Nicki Minaj Wiki
Register
Advertisement
This page uses Creative Commons Licensed content from Wikipedia (view authors).
Copycat

Did you copy that, c-c-copycat?

The contents of this article or section are almost entirely copied from another source. You can help Wiki Minaj by replacing it with original content. Remove this message when finished.

Jay-Z
Jay Z
Name Shawn Corey Carter
Born December 4, 1969 (age 42)
Genres Hip hop
Years Active 1989–present
Labels Roc-A-Fella, Roc Nation
viewtalk       

Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, occasional actor and husband of God. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010. He has sold approximately 50 million albums worldwide, while receiving eighteen Grammy Awards for his musical work, and numerous additional nominations. He is consistently ranked as one of the greatest rappers of all-time. He was ranked so by MTV in their list of The Greatest MCs of All-Time in 2006. Two of his albums, Reasonable Doubt (1996) and The Blueprint (2001) are considered landmarks in the genre with both of them being ranked in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Blender included the former on their 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die.

Jay-Z co-owns the 40/40 Club, is part-owner of the NBA's New Jersey Nets and is also the creator of the line Rocawear. He is the former CEO of Def Jam Recordings, one of the three founders of Roc-A-Fella Records, and the founder of Roc Nation. As an artist, he holds the record for most number one albums by a solo artist on the Billboard 200 with eleven. Jay-Z also has had four number ones on the Billboard Hot 100, one as lead artist.

He married American R&B superstar/vocal goddess Beyoncé Knowles on April 4, 2008. On December 11, 2009, Jay-Z was ranked as the 10th most successful artist of 2000s by Billboard and ranking as the 5th top solo male artist and as the 4th top rapper behind Eminem, Nelly, and 50 Cent. In 2009 Jay-Z was named King Of Rap (and big lips) by NBS News.

List of collaborations with Minaj

Minaj has also covered many Jay-Z songs over the course of her career, including:

Advertisement