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Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York), is an American rapper and former president and CEO of Roc A Fella Records. He is more commonly known by a variety of stage names including S. Carter, Jigga, Hova, J-Hova, Hov, and Young Hov. He is regarded as one of the most prolific and successful American blend artists of the mid-90s and early 2000s and is known for his use of metaphors, freestyling abilities, word play, flow, and blending of street and popular hip hop. He is one of the most respected rappers in the music industry, and is admired for his ability to craft songs from memory without the use of pen and paper. He married his long time girlfriend Beyonce in April 2008 after dating for over seven years. He is one of the founders of Roc-A-Fella Records, a hip-hop record label which also launched the careers of artists such as Beanie Sigel, Kanye West, Memphis Bleek, Young Gunz, Freeway, and Teairra Mari.
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.
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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homm wrote:
today i listened to 50s new album. omg. bp3 is so much better.
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energyneverdies wrote:
Empire State of Mind! http://www.last.fm/music/Jay-Z/+images/35174893
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DStyles23 wrote:
ESOM=#1 on billboards. His first #1 single. Brooklyn!!!!!!!!!!
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<3
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pamento wrote:
50 is too much of a clown when it comes to beef. He would embarrass Jay if he ever responded.
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malloun4eG wrote:
i hope he will ignore fifty ~~~~
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jnfrglz wrote:
Jay-z is the best rapper.
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DStyles23 wrote:
ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!! "Hip hop for the black man" LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!! If you're black then WTF are you doing in Netherlands, lol, ROFL!!!!!
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http://www.last.fm/group/hip-hop+is+for+the+black+man
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DStyles23 wrote:
"Idrinkperiods" LMFAO!!!!!!!!! ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!! PHAIL with a P to emphasize your failure. Jay-Z = king of hip hop. No one has done what he has done in this baby genre and there is no such thing as "real hip hop" because if there was then there would be "real rock" aswell.
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thority wrote:
wtf is a "werst rapper ever"
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Carn1fex wrote:
Listen not to music, and dung! Continue in the same spirit...
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Idrinkperiods wrote:
i hope this 'man' dies very soon :) If you reply negatively to this i will hack your computer
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jade_amanda_ wrote:
dear jay-z you are well the werst rapper ever. werd.
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Marllowss wrote:
Tú é Bom
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brittpinkie wrote:
What?! No one is sexier than Alicia Keys. Anyway, New York State of Mind is love. <3
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rhinowing wrote:
yeah, snitching is TOTALLY related to music
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he does very good music.check out K e e p I t T r i l l . c o m for more hip hop music,videos and news
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jo you fag under me littel wigger this site is about music and you dont know about it so STFU pussy 25 year old and wannebe black damn you retared sucker i only talk about how fuck bad gay-z rap and why he is snitchin on his own homie but you dont know about that huh
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thority wrote:
i'm adding brock lefag to my ignore list. from now on, i wont be able to see the bullshit he keeps posting here, and ya'll should consider doing the same
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