JAY-Z's early life and success

He is one of the most financially
successful hip hop artists and
entrepreneurs in the world. In 2014,
Forbes magazine estimated his net worth
at nearly $520 million. Staggering, right?
Hold one sec… Jay didn’t always have it
easy. He came from one of the toughest
neighbourhoods in the States. Despite the
ambition to make it big a rapper, no
record label could sign him.
Guess what? That didn’t stop him from
turning Roc-A-Fella records, his record
label, into the insanely lucrative business
that it is today.
He's an American rapper, record producer, and
entrepreneur. He is one of the most
financially successful hip hop artists
and entrepreneurs in America. In 2014,
Forbes estimated Jay Z's net worth at
nearly $520 million. [6][7] He is one of
the world's best-selling artists of all
time , having sold more than 100 million
records, while receiving 21 Grammy
Awards for his musical work, and
numerous additional nominations. [8][9]
[10] Consistently ranked as one of the
greatest rappers ever, he was ranked
number one by MTV in their list of The
Greatest MCs of All-Time in 2006. [11]
Three of his albums, Reasonable Doubt
(1996), The Blueprint (2001), and The
Black Album (2003), are considered
landmarks in the genre with all of them
featured in Rolling Stone  '​s list of the
500 greatest albums of all time . [12][13]
[14]
As an entrepreneur and investor , Jay Z
co-owns the 40/40 Club , and is the co-
creator of the clothing line Rocawear .
[15] He is the former president of Def
Jam Recordings , co-founder of Roc-A-
Fella Records , and the founder of Roc
Nation. He also founded the sports
agency Roc Nation Sports and is a
certified NBA and MLB sports agent . [16]
As an artist, he holds the record for
most number one albums by a solo
artist on the Billboard 200 with 13. [17]
[18] Jay Z also has had four number
ones on the Billboard Hot 100 , one as
lead artist. On December 11, 2009, Jay
Z was ranked as the tenth-most
successful artist of the 2000s by
Billboard as well as the fifth top solo
male artist and fourth top rapper behind
Eminem , Nelly , and 50 Cent . [19] He was
also ranked the 88th greatest artist of
all time by Rolling Stone . [20]
Jay Z married American R&B singer
Beyoncé in 2008. [21] They have a
daughter named Blue Ivy Carter, born
January 7, 2012.



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