in selling drugs on the streets of New York in the Marcy Projects. In addition to this, Jay-Z has lyrically alluded to having sold crack cocaine and marijuana in Virginia and Maryland.
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The Black Album
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May
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Watch The Throne: Jay-Z & Kanye West
Telenor Arena, Bærum, Oslo, Norway
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May
29
Watch The Throne: Jay-Z & Kanye West
Ericsson Globe, Stockholm, Sweden
51 going
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May
30
Watch The Throne: Jay-Z & Kanye West
Malmö Arena, Malmö, Sweden
29 going
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27 May 2012 | from lifeandtimes.com
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